• This week, President Biden signed into law the Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization Act of 2022, bipartisan legislation passed by Congress as part of the Omnibus appropriations package. (ucsb.edu)
  • In 2022, with support from CDC, the program trained 40 male and over 100 female instructors. (cdc.gov)
  • In 2021, instances of domestic violence continued to spark outrage. (hrw.org)
  • And such is the case with women and girls in Malawi - one of the world's poorest and lowest carbon-emitting countries but ranked fifth in the Global Climate Index 2021 list of nations worst affected by climate-related extreme weather. (equalitynow.org)
  • 9 August 2021 - From 26 to 29 of July, the WHO Regional Office took part in a regional workshop, co-organized by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia and the UN Women Regional Office for Arab States to facilitate knowledge sharing and support Member States in their efforts to enhance services to protect women survivors of violence. (who.int)
  • In 2021, pre- and post-surveys were administered to No Means No participants to assess attitudes toward gender equity. (cdc.gov)
  • UNHCR's identified global needs for gender-based violence prevention and response programs in 2023 will reach around USD 340 million, the highest ever. (unhcr.org)
  • Statement by Deputy Permanent Representative Trine Heimerback in the Protection of Civilians Week side event 'Ensuring protection of all survivors of conflict related sexual violence: Gender responsive measures to meet survivors' needs', 22 May 2023. (norway.no)
  • This implies that the 13th General Programme of Work 2019-2023 (GPW13) despite existing challenges, survivors continued to resort and the Regional Vision 2023 ( 8 ), WHO set a clear target to health services as the most accessible and sometimes to reduce such violence. (who.int)
  • It helps men and boys to embrace gender equality and feminism, empowers survivors of sexual violence, teaches bystander intervention, and encourages positive masculinity. (cdc.gov)
  • As COVID-19 hit countries around the world, UN Women collaborated with the Association from March to September 2020 to provide capacity-building training to more than 75 first responders (such as lawyers and psychosocial counsellors) and to distribute more than 400 packages of sanitizers and protective equipment in Mandara Qebly and Ezbet ElHagana neighbourhoods in Alexandria. (unwomen.org)
  • We also work with children and adult survivors to increase access to specialist services, health care, psychosocial support and legal care. (warchild.org.uk)
  • We know that the response required needs to be focused on survivors and multi-faceted, including medical and psychosocial assistance, sexual and reproductive healthcare, justice for survivors and an end to impunity for perpetrators. (warchild.org.uk)
  • Specifically, this research will explore and assess the availability, quality and accessibility of health, psychosocial and protection services and the functioning of referral systems regarding sexual violence in these settings. (kit.nl)
  • Before the Taliban's takeover, many women and girl survivors had access to a nationwide network of shelters and services, including pro-bono legal representation, medical treatment, and psychosocial support. (amnesty.org.au)
  • The @UN works with Yayasan Pulih in Indonesia to provide mental health and psychosocial support to women. (mediamonitors.net)
  • Finally, instructors and local staff provide referrals and create support groups to ensure survivors of sexual violence receive needed medical, legal, and psychosocial support services. (cdc.gov)
  • WHO) indicate that about 1 in 3 women globally will face health and psychosocial support for survivors. (who.int)
  • Following the June 2017 announcement of It's Time: Canada's Strategy to Prevent and Address Gender-Based Violence, the Department for Women and Gender Equality (formerly Status of Women Canada) launched the Gender-Based Violence (GBV) Program in January 2018. (canada.ca)
  • The Department for Women and Gender Equality will invest $548,637 over five years in a project that seeks to develop and test the provision of trauma- and survivor-informed, feminist, intersectional, and anti-oppressive services to LGBTQ2 adult and youth individuals and gender non-conforming survivors of gender-based violence. (canada.ca)
  • It also works on strengthening families and promoting gender equality. (wikipedia.org)
  • At Tahirih, we are inspired to fight for gender equality every day by the women and girls that we serve whose acts of courage bring us closer to a better world free from violence. (tahirih.org)
  • We focus on issues that unlock progress on gender equality. (unwomen.org)
  • Following the Tunisian revolution of 2011, the new Constitution adopted in 2014 aimed to embed the principle of equality between women and men as well as ensuring the State's obligation to protect women's rights. (idlo.int)
  • Mostly embracing equality and empowering women, young girls, and boys. (cdc.gov)
  • Disaster Risk Reduction in Asia - Pacific (BRDR) program brought together international, regional, national and sub-national partners to identify and develop effective practices for integrating human rights and gender equality into DRR. (lu.se)
  • There is a need for additional human rights- and gender equality-based standards and guidelines relating to other aspects of DRR, such as risk assessment, risk-sensitive land use planning and building back better. (lu.se)
  • In January 2018, Minister Monsef announced $20 million in funding for a call for concepts as part of the new Gender-Based Violence Program. (canada.ca)
  • Following Budget 2018, the funding for the Gender-Based Violence Program more than doubled so that more organizations, such as sexual assault crisis centres, are better able to help population groups at the highest risk of experiencing violence. (canada.ca)
  • Referring back to an article I wrote in 2018 that called for more people in the screen industries and education to engage with the work of women media-makers, I consider the implications of refusing to do so when the work focuses on violence against women. (open.ac.uk)
  • During the 2018 to 2020 Ebola outbreak in the DRC, for example, sexual and physical violence against women and girls was reported to have increased in a number of ways. (theconversation.com)
  • The session was also an opportunity to share the alarming 2018 estimates of violence against women that showed 31% of women are subjected to violence. (who.int)
  • Participants were also informed about the newly developed WHO digital Global Database on the Prevalence of Violence against Women (2000-2018), a comprehensive tool on the prevalence of intimate partner violence and non-partner sexual violence. (who.int)
  • Too many are facing heightened risks of exploitation, trafficking, child marriage and intimate partner violence," said Grandi. (unhcr.org)
  • But as Little points out in her study , published in Feminist Media Studies, 80 to 90 per cent of survivors of gender-based violence know their abuser - often a former acquaintance, family member or intimate partner. (ualberta.ca)
  • The system was far from perfect , but served thousands of women each year in Afghanistan, where nine out of 10 women experience at least one form of intimate partner violence in their lifetime, according to UNAMA. (amnesty.org.au)
