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“That Never Happens Here”

Red Cross, 2022

Sexual and gender-based violence against men, boys and/including lgbtiq+ persons in humanitarian settings.
The International Red Cross Red Crescent Movement’s approach to sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) against men, boys and/including LGBTIQ+ persons in humanitarian settings. The Movement’s approach to SGBV is survivor-centred, holistic, and multi-sectoral, to meet the various and changing needs of victims/survivors across a range of humanitarian settings.
“Many humanitarian agencies not only overlook needs of females, but also completely overlook men, boys and sexual minority groups as sexual and gender-based violence survivors in their needs assessment, discussions with communities, during data collection and follow-up community-based and humanitarian response programming.”7

https://www.rodekors.no/globalassets/_rapporter/thatneverhappenshere_uu.pdf

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Mental Health and Psychosocial Support, Humanitarian Response in Ukraine and Neighbouring Countries

IASC Reference Group on Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in Emergency Settings, 2022

In this document you can find several resources about mental health and psychosocial support in English, Hungarian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Polish, Romanian, Russian, Slovakian and Ukrainian.

Mental Health and Psychosocial support, Humanitarian Response in Ukraine and Neighbouring Countries, is made available by the IASC Reference Group on Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in Emergency Settings (IASC RG MHPSS).

https://interagencystandingcommittee.org/iasc-reference-group-mental-health-and-psychosocial-support-emergency-settings/mental-health-and-psychosocial-support-humanitarian-response-ukraine-and-neighbouring-countries?fbclid=IwAR2x8i-PdVisjQg1SkOfBNVtCqZ7fiaW62pWvCJE2rIVUbxxJcZWEu7Hi0A

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LAST NED HÅNDBOKEN

Mental Health and Human Rights Info, Nora Sveaass, et al., 2022

LAST NED HÅNDBOKEN
I samarbeid med fagpersoner innenfor psykisk helsevern utviklet denne håndboken beregnet for hjelpere om kultursensitiv psykososial hjelp til gutter og menn som oppholder seg i Norge som asylsøkere, flyktninger og andre sårbare grupper, og som har overlevd seksuell vold i forbindelse med krig og flukt. Mange av disse faller utenfor det etablerte helsevesenet der det er naturlig å få hjelp for denne problematikken. Det finnes i dag ingen spesialisert form for hjelp eller tiltak beregnet på denne gruppen, og det er også mangel på kunnskap om hjelpebehovet, noe som innebærer begrenset tilgang på tiltak også innenfor det ordinære hjelpeapparatet. Dette er situasjonen i Norge i dag til tross for at omfanget av slike overgrepserfaringer er stort og konsekvensene for den psykiske helsen er alvorlige.

https://www.hhri.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/MHHRI_men_NOR_v5.pdf

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Sexual violence against men and boys in the Syria crisis

UNHCR, 2017

As the civil war in Syria further deteriorates, accounts of systematic human rights abuses continue to emerge,
including torture, starvation, and widespread sexual violence against civilians and combatants. More than five
million refugees have fled to neighbouring countries in search of safety, yet they continue to face challenges
of poverty, discrimination, as well as sexual violence and exploitation. Some attention has been given to
women and girls who have suffered sexual violence in Syria and in displacement; however, less is known
about male survivors, including ways to meet their needs.

 

https://www.hhri.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Sexual-violence-against-men-and-boys-in-Syria-.pdf

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Weapon of war: Sexual violence against children in armed conflict

Save the Children, in collaboration with researchers from the Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO), 2018

This report presents the very first quantitative analysis of the risk of sexual violence against children in conflict for the period 1990–2019. The report flags remaining data gaps, shortcomings in child-centred and gender-responsive service delivery, and impunity for these crimes. Our findings also show the urgency of the broader call for gender equality and child rights, including increased focus on girls’ empowerment initiatives, recognising that girls are disproportionately affected. Sexual violence in conflict is a weapon, whether it is used tactically or opportunistically. While children face increasing risk of sexual violence in conflict, the international community struggles to adequately address this human rights violation. The scale and gravity of sexual violence against children in armed conflict call for immediate and concerted action by the UN, states, donors, the humanitarian community, researchers and civil society to meet their obligations to ensure children are safe from harm.

