08 Aug, 2022

The aim of this short guidance note is to provide international GBV responders with practical guidance on developing exit strategies and contingency plans. This is to ensure they are prepared should a GBV emergency response program be forced to close permanently and prematurely with little notice. This paper intends to fill a knowledge gap and create a resource that can offer up ways forward which improve sustainability and advance the localization of GBV prevention and response.

26 Sep, 2023

  From 2022-2023, UNFPA and the Global Women’s Institute (GWI) at George Washington University undertook operational research in Iraq and Colombia with the goal of developing proxy indicators for mitigating GBV risk to women who receive cash assistance. Proxy indicators for detecting GBV risks to women in cash assistance offer a safe way for non-GBV specialist cash and/or M&E actors to monitor risk without causing inadvertent individual discloures of violence. This case study explores the findings of the operational field research and its implications for UNFPA’s Indicators for GBV Risk Mitigation in Cash Assistance with Supporting Guidance. Key Finding #1: Asking women about their risk mitigation strategies, rather than their opinions on the risks associated with cash, appeared to reduce their response bias and revealed some of the risks they encountered within their communities, households, and/or intimate partnerships when accessing or using cash. Ke...

27 Mar, 2024

The gender-based violence (GBV) in emergencies analytical framework (GBViE AnF) is an overarching guide to GBV data collection and analysis in humanitarian emergencies. It provides guidance on gathering crucial insights for the prevention of, and response to, GBV in emergencies, setting out the analytical questions and specific information requirements that can be met through either primary data collection or secondary data review. While it is not a data collection tool, the framework can be applied to identify GBV information gaps.

19 Feb, 2024

En 2022-2023, el Fondo de Población de las Naciones Unidas (UNFPA) y el Instituto Mundial de la Mujer de la Universidad George Washington llevaron a cabo una investigación operacional en  Iraq y Colombia con el objetivo de desarrollar indicadores indirectos para mitigar el riesgo de violencia basada en género (VBG) al que se exponen las mujeres que reciben asistencia en efectivo. Estos indicadores ofrecen una forma segura de que los actores no especializados en VBG que trabajan en los ámbitos de la asistencia en efectivo o el monitoreo y la evaluación hagan un seguimiento al riesgo sin divulgar de manera inadvertida que una persona ha sido víctima de violencia. Este estudio de caso examina los hallazgos de la investigación operacional de campo y sus implicaciones para los indicadores propuestos en el documento “Indicadores del UNFPA para la mitigación del riesgo de VBG en la asistencia en efectivo, con orientación de apoyo.” Primer hallazgo clave: Al parecer, el hecho de pregun...

23 Jan, 2023

Este resumen de aprendizaje es parte de una serie de productos de conocimiento elaborados por el servicio de ayuda técnica del Área de Responsabilidad de la violencia basada en el género (AoR de VBG). Las colegas del Fondo de Población de las Naciones Unidas (UNFPA) han colaborado en el desarrollo y finalización del contenido. Para complementar la revisión teórica en la que se basa este resumen de aprendizaje, el servicio de ayuda técnica también realizó entrevistas con diez colegas que trabajan en entornos humanitarios de todo el mundo y que tienen experiencia en el cambio climático y/o en el abordaje de la VBG en entornos afectados por el clima

28 Jul, 2022

This learning brief focuses on bystander interventions, with the aim of providing GBV actors with basic information about what constitutes bystander interventions and whether they may be used in humanitarian contexts. The learning brief begins with an overview of key concepts related to bystander programs, including some historical background to the evolution of bystander programming. It goes on to describe the basics of bystander interventions, with some examples of programs from around the world that have been evaluated. The brief then focuses on a few of the critical safety concerns related to implementing bystander intervention programs, and discusses key considerations for designing, monitoring, and evaluating bystander intervention programs in humanitarian contexts. The learning brief concludes with several key takeaways for GBV actors who are considering undertaking bystander intervention programming as part of the wider GBV prevention and response programming being undertaken i...

08 Apr, 2021

This report first provides background information on what is known about the scope and impact of the problem in humanitarian emergencies, and then offers practical guidance to enable GBV practitioners to support survivors who are pregnant or have had children due to rape. While there is a growing body of evidence about the extent of sexual violence in conflict settings, there is little peer-reviewed research about pregnancies and childbirth as a result of rape, particularly in humanitarian emergencies or in relation to supporting survivors. As a result, sources for this research query primarily comprise “grey literature” – assessments, reports and guidance published by non-governmental organizations, including abortion rights organizations, and United Nations agencies. Additional resources for practitioners are provided at the end of the report.

23 Jul, 2025

La notion de localisation conceptualisée initialement par le Grand Bargain en 2016, reconnaît la nécessité d'offrir des opportunités équitables aux acteurs locaux et nationaux (LNAs), y compris les organisations dirigées par des femmes (WLOs), les Organisations de personnes en situation de handicap (OPD) et d'autres groupes, de jouer un rôle de premier plan au niveau national et sous-national des Clusters/domaines de responsabilité, et d'être présents lorsque des décisions stratégiques sont prises (par exemple, dans les groupes d’orientation stratégiques (SAG) ou les groupes de travail techniques. Ce guide pratique vise à mettre en lumière des exemples pratiques de Clusters sur la façon dont ils ont promu le leadership des LNAs afin d'inspirer d'autres Clusters/AoRs à faire de même, conformément au guide de l'IASC.

29 May, 2023

Trócaire in partnership with the Gender-Based Violence Area of Responsibility (GBV AoR), and funded by USAID’s Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance (BHA), implemented a participatory action research project focusing on: 1. How to dismantle barriers to women-led organizations’ (WLOs) participation and leadership in GBV coordination 2. How to foster meaningful leadership of local WLOs in the GBV coordination structures/ mechanisms 3. Understanding what is needed for GBV coordination structures to better follow the leadership of WLOs 4. How to leverage spaces for WLOs’ voice and influence 5. How to measure local women’s leadership in GBV coordination Two WLOs, Active in Development Aid (ADA) in Somalia and Women for Change (WFC) in South Sudan, were supported to take on the role of cochair of their local GBV working group. This support included peer-to-peer exchange; mentorship; capacity strengthening; joint monthly coordination meetings; and financial support. The expe...

21 Dec, 2021

هدف تقييم الاحتياجات السريع للنساء والفتيات ما بعد عدوان مايو 2021 إلى تشخيص المشاكل وتحديد الاحتياجات المتعددة العاجلة والملحة للنساء والفتيات بعد تأثرهن بالعدوان على قطاع غزة، وما نتج عنه من تداعيات على أوضاعهن النفسية والصحية والحقوقية والاجتماعية الاقتصادية.