  • A recent study by Cambridge University analyzing scientific literature on extreme weather events found that gender-based violence - such as sexual assault, intimate partner violence, or trafficking, both during and after disasters - are recurring issues in studies worldwide. (equalitynow.org)
  • According to latest statistics, the proportion of women in Asia Pacific who have experienced physical or sexual violence by an intimate partner in their lifetime ranges from 15% in Bhutan, Japan, Lao PDR and Philippines to 64% in Fiji and Solomon Islands. (opednews.com)
  • Also 4% (in Japan) to 48% (in Papua New Guinea) of women have experienced intimate-partner violence in the last 12 months. (opednews.com)
  • Also, in most countries of the region, women are much more likely to have experienced physical or sexual violence at the hands of intimate partners, rather than by other perpetrators. (opednews.com)
  • The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) is joining our federal partner agencies in raising awareness of domestic violence (also known as intimate partner violence) throughout our nation. (samhsa.gov)
  • As cited in the National Plan to End Gender-Based Violence, about 41 percent of women and 26 percent of men reported having experienced, at some point in their lifetimes, contact sexual violence, physical violence, and/or stalking by an intimate partner that resulted in an intimate partner violence-related impact (including, for example, injury or concern for safety, need for housing or legal services, or help from law enforcement). (samhsa.gov)
  • They engage in distinct forms of psychological intimate partner violence . (theconversation.com)
  • Furthermore, to improve data collection WHO partnered women experiencing physical and/or sexual supported quality assessments of health facilities in intimate partner violence at some point in their lives ( 1 ). (who.int)
  • The findings indicated an increase into actions so that health systems can fulfill their in health service utilization by survivors, particularly expected role to prevent and respond to violence against women enduring intimate partner violence, by nearly women, within a broader multisectoral approach. (who.int)
  • It includes intimate partner violence, which refers to physical, sexual, or psychologic abuse by a current or former sex partner or spouse. (msdmanuals.com)
  • Domestic violence can occur between children and parents or guardians, grandparents, or siblings, as well as intimate partners. (msdmanuals.com)
  • About 1 in 4 women and nearly 1 in 10 men have experienced sexual violence, physical violence, and/or stalking by an intimate partner during their lifetime. (msdmanuals.com)
  • The influence of gender on intimate partner violence (IPV) has been predominantly studied in opposite sex relationships. (bvsalud.org)
  • The 'Nordic Paradox' from the perspective of a low intimate partner violence prevalence country: Analyzing the views of Spanish professionals. (lu.se)
  • The project aims to highlight the important role that men and boys must play in prevention of violence, and in victim support and empowerment. (genderjustice.org.za)
  • Marking this year's UN theme for the 16 Days of Activism in uniting to end violence against women and girls, UNHCR is urging donors to support essential gender-based violence prevention and response services, and to sustain funding for life-saving humanitarian programs to ensure refugees and other forcibly displaced can meet their basic needs. (unhcr.org)
  • Survivor-centered GBV prevention and response means believing in, learning from and supporting GBV survivors and services as the basis for implementation. (abtassociates.com)
  • We drove around the neighbourhoods in cars with big mics, to give information related to violence against women as well as COVID-19 prevention measures. (unwomen.org)
  • Specifically, we support the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), the Victims of Crime Act (VOCA), the Family Violence Prevention Act (FVPSA), and other legislation that is inclusive of the needs of all victims of violence, particularly those who often experience higher risks of violence, such as native women, immigrants, communities of color, and LGBQ/TGNC survivors. (ywca.org)
  • Hidayat rues that even humanitarian workers, programme managers or service providers do not see prevention and management of sexual and other forms of gender-based violence as a priority in emergency humanitarian responses and the mechanism for reporting and management of sexual and other forms of gender-based violence does not exist. (opednews.com)
  • It has placed additional barriers to operationalize many of the existing prevention strategies, thus limiting the ability of survivors of sexual and other forms of gender-based violence to distance themselves from their abusers and/or to access life-saving services related to sexual and other forms of gender-based violence. (opednews.com)
  • We are committed to addressing domestic violence prevention, treatment and recovery for survivors. (samhsa.gov)
  • This year, we are joining the Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Office of Family Violence Prevention and Services (OFVPS) and the National Domestic Violence Hotline in promoting the hashtag #1Thing, which encourages everyone to do just one thing to raise awareness about domestic violence. (samhsa.gov)
  • Each time, he worked to expand access to safety and support for all survivors and increase prevention efforts. (ucsb.edu)
  • Updating the SMART Prevention Program and the CHOOSE Youth Program to reduce dating violence, help children who have been exposed to domestic violence, and engage men in preventing violence. (ucsb.edu)
  • The session on "Health services to protect women survivors of violence" focused on enhancing participants' knowledge on the importance of the health system response to violence against women, as a culturally acceptable entry point and a key element of a multisectoral prevention and response strategy. (who.int)
  • CDC partners with No Means No Worldwide in Botswana, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe to implement violence prevention programming for adolescent girls and boys. (cdc.gov)
  • Violence prevention programs can help create safer and healthier communities for youth to grow and thrive. (cdc.gov)
  • Through the U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) partners with No Means No Worldwide in Botswana, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe to implement transformative violence prevention programming for adolescent girls and boys. (cdc.gov)
  • No Means No trains instructors to deliver the evidenced-based No Means No sexual and gender-based violence prevention curricula to youth ages 10-20 in high-risk environments. (cdc.gov)
  • The transformative nature of the No Means No violence prevention program for adolescent boys and young men drew Isaac from Uganda to become an instructor in 2020. (cdc.gov)
  • Available information to scaling up the prevention of and response to violence from women's organizations and hotlines indicate an against women through Resolution WHA67.15 ( 6 ) and the increase in cases by 50-60% in the Region during the first consequent Global Plan of Action ( 7 ). (who.int)