https://resourcecentre.savethechildren.net/node/18763/pdf/weapon-of-war-report_final.pdf

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Webinar: SR 1325 / Rehabilitation and reintegration for survivors of Gender Based Violence

MHHRI, 12, nov 2020

The UN Security Council Resolution 1325 acknowledged the disproportionate and unique impact of armed conflict on women and girls. It calls for the adoption of a gender perspective to consider the special needs of women and girls during conflict, repatriation and resettlement, rehabilitation, reintegration, and post-conflict reconstruction. With a particular focus to protect women and girls from wartime sexual violence.
MHHRI webinar gives you our take on how Resolution 1325 gave room for rehabilitation and reintegration of survivors of sexual gender-based violence as a part of the post conflict reconstruction.
Thursday November 12 2020 at 9:30 am.
More information here

https://www.facebook.com/events/269653364479711

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Webinar: Gender-based Violence and COVID-19

Physicians for Human Rights, 2020/May 7

With Dr. Claudia Garcia-Moreno, Dr. Lori Heise, and Wengechi Wachira

In the eighth installment of PHR’s webinar series, PHR Director of Programs Karen Naimer moderated a discussion on COVID-19 and gender-based violence featuring Wangechi Wachira and Drs.Claudia Garcia-Moreno and Lori Heisi. They discussed how the pandemic has exacerbated the crisis of sexual and gender-based violence and intimate partner violence on a global scale, how existing response programs may be adapted to protect survivors amid restrictions on movement during the pandemic, and possible solutions and policies to protect survivors and prevent and/or reduce violence in the long-term.

To watch the webinar please click on the link below:

https://youtu.be/lU-o8dNLGBQ

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

IASC, Global Protection Cluster

A STEP-BY-STEP POCKET GUIDE FOR HUMANITARIAN PRACTITIONERS

The Pocket Guide and its supporting materials provide all humanitarian practitioners with information on:

  • How to support a survivor of gender-based violence (GBV)
  • Who discloses their experience of GBV with you
  •  In a context where there is no GBV actor (including a GBV referral pathway or a GBV focal point) available.

Background note and FAQs can be accessed here.
User guide can be accessed here.

https://gbvguidelines.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/GBV_PocketGuide021718.pdf

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Identifying & Mitigating Gender-based Violence Risks within the COVID-19 Response

IASC, Global Protection Cluster, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic continues to present an array of challenges, forcing nearly all types of basic service delivery – including, but not limited to, humanitarian response – to drastically adapt. Given how quickly the outbreak continues to evolve; the variation across contexts in the impact of the disease and the measures being implemented to control its spread; and the lack of documented good practice for delivering aid and services under such conditions, to a large extent the entire international system is learning as we go. As such, this document presents an initial summary of potential GBV risk mitigation actions, based on established good practice, that are starting points to address GBV risks in this unprecedented situation. The GBV risk mitigation actions summarized below are presented in the spirit of collective and iterative problem-solving.

https://gbvguidelines.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Interagency-GBV-risk-mitigation-and-Covid-tipsheet.pdf

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Listen and Speak out against Sexual Abuse of Girls and Boys

Turid Heiberg, Save the Children International, 2005

Global Submission by the International Save the Children Alliance UN Study on Violence against Children

The present study evaluates Save the Children’s experiences with work against child sexual abuse and exploitation around the world. We focus on the essence of our programme experiences, our insights and the ‘main jewels’ of our learning in the form of 10 essential learning points. We have investigated if and how our work has been in the best interest of children and whether it contributed to their development. How do we perceive the challenges and strategies that have been successful? The examination led to the formulation of the learning points, which may serve as a guide for establishing good practice and policies.

Thirteen country programmes within Save the Children – Canada, Colombia, Brazil, Nicaragua, South Africa, Mozambique, Rwanda, Uganda, Syria, Nepal, Bangladesh, Romania and Spain – have been involved in the present examination, drawing on their own and partners’ experiences as well as the experiences of governments and civil society in general in combating child sexual abuse within a number of cultural, socio-economic, political and religious contexts. Good practice from other Save the Children members, academic and other sources has also been included. We have emphasised that the learning reflects what boys and girls of different ages themselves feel, think, reflect and experience around sexual abuse.Turid

https://resourcecentre.savethechildren.net/node/2673/pdf/2673.pdf

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