25 Apr, 2022

This literature review is part of a series of knowledge products produced by the GBV AoR Helpdesk which aim to support the mitigation of GBV risks faced by women and girls’ refugees fleeing the war in Ukraine. This review informs the development of a practical guidance resource for private hosts and a key recommendations brief . This paper focuses on identifying promising practice from shelter, hosting and alternative care guidance and procedures that mitigate gender-based violence (GBV) risks.

04 Oct, 2023

Following the launch of UNFPA's Guidance on How to Design and Set Up Cash Assistance in GBV Case Management, UNFPA has launched an e-learning course on the integration of cash assistance into GBV case management.  The course aims to build broad capacity for cash assistance in GBV case management programming and targets CVA and GBV practitioners who want to improve their competencies, and reflect and capitalize on their experiences on CVA and GBV in humanitarian settings. The online, self-paced course is open to both UN personnel and non-UN personnel and takes around 3-5 hours to complete. It is available in English, Spanish, and French.   REGISTRATION LINK UN and non-UN personnel: Register here   For more information on the integration of cash assistance within GBV case management, read UNFPA's Guidance on How to Design and Set Up Cash Assistance in GBV Case Management by clicking the link or the download button below.

18 May, 2022

Multiple forms of GBV are being reported, with particularly high insecurity and risk for women and girls on the move, at border crossing points and transit/collective centres, and in bomb shelters. This includes reports of intimate partner violence, sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, sexual violence (including conflict-related sexual violence), and economic abuse. There is a high risk of trafficking for sexual exploitation at borders where registration is patchy, little control of documents, and young women are often not accompanied by other family member.

16 Jul, 2024

This paper considers the question of whether feminist theories and principles hold the potential to help the humanitarian system better meet many of its highest priorities. Research across the world provides widespread evidence that feminism can benefit not just women and girls, but entire communities and societies. Already across the UN system, there are strong normative frameworks and rhetorical commitments to women’s rights and empowerment. Feminist principles are deeply embedded in UN conventions and guidance that are key to humanitarian response.  However, at the level of humanitarian action, these feminist principles tend to “show up” most regularly and explicitly only in specific areas: GBV prevention and response, gender mainstreaming and gender-transformative programming, and the Women, Peace and Security Agenda. Despite the strong normative frameworks and rhetorical commitments to women’s rights and empowerment, and despite empirical evidence on the value of advancing fe...

25 Apr, 2022

This annotated bibliography provides information on global gender-based violence in emergencies (GBViE) technical resources that have been translated into Spanish. It also provides a review of regional and country-level GBV resources that were produced in Latin America and the Caribbean. This bibliography is intended to facilitate the access of Spanish-speaking GBV practitioners to guidance, knowledge, and tools in Spanish that will support them to implement GBV prevention and response programs. This bibliography is also meant to support engagement with Latin American national and local organizations and to promote learning and resource-sharing with local women’s organizations and groups about GBV resources in Spanish.

20 Oct, 2021

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...

28 Feb, 2023

Provisions on when and how to use cash assistance as a tool in GBV case management need to be carefully considered in order to mitigate any associated risks and avoid negative unintended consequences of cash assistance. As such, this UNFPA Guidance has the purpose of guiding and supporting GBV and cash practitioners in assessing, designing, implementing, and integrating cash assistance in GBV case management programming in a safe and efficient manner. The Guidance is the result of extensive feedback from cash recipients, their caseworkers, and implementing partners (IPs) in the field.   For examples of UNFPA's integration of cash assistance into GBV case management services, see the following reports: From Risk to Choice: Cash within GBV Case Management in Jordan Integrating Cash Assistance into GBV Case Management: Lebanon case study Women and Girls Choose: Cash in GBV Case Management Saves Lives Cash within GBV Case Management for Women and Adolescent Girls in ...