  • Correspondence concerning this article should be addressed to Derek C. Ford, Division of Violence Prevention, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 4770 Buford Highway Northeast, Mailstop F-63, Atlanta, GA 30341. (cdc.gov)
  • For the report, Human Rights Watch interviewed 27 women in Mogadishu who survived rape, with some of them experiencing assaults by multiple perpetrators on more than one occasion. (hrw.org)
  • Human Rights Watch called on the Federal Government of Somalia to take serious measures to prevent security force personnel and others from committing sexual violence and to hold perpetrators accountable. (hrw.org)
  • As the largest provider of domestic violence services in the United States, YWCA supports legislation and public policies that protect survivors, hold perpetrators accountable, and work to eradicate sexual assault, domestic violence, stalking, trafficking in women and girls, and dating violence. (ywca.org)
  • It defies belief that the Taliban threw open prison doors across the country, with no thought of the risks that convicted perpetrators pose to the women and girls they victimized, and to those who worked on survivors' behalf. (amnesty.org.au)
  • However, the general reaction of the survivors was to remain silent due to fear (of the perpetrators), shame and lack of support from immediate family members. (opednews.com)
  • In Canada, one in two women will experience sexual and or physical violence in their lifetime, and the pandemic had made things worse, according to the centre's Amina Doreh. (yahoo.com)
  • She added that people who experience sexual violence already feel isolated, and pandemic quarantines and public health measures made it even harder to access resources and visit support networks. (yahoo.com)
  • women on the front line, those who are battling COVID-19 and the pandemic of violence against women and girls that's relentless and rising. (unwomen.org)
  • At the beginning of the pandemic, it was difficult for us to reach survivors. (unwomen.org)
  • Before the pandemic, 7 percent of children-over 86,000 children -were out of primary, and 14 percent were out of lower-secondary school, because of barriers to access including remoteness, gender inequality, and a lack of learning resources. (hrw.org)
  • Then again, as the UN Secretary General has very rightly and repeatedly said, the global lockdowns during the COVID-19 pandemic have resulted in a "horrifying surge" in the already existing gender-based violence, further deepening gender inequalities. (opednews.com)
  • The heightened risk of sexual and other forms of gender-based violence for women and girls due to the pandemic has deeply affected the Asia-Pacific region as well. (opednews.com)
  • So how can policy makers and researchers address rising violence against women and girls during the COVID-19 pandemic? (theconversation.com)
  • Directed $1 billion in supplemental funding for domestic violence and sexual assault services through the American Rescue Plan (ARP) in response to the pandemic, including $49.5 million for culturally-specific community-based organizations that help survivors from historically marginalized communities access the services and support they need. (ucsb.edu)
  • Introduction: gender-based violence (GBV) is a global pandemic which is deeply rooted in culture, hence the need to contextually understand its occurrence and patterns in rural settings. (bvsalud.org)
  • This review aims to explore the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on gender-based violence (GBV) among women in South Africa. (bvsalud.org)
  • Background: Gender-based violence (GBV) has been identified to be one of the ripple effects of the global pandemic. (bvsalud.org)
  • During the COVID-19 pandemic, domestic violence became more common in many countries. (msdmanuals.com)
  • Your gift supports immigrant survivors of gender-based violence. (tahirih.org)
  • Lahiri is one of several survivors and supporters whose work is currently being exhibited in "Collective Voices, Shared Journeys," the second annual art show by Apna Ghar , a Chicago-based women's agency dedicated to advocating for immigrant survivors of gender violence. (northwestern.edu)
  • President Biden announced the American Families Plan on the heels of the American Rescue Plan he signed in March that would add funding for programs to protect survivors of gender-based violence and expand housing and food assistance. (nyc.gov)
  • It was only 6.00am and at least 50 refugee women were already there," said OGSM volunteer Chong. (unhcr.org)
  • Cost of health care, fear of meeting doctors because of language barriers, all play a part in preventing refugee women from getting treatment. (unhcr.org)
  • What are the specific challenges experienced by refugee women that you encounter in your work at the Sexual Assault Support Centre? (unhcr.ca)
  • I believe there are multiple challenges that immigrant and refugee women experience, such as navigating a new country, feeling isolated, having a precarious status, and poverty. (unhcr.ca)
  • In 1995 we began the Women and War Program at SASC, which focuses on immigrant and refugee women. (unhcr.ca)
  • We meet survivors at their present condition and support them based on their needs. (unhcr.ca)
  • Social norms which permit violence, apathy and intimidation result in the traumatisation of thousands of women and children each year, the continued spread of HIV and add to the ineffectiveness of the policing and judicial system to prevent and address rape, domestic violence and child abuse. (genderjustice.org.za)
  • Over the past year, women and girls endured high levels of rape and sexual abuse, including by government soldiers, in Somalia's capital, Mogadishu. (hrw.org)
  • Many women and girls in Mogadishu live in constant fear of rape," said Liesl Gerntholtz , women's rights director at Human Rights Watch. (hrw.org)
  • The 72-page report, "'Here, Rape is Normal': A Five-Point Plan to Curtail Sexual Violence in Somalia," provides a roadmap for the government and its international donors to establish a comprehensive strategy to reduce rape, provide survivors with immediate and urgent assistance, and develop a long-term approach to end these abuses. (hrw.org)
  • When Human Rights Watch asked one survivor why she did not report being raped, she shrugged: "Rape is a frequent occurrence in Somalia. (hrw.org)
  • In Yemen there has been a 70% increase in reports of sexual violence, including rape. (warchild.org.uk)
  • Rape and sexual violence often go unreported as a result. (warchild.org.uk)
  • Rape and sexual violence are often designed to humiliate victims and spread fear amongst communities. (warchild.org.uk)
  • There are many reasons why victims of rape and sexual violence remain hidden. (warchild.org.uk)
  • The law criminalizes rape without specifying gender but does not recognize spousal rape as a crime. (state.gov)
  • According to service providers, the most common cases of gender-based violence involved beating, rape, other forms of physical and sexual violence, and forced marriage. (amnesty.org.au)
  • The findings of one such study conducted in Central Sulawesi, Indonesia, as shared by Melania Hidayat, National Programme Officer on Reproductive Health, UNFPA, Indonesia, reveal that incidents of sexual and other forms of gender-based violence, sexual harassment, rape and domestic violence increased in the aftermath of a natural disaster (earthquake followed by landslide). (opednews.com)
