Gender-Based Violence

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This tipsheet helps health and GBV workers (including volunteers and frontline service providers) to understand the interactions between SRHR and GBV in humanitarian crises. The resource provides information on SRHR and GBV key issues in Niger and the West Africa region, tips on how to approach integration ethically and effectively, and an annotated bibliography of key resources in French and English.

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It is important that both GBV and Protection actors understand when collaboration is appropriate, what should be in place to enable it, and when to advocate for separate programming. This tipsheet provides guidance to actors from both sectors on effective ways of working together that promote evidence-based good practices for survivor support.

This briefing note aims to provide gender-based violence (GBV) practitioners and policymakers with essential information about Mpox, a viral disease. During public health emergencies like Mpox outbreaks, women and children may face increased risk of exposure to disease, greater obstacles to receiving accurate health information and services, and greater likelihood of experiencing GBV.

This resource provides an overview of work undertaken by the Gender-Based Violence Prevention South Sudan (GBVPSS) programme. Launched in 2024 and funded by FCDO, GBVPSS aims to prevent GBV and strengthen access to survivor-centred services for women and girls in South Sudan. To do this, the programme has used UNICEF’s evidence-based social norms change model, Communities Care: Transforming Lives and Preventing Violence.

This tipsheet focuses on how to support GBV survivors who do not want to report their experience to the police. It uses the GBV guiding principles to unpack the importance of respecting survivors’ decisions and explores why survivors may not want to report to the police. It explains the consequences of ignoring survivors’ wishes, and offers examples of how to support survivors and improve access to justice without reporting to the police.

Drawing on insights from the Victorian Health Promotion Foundation and the Inter-Agency Network for Education in Emergencies (INEE), this resource was developed as a short note to help organisations respond to GBVH/SEAH resistance with practical, concrete tips for moving forward.

This learning paper explores the links between climate, GBV, and disasters in Asia and the Pacific and considers key actions GBV specialists working in settings affected by climate change and disasters can take. Drawing from a desk review of relevant resources, it begins with a brief overview of the intersections of GBV, climate, and disasters, highlighting evidence that women and girls are often the most negatively affected by climate change and disasters yet the most excluded from climate action and disaster risk reduction (DRR), preparedness, response, and recovery.

La violencia de género se puede prevenir y hay más pruebas que nunca de lo que funciona. En reconocimiento a los 16 días de activismo contra la violencia de género, esta última infografía del servicio de asistencia sobre violencia de género reúne estrategias clave para prevenir la violencia de género en situaciones de emergencia.

La violence basée sur le genre peut être évitée et les preuves de son efficacité n'ont jamais été aussi nombreuses. À l'occasion des 16 jours d'activisme contre la violence basée sur le genre, cette dernière infographie du Helpdesk GBV AoR rassemble les principales stratégies de prévention de la violence basée sur le genre dans les situations d'urgence.