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Implementing Afghanistan’s Elimination of Violence against Women Law

Human Rights Watch (2021) CC

The international reconstruction effort in Afghanistan after 2001 created an opportunity to advance human rights, and women’s and girls’ rights in particular. Although its achievements have fallen short of what was envisioned, significant improv ... more

Will you lead? - A Guide to Grassroots Advocacy for Women Infected and Affected by HIV/AIDS

A. Yager; T. Welsh; Y. Tabi; et al. HIV law project (2010) C2

Community Engagement During Public Health Emergencies Like COVID-19: An Action Framework and Toolkit

Bangladesh Red Crescent Society; BRAC; Government of Bangladesh; UN Children's Fund UNICEF; UN Women; World Health Organization WHO (2023) CC

This handbook offers a simple framework of action for actors in local government, and in particular, health leaders such as Civil Surgeons (CSs) and Upazila Health and Family Planning Officers (UHFPQOs), to take ownership and leadership to combat COVID-19 at each district and upazila respectively, w ... more

International Network for Cancer Treatment and Research/ Alliance Mondiale contre le cancer

International Network for Cancer Treatment and Research Alliance Mondiale contre le cancer (2022) CC

AMCC, a Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) association governed by the law of 1901, the French branch of the INCTR (International Network for Treatment and Research on Cancer) mainly oriented towards wome ... more

Door Opens to Increase Access to Contraception: First-Time Contributions from 64 Mayors Total $125,000 (Senegal)

Planned Parenthood Global (2017) C2

Sixty-four mayors in nine regions across Senegal are now budgeting locally for family planning—a transformation in prioritizing access to contraceptives for women there. Mayors only recently obtained the authority to budget for family planning due ... more

Minimum Standardsfor Prevention and Response to Gender-Based Violence in Emergencies

UNFPA (2015) C2

Gender-based violence is a life-threatening, global health and human rights issue that violates international human rights law and principles of gender equality. It is also a threat to lasting peace and an affront to our common humanity. United Nati ... more

How to support survivors of gender-based violence when a GBV actor is not available in your area

Inter-Agency Standing Committee (2023) CC

KEY MESSAGES Always talk to a GBV specialist first to understand what GBV services are available in your area. Some services may take the form of hotlines, a mobile app or other remote support. Be aware of any other available services in your area. Identify services provided by humanitarian pa ... rtners such as health, psychosocial support, shelter and non-food items. Consider services provided by communities such as mosques/ churches, women’s groups and Disability Service Organizations. Remember your role. Provide a listening ear, free of judgment. Provide accurate, up-to-date information on available services. Let the survivor make their own choices. Know what you can and cannot manage. Even without a GBV actor in your area, there may be other partners, such as a child protection or mental health specialist, who can support survivors that require additional attention and support. Ask the survivor for permission before connecting them to anyone else. Do not force the survivor if s/he says no. Do not proactively identify or seek out GBV survivors. Be available in case someone asks for support. Remember your mandate. All humanitarian practitioners are mandated to provide non-judgmental and non-discriminatory support to people in need regardless of: gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, disability status, age, ethnicity/tribe/race/religion, who perpetrated/committed violence, and the situation in which violence was committed. Use a survivor-centered approach by practicing: Respect: all actions you take are guided by respect for the survivor’s choices, wishes, rights and dignity. Safety: the safety of the survivor is the number one priority. Confidentiality: people have the right to choose to whom they will or will not tell their story. Maintaining confidentiality means not sharing any information to anyone. Non-discrimination: providing equal and fair treatment to anyone in need of support. If health services exist, always provide information on what is available. Share what you know, and most importantly explain what you do not. Let the survivor decide if s/he wants to access them. Receiving quality medical care within 72 hours can prevent transmission of sexually transmitted infections (STIs), and within 120 hours can prevent unwanted pregnancy. Provide the opportunity for people with disabilities to communicate to you without the presence of their caregiver, if wished and does not endanger or create tension in that relationship. If a man or boy is raped it does not mean he is gay or bisexual. Gender-based violence is based on power, not someone’s sexuality. Sexual and gender minorities are often at increased risk of harm and violence due to their sexual orientation and/or gender identity. Actively listen and seek to support all survivors. Anyone can commit an act of gender-based violence including a spouse, intimate partner, family member, caregiver, in-law, stranger, parent or someone who is exchanging money or goods for a sexual act. Anyone can be a survivor of gender-based violence – this includes, but isn’t limited to, people who are married, elderly individuals or people who engage in sex work. Protect the identity and safety of a survivor. Do not write down, take pictures or verbally share any personal/identifying information about a survivor or their experience, including with your supervisor. Put phones and computers away to avoid concern that a survivor’s voice is being recorded. Personal/identifying information includes the survivor’s name, perpetrator(s) name, date of birth, registration number, home address, work address, location where their children go to school, the exact time and place the incident took place etc. Share general, non-identifying information To your team or sector partners in an effort to make your program safer. To your support network when seeking self-care and encouragement. more

African Disability Rights Yearbook 2015

Pretoria University Law Press (PULP) (2015) C2

Volume 3 - 2015

Analysis of the Situation of Children and Women in Bangladesh 2015

UNICEF (2015)

Women speak out: understanding women who inject drugs in Indonesia

Indonesian Drug Users Network (2016) C1

Discrimination and Barriers Facing Women and Girls with Disabilities in Afghanistan

Human Rights Watch (2020) C2

Afghanistan has one of the largest populations per capita of persons with disabilities in the world. At least one in five Afghan households includes an adult or child with a serious physical, sensory, intellectual, or psychosocial disability. More than 40 years of war have left more than one million ... more

Addressing the Needs of Women Affected by Armed Conflict

Charlotte Lindsey-Curtet, Florence Tercier Holst-Roness and Letitia Anderson ICRC (2004)

An ICRC Guidance Document

The Situation of Children and Women in Liberia 2012 - From Conflict to Peace

UNICEF (2012)

Women and drugs - Drug use, drug supply and their consequences

United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2018) C2

World Drug Report 2018 -5-

Protection, Participation and Potential: Women and Girls in Yemen’s War

International Rescue Committee (2019) C1

Women and girls are paying the price of the war in Yemen – Humanitarian actors must increase the priority given to women and girls’ needs, with specific attention to GBV prevention and response, ... more

Expanding the role of law enforcement in the HIV response among Sex Workers in Myanmar

United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), USAID (2017) C1

Policy Brief, Updated in March 2017
Key messages
• Sex workers have the right to equal protection under the law, regardless of the legal status of sex work.
• Sex workers have the right to access HIV, sexually transmitted infectio ... more

Situation Analysis of Children and Women in Kenya, 2017

United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) (2017) C1

The report provides the much-needed evidence to design interventions for children in Kenya and as such we urge partners to use this report as a document for planning for children.

Invisible women: A gender analysis of climate-induced migration in South Asia

Action Aid; CANSA; ICMPD; et al. (2021) CC

New research exposes how women and children are disproportionally affected by climate migration, which puts them at greater risk of gender-based violence, child labour and exploitation. Governments must ensure the safety and protection of ... more

Women and Mental Health

Australian Women's Health Network (2012) CC