  • and enactment of the Fairness for Rape Kit Backlog Survivors Act, which requires state victim compensation programs to allow sexual assault survivors to file for compensation without being unfairly penalized due to rape kit backlogs. (ucsb.edu)
  • While violence affects people of all genders, ages, cultures, ethnicities, geographic locations, and socio-economic backgrounds, some populations are more at-risk and face additional barriers to accessing services. (canada.ca)
  • The number had swelled to more than 300 women by the time the clinic opened three hours later offering services such as pap smears, breast examination, blood glucose and blood pressure tests, HIV testing and counselling, and consultations and referrals. (unhcr.org)
  • We were able to describe widespread barriers, such as the lack of community supports for women and the lack of services. (unhcr.ca)
  • Aida Nour ElDin is the Chairperson of the Women and Development Association (WDA), a grassroots civil society organization that specializes in providing various services to survivors of violence and raising community awareness in the Mediterranean city of Alexandria, Egypt. (unwomen.org)
  • A lack of services for survivors of gender-based violence compounds the problem. (hrw.org)
  • gender-based violence survivors accessed justice and recovery services. (unwomen.org)
  • It also aims to improve the availability of services for sexual violence survivors. (kit.nl)
  • This explorative qualitative study will improve the understanding of sexual violence services among high risk groups in humanitarian settings. (kit.nl)
  • My goal in these moments was to make sure that I could provide as many coping mechanisms and mental health resources as I possibly could, but I knew that therapeutic services would not be the only solution to uplifting and healing survivors in their journeys. (nwlc.org)
  • Victims and survivors of violence face many barriers to accessing resources and safety, including the lack of a financial safety net, lack of community support, religious and cultural barriers, fear of deportation, lack of awareness or knowledge of the legal system and their rights, lack of adequate childcare services, and the inability to secure low-cost housing. (ywca.org)
  • Essential services for women and girl survivors of gender-based violence in Afghanistan have been decimated following the Taliban's takeover of the country, Amnesty International said today. (amnesty.org.au)
  • Many survivors - as well as shelter staff, lawyers, judges, government officials, and others involved in protective services - are now at risk of violence and death. (amnesty.org.au)
  • To protect women and girls from further violence, the Taliban must allow and support the reopening of shelters and the restoration of other protective services for survivors, reinstate the Ministry of Women's Affairs, and ensure that service providers can work freely and without fear of retaliation. (amnesty.org.au)
  • Amnesty International is calling on the international community to provide immediate and long-term funding for such protective services, evacuate survivors and service providers facing imminent danger, and urge the Taliban to uphold their obligations to women and girls, particularly those who survive or are at risk of gender-based violence. (amnesty.org.au)
  • Some populations, including American Indians/Alaska Natives and other people of color and lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and intersex (LGBTQI+) people, are especially affected by domestic violence for a variety of reasons, including bias and discrimination and less access to effective services. (samhsa.gov)
  • And they carry the responsibility to provide appropriate services for survivors. (norway.no)
  • Services must be age- and gender sensitive, survivor-centred, and trauma-informed. (norway.no)
  • At the same time, our analysis shows that both Ebola and COVID-19 response efforts overlooked the life-saving nature of gender-based services. (theconversation.com)
  • Case management services for survivors of violence were affected and mental health services reduced. (theconversation.com)
  • While incidents of domestic violence and sexual assault have declined significantly since VAWA first took effect-and efforts to increase access to services, healing, and justice for survivors have improved with each iteration of VAWA-much work remains. (ucsb.edu)
  • Increased funding for domestic violence and sexual assault services. (ucsb.edu)
  • The findings helped to identify important gaps, particularly in the training of health providers and their high turnover, the lack of equipment in health facilities to ensure privacy and confidentiality for survivors and difficulties in referring survivors both internally within the health system and to other services. (who.int)
  • Discussions focused on the different challenges that participants face in identifying women subjected to violence, provision of services and referrals, and the importance of strengthening networking among countries to share good practices, such as for example the Palestinian National Referral System Takamol, for the referral of women survivors of violence. (who.int)
  • The Palestinian referral system is one of the few national referral systems in the Region, with institutionalized standard operating procedures that connect police, health and social services for women survivors of violence, which allow cases to be dealt with in a holistic multisectoral way. (who.int)
  • The workshop brought together more than 100 representatives from National Women Machineries and other relevant stakeholders in the Region who provide services for survivors of violence. (who.int)
  • Through their participation in this webinar, the Regional Office asserted its position as a key stakeholder in the multisectoral interagency framework to prevent and respond to violence against women in the Region and renewed its commitment to continue engaging with partners in forging ways forward to strengthen services for survivors of gender-based violence. (who.int)
  • The Government of the Republic of Namibia has been engaged in developing and implementing evidence based policies and strategies to ensure that the people of Namibia are reached with quality health and social services to improve the quality of life and increase the productivity of the nation. (who.int)
  • This policy is a continuation of the efforts to take Namibia forward towards the achievement of Vision 2030, National Development Plans (NDPs), the Millennium Development Goals related to maternal, child health, and improving the quality of reproductive health and nutrition services to the Namibian men, women and children. (who.int)
  • This policy will guide the Ministry of Health & Social Services and its partners in delivering quality and evidence based Sexual, Reproductive and Child Health and Nutrition Services to the Namibian population. (who.int)
  • BACKGROUND: The US President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) aims to address the higher risk of cervical cancer among women living with HIV (WLHIV) by offering high quality screening services in the highest burden regions of the world. (cdc.gov)
  • Mozambique introduced guidelines for integrated gender-based violence (GBV) services in 2012. (cdc.gov)
  • In 2017, we trained providers on empathetic and supportive services to GBV survivors and introduced home-based services for survivors who are loss-to-follow up. (cdc.gov)
