Institution: United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
Type of Material: Training Manual/Guide
Year of Publication: 2003
Focal Area: Other
Description:
These guidelines aid stakeholders in addressing gender-based violence experienced by refugees, displaced persons and returning populations. They are directed at all those who provide assistance to refugees – UNHCR, UN agencies, international organisations, NGOs and host governments – and further aim to guide initiatives by refugee communities to tackle violence. The guidelines examine the root causes of sexual and gender-based violence, including unequal power relations between women and men; suggest practical actions to overcome violence; call for strategic partnerships between all stakeholders to promote change; and emphasise the need to involve refugees, especially women and girls, in planning, implementing and evaluating activities to prevent and respond to GBV.
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