Gender-Based Violence

This resource features annotations of guidance related to participation and inclusion in response programming both for GBV response and more generally in GBV risk mitigation in other sectors. Specifically, this includes guidance on: ensuring safe participation and inclusion in assessments; setting response priorities; how age, gender and disability affect women and girls' priorities in emergencies; and how humanitarians can ensure this is taken into account throughout the program cycle. 

У цій статті представлено кабінетний огляд ресурсів і матеріалів щодо гендерно зумовленого насильства (ГЗН), які можуть підтримати гуманітарне реагування під час війни в Україні (2022 р.).

This paper presents a desk review of GBV resources and materials that can support GBV humanitarian response to the war in Ukraine (2022). It features technical resources useful for GBV responders, as well as GBV services in Ukraine and neighboring countries. This document has been updated periodically since the onset of the crisis, with the latest version produced on July 18, 2022. The updates are now closed.

This paper offers practical guidance to gender-based violence (GBV) practitioners on how to support survivors who find themselves pregnant as a result of rape.

This paper explores research, evidence and learning from past public health emergencies about gender-based violence (GBV) and gender-related barriers to vaccine access.

This report provides a brief overview of what an anticipatory action approach is, including how the approach differs from disaster risk reduction and preparedness work, and its relevance to gender-based violence (GBV) practicioners.

This annotated bibliography points gender-based violence (GBV) practitioners and social protection experts towards resources to improve the delivery of social protection and to reduce GBV in humanitarian emergencies.

This second learning brief outlines promising strategies currently being used in different parts of the world to prevent and respond to technology facilitated gender-based violence (TFGBV), highlighting some key examples and resources. It also suggests five priority actions GBV practitioners and specialists can take to strengthen response to TFGBV, and five priority actions to enhance TFGBV mitigation and prevention.

This first learning brief builds on basic knowledge about technology-facilitated gender-based violence (TFGBV). It provides a definition and overview of TFGBV behaviours, looks at prevalence and how TFGBV is manifesting in emergency contexts, and the impacts it has on women and girls.

This report identifies a range of funding opportunities for national and local women's rights organizations to help prevent and respond to gender-based violence in emergencies (GBViE).