  • More than influencing violence per se , gender shapes the way each element of the couple perceives their experiences and third-party perceptions (e.g., family, friends, justice system, and victims support services professionals), preventing an adequate social response to this form of violence. (bvsalud.org)
  • The young women are members of the Nkingo Girl's Club in Kamwenge district, which helps address the needs of child survivors and those at risk of sexual violence, including access to health care, legal aid, as well as livelihood support. (worldbank.org)
  • The girl's clubs are structured based on BRAC's Empowerment and Livelihoods for Adolescents model , which creates safe spaces for child survivors and others at risk of sexual violence. (worldbank.org)
  • Specialist training should be given to medical professionals in how to respond to child survivors too, ensuring that treatment is discrete, and accessible to all. (warchild.org.uk)
  • Sonke Gender Justice has mobilised its Community Action Team (CAT) members to attend Willowvale Magistrate's Court in the Eastern Cape today, where they will support a 16 year-old girl who will face the man who allegedly stabbed and raped her on New Year's Day 2016. (genderjustice.org.za)
  • The GBV Program complements the department's Women's Program, and helps organizations working in the GBV sector to develop and implement promising practices to address gaps in supports for survivors and their families. (canada.ca)
  • Women's Refugee Commission and UNICEF developed this training curriculum, which aims to equip linguistic and cultural mediators with the foundational knowledge they need to respond effectively to and support survivors of GBV and sexual violence, including male survivors. (womensrefugeecommission.org)
  • In honor of Women's History Month, we asked Tahirih supporters to share the stories of women who inspire them with their resilience, courage, and strength. (tahirih.org)
  • UN Women is the UN organization delivering programmes, policies and standards that uphold women's human rights and ensure that every woman and girl lives up to her full potential. (unwomen.org)
  • Survivors were referred into the system from provincial and capital offices of the Ministry of Women's Affairs and the Human Rights Commission, as well as from shelters, hospitals, and police stations across the country. (amnesty.org.au)
  • While the international development sector may be faring better than most other sectors in terms of women's overall representation, it still hasn't achieved broad gender parity in leadership. (chemonics.com)
  • She speaks for the over 12,000 women in the Gado refugee camp as their elected President and leads meetings in UN Women's Social Cohesion Space. (ipsnews.net)
  • This story, part of the "Where I am" editorial series, was replicated from the UN Women website http://www.unwomen.org/ IPS is an official partner of UN Women's Step It Up! (ipsnews.net)
  • The many testimonies gathered in the different regions of the country indicate that victims of gender-based violence continue to experience difficulties reporting incidents, including by humanitarian actors, because of outdated ways of addressing gender issues, and inadequate reporting channels for sexual misconduct," says Yacouba Maiga, national director of women's empowerment non-government organization Woiyo Kondeye. (who.int)
  • The Asia-Pacific region presents some very challenging development indicators for women and girls and socially excluded and marginalized populations. (opednews.com)
  • Holding signs that read, "My body, my choice," "Stop abusing women" and "My little dress is not a yes," there were many reasons dozens of women and those who identify as women hit the pavement Thursday evening to march against sexual and gender-based violence in Ottawa, and in solidarity with survivors. (yahoo.com)
  • The United Nations (UN) reported nearly 800 cases of sexual and gender-based violence in Mogadishu alone for the first six months of 2013, although the actual number is likely much higher. (hrw.org)
  • In particular, the officials said they would be revising the government's draft national gender policy to include specific provisions to address sexual and gender-based violence. (hrw.org)
  • Sexual and gender-based violence is one of the greatest human rights and public health challenges faced during humanitarian emergencies. (kit.nl)
  • Climate change exacerbates sexual and gender-based violence in numerous ways, pushing people further into poverty, enflaming conflict over depleting natural resources, forcing migration, and compounding pre-existing gender discrimination. (equalitynow.org)
  • UN Women supports economic and social rehabilitation to some 6,250 vulnerable women and survivors of sexual and gender-based violence there. (ipsnews.net)
  • The approach recognizes the critical role of boys and men in preventing sexual and gender-based violence and compliments the empowerment of self-defense training for girls. (cdc.gov)
  • Not to mention, I did not want to attach myself to the label of "survivor" because that holds a lot of stigma. (unhcr.ca)
  • We must all challenge the stigma that survivors often face. (warchild.org.uk)
  • A syndemic describes the negative interaction between diseases or epidemics, which are worsened by social inequalities like poverty, stigma, stress, and structural violence. (theconversation.com)
  • Incorporated in 1991, OUTSaskatoon is a community-based LGBTQ2S organization that addresses the underlying issues affecting the health and welfare of the community by countering heterosexism, homophobia, biphobia, and transphobia. (canada.ca)
  • Setae was the founder and president of Papua Hahine Social Action Forum, an organization involved in caring, counselling and providing support for victims of violence, mainly women and children, in association with other NGOs. (wikipedia.org)
  • The organization, which was founded by five Asian American women in the 1980s, has long used art as a tool for healing and expression. (northwestern.edu)
  • By the time I escaped four years later, I had already suffered two miscarriages," says the young woman, who today credits World Health Organization (WHO) training for helping her become a "voice for the voiceless" in her community. (who.int)
  • Thanks to this training, I now have a good understanding of how to report SEAH allegations at inter-agency level, and within WHO, and am fully committed to making restitution within my organization, and to supporting women and children through information, education and communication," Maiga adds. (who.int)
  • She says she is confident and smiling again now, after undergoing training and becoming a committed member of a local organization fighting violence against women: "I'm committed to being a voice for the voiceless in my community. (who.int)
  • From femicide to missing and murdered Indigenous women, from domestic violence to not being able to walk at night without looking over your shoulder. (yahoo.com)
  • The project will provide support to climate migrants especially women, children, youth and citizens with disabilities to enhance skills, job opportunities, income generation, financial inclusion and social security opportunities. (brac.net)
  • We condemn the targeting of people based on disabilities, actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity. (norway.no)
