Thematic Focus: Sexual and Gender-based Violence

Opportunity:

FY 2014 Funding Opportunity Announcement for Proposals for the Safe from the Start Initiative to Strengthen Global Prevention and Response to Gender-based Violence in Acute Refugee Emergencies [info]
- Proposal submission deadline is 15 July 2014.

Publications:

Challenging Gender-based Violence Worldwide: CARE's Program Evidence - Strategies, Results, and Impacts of Evaluations 2011-2013 (CARE, June 2014) [text via ReliefWeb]

Global Summit to End Sexual Violence in Conflict, London, 10-13 June 2014 [info]
- Follow the link above for an overview of what took place during this event as well as access to social media and audiovisual resources. See also the Chair's Summary, the Statement of Action, and a comment on the RI Blog.

International Protocol on the Documentation and Investigation of Sexual Violence in Conflict: Basic Standards of Best Practice on the Documentation of Sexual Violence as a Crime under International Law (The UK Foreign & Commonwealth Office, June 2014) [text via ReliefWeb]
- This was officially launched during the a/m Global Summit.

Into the Mainstream: Addressing Sexual Violence against Men & Boys in Conflict (Refugee Law Project, May 2014) [text]

Report of the Special Rapporteur on Violence against Women, its Causes and Consequences, UN Doc. No. A/HRC/26/38 (UN Human Rights Council, May 2014) [text via Refworld]

Related post:
- Thematic Focus: Gender Issues (5 June 2014)

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