Thematic Focus: Gender Issues

Course: 

Sexual Violence in Conflict Settings & Emergencies, Geneva, 19-23 March 2018 [info]

Publications:

Accountability Framework for the Inter-Agency Standing Committee Policy on Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women and Girls in Humanitarian Action 2018-2022 (Inter-Agency Standing Committee, Dec. 2017) [text via ReliefWeb]

Disasters, vol. 42, no. suppl. S1 (Jan. 2018) [free full-text]
- Special issue on "Gender, sexuality, and violence in humanitarian crises."

"Drivers of Intimate Partner Violence against Women in Three Refugee Camps," Violence against Women, vol. 24, no. 3 (2018) [preprint]

"Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting in Italy: An Enhanced Estimation for First Generation Migrant Women Based on 2016 Survey Data," BMC Public Health, 18:129 (Jan. 2018) [open access]

Four Ways to Make Sure Gender in Emergencies Includes Men and Boys (HPN Blog, Feb. 2018) [text]

Humanitarian Action: 2018 Overview (UNFPA, Jan, 2018) [text via ReliefWeb]

Immigrant Women and Girls Often Face Abuse, Homelessness after Arriving to the United States (Immigration Impact Blog, Feb. 2018) [text]

Living on the Edge: The Everyday Life of Migrant Women in Libya (RMMS, Dec. 2017) [text via ReliefWeb]

Looking at the Gender Dimension of Internal Displacement (JIPS, Dec. 2017) [text]

"Making Sense of Child, Early and Forced Marriage among Syrian Refugee Girls: A Mixed Methods Study in Lebanon," BMJ Global Health, 3(1): e000509 (Jan. 2018) [open access]

"Near-death Experiences, Attacks by Family Members, and Absence of Health Care in Their Home Countries Affect the Quality of Life of Refugee Women in Germany: A Multi-region, Cross-sectional, Gender-sensitive Study," BMC Medicine, 16:15 (Feb. 2018) [open access]

*Podcasts to Prevent Intimate Partner Violence: Leveraging Social Networks in Somali Refugee Camps in Ethiopia (Dev4Peace Blog, Feb. 2018) [text]

Refugee Women and Children Face Heightened Risk of Sexual Violence Amid Tensions and Overcrowding at Reception Facilities on Greek Islands (UNHCR, Feb. 2018) [text]
- See also related Human Rights Watch report.

*Technical Note on UNHCR's Engagement in the Implementation of the Protection Mechanisms Established by Security Council Resolutions 1612 and 1960 (MRM and MARA) (UNHCR, Jan. 2018) [text]
 - The purpose of this Technical Note is to help UNHCR operations understand and implement their responsibilities in relation to the: 1) Monitoring and Reporting Mechanism for grave violations against children in armed conflict ("MRM"), as established by UN Security Council resolution 1612 (2005); and 2) Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Arrangements on conflict-related sexual violence ("MARA"), as established by UN Security Council resolution 1960 (2010).

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