  • The main gaps identified by Specific groups of women and girls, such as migrants these assessments included the lack of trained staff and and undocumented workers, women with disabilities, CMR equipment, as well as data collection and referral and women affected by armed conflict or in emergency pathways. (who.int)
  • The project, called the Access to Justice Project, is an initiative which seeks to create a supportive and enabling environment for survivors of sexual assault, domestic violence and child abuse, and for people living with HIV and AIDS. (genderjustice.org.za)
  • In its quest to involve more men and boys to prevent sexual violence, the Access to Justice Project is rolling out Sonke's flagship One Man Can (OMC) campaign and the national Brothers for Life campaign. (genderjustice.org.za)
  • At the same time, the campaign encourages men to work together with other men and with women to take action to build a movement, to demand justice, to claim our rights and to change the world. (genderjustice.org.za)
  • We believe women and men, girls and boys can work together to resist patriarchy, advocate for gender justice and achieve gender transformation. (genderjustice.org.za)
  • Read the statement of principles from the Movement for Gender Asylum Justice. (tahirih.org)
  • Lack of justice for sexual violence remains the norm in Somalia, Human Rights Watch said. (hrw.org)
  • Drawing on a range of approaches, including intersectional feminist theory, disability and survivor justice, classroom pedagogy, and film history methodologies, the chapter argues against the centring of the gaze and instead advocates a reframing of what it means to engage with screen media. (open.ac.uk)
  • But each public health centre serves an average of 50,000 people and most survivors don't get appropriate treatment, counselling or justice. (warchild.org.uk)
  • Survivor-centered Justice: Why Is It Essential for Ending Gender-based Violence? (idlo.int)
  • However, despite the reforms to the legal framework in Tunisia to increase protection for women against gender-based violence, justice sector professionals, particularly judges and bailiffs, have limited knowledge, skills and capacity to act as effective gender justice agents, as stipulated by the new Law. (idlo.int)
  • At The Justice Desk's Mbokodo Club, young survivors of gender-based violence between the. (one.org)
  • For over 50 years, NWLC and our supporters have been on the leading edge of every major legal and policy victory for gender justice. (nwlc.org)
  • What has been a defining moment or experience that has shaped your desire to do this work (or be in the gender justice) space? (nwlc.org)
  • It's not surprising that I gravitated towards gender justice issues and ended up pursuing a master's degree in social work. (nwlc.org)
  • Though I was always active in the survivor justice field, when I think about a defining moment, I still remember the day I saw a peer post the #MeToo hashtag. (nwlc.org)
  • Lining the four walls of the gallery: 30+ works of art, each interpreting the show's theme of incarceration and gender justice in colorfully different ways. (northwestern.edu)
  • The NYC Family Justice Centers (FJCs) remain available by phone to offer survivors guidance on immediate safety planning, shelter assistance, legal consultations, counseling sessions, case management sessions, community resources, and more. (nyc.gov)
  • The Somali government's public commitments have not materialized into better protection for women and support for victims. (hrw.org)
  • I would like to express my support for victims and survivors of abuse, sexual assault, police brutality, and systemic oppression. (lu.se)
  • Worsening socio-economic conditions, new and ongoing conflicts and humanitarian funding shortfalls are increasing the risk of gender-based violence for forcibly displaced women and girls, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is warning today. (unhcr.org)
  • As shelters closed, staff were forced to send many women and girl survivors back to their families, and other survivors were forcibly removed by family members. (amnesty.org.au)
  • To ensure equal and enduring access to asylum for survivors of gender-based violence, the U.S. must join other countries in adding a gender as an independent basis for asylum. (tahirih.org)
  • The 2016 campaign emphasizes on the relationship between gender-based violence and the human right to education by promoting equal access to education for all girls and boys, young women and men, whose universal human right to education is violated. (unhcr.ca)
  • Violence has an impact on being able to access education in multiple ways. (unhcr.ca)
  • Survivors are also able to access the lifesaving interventions they need thanks to our cash-for-protection programming. (warchild.org.uk)
  • Women are more likely to live in poverty than men and commonly have less schooling, decision-making power, and access to finance. (equalitynow.org)
  • We believe everyone should have effective access to their legal rights, and focus our effort on promoting access to the rights of our target groups, including women, children, LGBTQ+ people , trafficking survivors and refugees. (freshfields.com)
  • Kwanele aims to empower women in communities plagued by violence by enabling them to access help fast. (iol.co.za)
  • It aims to empower women in communities plagued by violence by enabling them to access help fast and ensure the collection of admissible evidence. (iol.co.za)
  • This issue has been compounded in the Covid-19 era where lockdowns have increased the need for but limited access to supports for victims of domestic violence. (immigrantcouncil.ie)
  • and supporting the development of a pilot project to enhance access to safety for survivors in Alaska Native villages. (ucsb.edu)
  • It is based on principles of equity, affordability, access and responsiveness to the need of the population. (who.int)
  • In the rural areas of the Vhembe district under the Thulamela Municipality, women and girl children live with realities of sexual violence throughout their lives and with little support or action from men to stop the abuse. (genderjustice.org.za)
  • Men continue to fail women and children by not holding each other accountable for the crimes predominantly committed by other men. (genderjustice.org.za)
  • When women try to give support to the victims of sexual violence who happen to be women and children, those women are further intimidated by men. (genderjustice.org.za)
  • they grow up believing that there is nothing wrong when women and children are ill-treated. (genderjustice.org.za)
  • As in many other communities, strong traditional, cultural and religious principles put women and children in compromising positions where women are expected to be submissive to men and not show assertiveness. (genderjustice.org.za)
  • Often "culture" is touted as a justification for abuse, even though many traditionalists oppose this and explain that respect for women and children is an inherent part of traditional culture. (genderjustice.org.za)
  • While women and children in Limpopo, as in many other places in South Africa, continue to live in fear and regularly experience injustice and violation of their basic rights, men in the community continue to live comparatively privileged lives and often only provide support or care for victims of sexual violence when one of their own family members has been violated. (genderjustice.org.za)
  • We have also mobilised religious and traditional leaders, especially the chief of the area, to support the girl and to denounce all forms of violence and abuse of women and children, particularly girls", says Patrick Godana, Sonke's Government and Media Liaison. (genderjustice.org.za)
  • She is filming women in and out of the correctional system who are trying to make a better life for themselves and their children. (tahirih.org)
  • Weak implementation of laws on violence against women and children foster a culture of impunity. (hrw.org)
  • Police officials admitted at the inquiry that the police force cannot currently keep women and children safe and lack resources for thorough investigations. (hrw.org)
  • PNG laws designed to protect women and children, including the Lukautim Pikinini (Child Welfare) Act 2015 and the Family Protection Act 2013, are rarely enforced. (hrw.org)
  • Police violence, including against children, is an ongoing problem in PNG. (hrw.org)
  • According to the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), about one-third of victims of sexual violence in Somalia are children under 18 years of age. (hrw.org)
  • Sexual violence in war has catastrophic consequences for children and adults. (warchild.org.uk)
  • 68% of survivors were children. (warchild.org.uk)
  • In Syria, orphanages are opening to care for children born of rapes perpetrated by ISIS fighters on Yazidi women. (warchild.org.uk)
  • Around 6,000 Yazidi women and children were captured and sold into sexual slavery after an attack in 2014. (warchild.org.uk)
  • We're working with children and communities affected by war to raise awareness of their rights and prevent sexual violence. (warchild.org.uk)
  • Additionally, children growing up in households with domestic violence often experience instability, that can lead to mental health and substance misuse issues of their own. (samhsa.gov)
  • We take this opportunity to underline once again that states carry the responsibility to protect all their citizens: women, men, children as well as sexual minorities from sexual violence. (norway.no)
  • Where immigration status and gender-based violence typically intersect is in the crime of human trafficking, which disproportionately affects migrant women and children, and migrant domestic violence. (immigrantcouncil.ie)
  • The Immigrant Council aims to address these issues by providing direct support for migrant women and children in the West of Ireland through free legal representation and support and by helping to build the capacities of service providers and legal professionals to address victims needs. (immigrantcouncil.ie)
  • The major problem I face as a female leader is to convince parents to send their children to regular schools. (ipsnews.net)
  • I have learnt of estimates that around 10% of women and children suffer violence, often of a sexual nature, during conflicts. (who.int)
  • In 2020, approximately 15,000 cases of domestic violence were reported, but only 300 people were prosecuted, and 100 people were convicted. (hrw.org)
  • For, as a survivor, I have since found myself not watching critically acclaimed films and television shows, including Untouchable: The Rise and Fall of Harvey Weinstein (Ursula Macfarlane, 2019), I May Destroy You (Michaela Coel, 2020) and Promising Young Woman (Emerald Fennell, 2020). (open.ac.uk)
  • In October 2020 President Masisi announced the BPS would establish standard operating procedures for dealing with gender-based violence, including establishing dedicated units to handle such cases, establishing a special hotline for victims, and requiring victims to be interviewed in private spaces. (state.gov)
  • In November 2020 the government introduced special courts to hear gender-based violence cases. (state.gov)
  • n = 420 j.watres.2020.115942 without a cancer history, 67.1% female parent/care- giver) during May 1-31, 2020. (cdc.gov)
  • We know that gender inequality and power impalances are at the root of sexual violence. (warchild.org.uk)
  • Pervasive gender bias and structural inequality make it more difficult for women to advance. (chemonics.com)
  • In order to stop sexual violence of women and girls in Limpopo, men cannot be sidelined. (genderjustice.org.za)
  • This is being felt across the world, but women and girls are particularly suffering," said UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi. (unhcr.org)
  • Displaced women and girls are often the most vulnerable to shocks, given the loss of assets and means of subsistence, the disruption of community-based safety nets and their frequent exclusion from education and other national social protection. (unhcr.org)
  • Faced with food shortages and surging prices, many women and girls are being forced to take gut-wrenching decisions to survive. (unhcr.org)
  • There is a shocking, pernicious cycle of hunger and insecurity, each exacerbating the other and fuelling risks to women and girls, as harmful coping strategies are adopted across communities. (unhcr.org)
  • Sexual violence risks are also aggravated by the drought, with women and girls being forced to trek longer distances to collect water and firewood. (unhcr.org)
  • This is particularly true for women and girls whose migration experience is often characterized by gender-based violence (GBV). (womensrefugeecommission.org)
  • Her dedication in raising awareness and empowering young women and girls extends beyond her employment at the Sexual Assault Support Centre of Ottawa. (unhcr.ca)
  • Violence against women and girls is rampant. (hrw.org)
  • In May , a Special Parliamentary Committee examined measures to prevent violence against women and girls. (hrw.org)
  • The inquiry found a lack of support, funding, and coordination from the government contributed to an inadequate response to the high volume of cases of violence against women and girls. (hrw.org)
  • More than 2,000 women and girls die in childbirth in PNG each year. (hrw.org)
  • Women and girls displaced by war and famine from their homes throughout the country are particularly vulnerable to abuse both inside internally displaced persons camps and as they walk to market, tend to their fields, or forage for firewood, Human Rights Watch said. (hrw.org)
  • women and girls received lifesaving humanitarian support. (unwomen.org)
  • Your donation can help UN Women break the cycle of violence, assist survivors, and drive economic inclusion and equal rights for women and girls everywhere. (unwomen.org)
  • Women and girls are the most common survivors of sexual violence. (kit.nl)
  • And women and girls often don't report sexual violence committed by community members due to loyalty concerns and social pressures. (kit.nl)
  • On 26 and 29 November, Taliban spokesperson Suhail Shaheen told Amnesty International via telephone: "There is no place for violence against women and girls, according to the rules of Islam… The women facing domestic violence can be referred to the courts, and the courts will hear their cases… and their grievances will be addressed. (amnesty.org.au)
  • All these and many other forces conspire to put vulnerable women and girls in greater danger of sexual abuse and exploitation. (equalitynow.org)
  • In addition, girls experience higher rates of child and forced marriage, as parents may view marriage as a coping strategy to elevate monetary difficulties and shield daughters from sexual violence. (equalitynow.org)
  • In Malawi and across sub-Saharan Africa, gathering water and firewood is widely deemed the responsibility of women and girls. (equalitynow.org)
  • And while women and girls are primarily targeted, we need more attention to the fact that men, boys, and sexual minorities are also affected. (norway.no)
  • Women and girls face increased violence during public health crises. (theconversation.com)
  • COVID-19 has impacted women and girls around the globe in adverse ways . (theconversation.com)
  • However, little attention has been paid to women and girls in humanitarian settings, those whose safety has already been reduced due to conflict, natural disaster or displacement. (theconversation.com)
  • For these women and girls, COVID-19 has made them particularly vulnerable to increases in gender-based violence . (theconversation.com)
  • In a recent paper we examined how the response to the Ebola epidemic failed to protect women and girls from violence. (theconversation.com)
  • But they have done this without properly engaging local women and girls to understand how these policies affect them. (theconversation.com)
  • This gender-blind approach means that other aspects that threaten women and girls' safety and health, such as gender-based violence, can be overlooked. (theconversation.com)
  • For instance, economic insecurity led women and girls to resort to survival and transactional sex , known risk factors for violence. (theconversation.com)
  • Increased demand for household water , for example, required women and girls to travel long distances or over unusual hours. (theconversation.com)
  • These actions further isolated women and girls. (theconversation.com)
  • A growing body of research is showing that policies put in place to control the spread of COVID-19 have increased women and girls' vulnerability to violence and insecurity. (theconversation.com)
  • In household settings without running water and sanitation, adherence to hand washing measures increases the frequency with which women and girls must leave the home to collect water . (theconversation.com)
  • After completing the program, boys showed a 68 percent improvement, and girls a 29 percent improvement toward gender equity. (cdc.gov)
  • Additionally, knowledge about preventing sexual violence improved by 108 percent for boys and 44 percent for girls. (cdc.gov)
  • Our program focuses on creating a different perspective on how young men and boys see women and girls. (cdc.gov)
  • A lot of effort has been made toward empowering girls, but boys and men have not been equipped to challenge those societal norms that lead to sexual violence. (cdc.gov)
  • The No Means No program for adolescent girls focuses on increasing their assertiveness and boundary-setting by developing the verbal and physical skills they need to defend themselves against sexual violence. (cdc.gov)
  • Girls also learn to understand their rights and recognize different types of harassment, abuse, and sexual violence. (cdc.gov)
  • As part of It's Time: Canada's Strategy to Prevent and Address Gender-Based Violence, the Public Health Agency of Canada launched the Preventing Gender-Based Violence - The Health Perspective program to support programs to prevent gender-based violence and address its impacts on physical and mental health. (canada.ca)
  • While the need for programmes to address gender-based violence has never been greater, UNHCR is concerned that funding has not kept pace. (unhcr.org)
  • Prime Minister James Marape has committed to reforms to address gender-based violence, but real progress has yet to be seen. (hrw.org)
  • Mali, with support from WHO and other partners, is working hard to accelerate efforts to introduce laws to specifically address gender-based violence, sexual exploitation and abuse, the prevalence of which is compounded by armed clashes and heightened military operations in the country. (who.int)
  • In part, this protest action was fuelled by the financial difficulties experienced by organisations such as the Thohoyandou Victim Empowerment Programme (TVEP) who have for over a decade promoted the rights of victims of violence. (genderjustice.org.za)
  • Punjab Commission on the Status of Women (PCSW) and Bali Memorial Trust (BMT) have inked an MoU to give transitional housing facilities to female victims of violence. (com.pk)
  • The study will generate evidence, identify good practices and disseminate lessons learnt about sexual violence in six different humanitarian settings across South Yemen, Northern Nigeria and Haiti. (kit.nl)
  • There are deep-rooted gender inequalities and discriminatory socio-cultural norms and practices arising out of patriarchal systems and structures, and sexual and other forms of gender-based violence continues to remain pervasive in the region. (opednews.com)
  • Moreover, many communities often stigmatise survivors and perceive some practices, like domestic violence, as acceptable. (opednews.com)
  • Strengthening the application of evidence-based practices by law enforcement in responding to gender-based violence, including by promoting the use of trauma-informed, victim-centered training and improving homicide reduction initiatives. (ucsb.edu)
  • In Little's estimation, any efforts to reduce gender-based violence "must include digital spaces, since abusers extend their violence online," she says. (ualberta.ca)
  • The neighbourhoods where we are implementing the Safe Cities and Safe Public Spaces Programme in Alexandria in collaboration with UN Women and the Government are home to some of the most marginalized communities in the city. (unwomen.org)
  • This collaboration falls within the framework of the UN Women "Safe Cities and Safe Public Spaces Programme" in Egypt, implemented in partnership the National Council for Women and the Alexandria Governorate, and in collaboration with local civil society The programme is generously funded by the Kingdom of the Netherlands. (unwomen.org)
  • She said gender-based violence was the most serious and pervasive form of gender-based discrimination in the society. (com.pk)
  • Every woman and girl deserves the opportunity to live a life free from violence and discrimination. (unwomen.org)
  • Although governments and the international community have invested heavily in legal systems, in many settings, women still suffer appalling violence and discrimination. (idlo.int)
  • Refugees and migrants around the world face serious risks of violence, including sexual violence, exploitation, and abuse. (womensrefugeecommission.org)
  • An unprecedented free clinic for female refugees proved a huge hit at the weekend when more than 300 women queued up to see the medical staff at a UNHCR-run community centre in downtown Kuala Lumpur. (unhcr.org)
  • KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, September 18 (UNHCR) - An unprecedented free clinic for female refugees proved a huge hit at the weekend when more than 300 women queued up to see doctors at a community centre in Kuala Lumpur. (unhcr.org)
  • Sunday's session clearly filled a gap in a country where 30 percent of the 37,000 UNHCR-registered refugees and asylum seekers are women. (unhcr.org)
  • Refugees and asylum seekers in PNG continue to endure violence and harassment, with little protection from authorities. (hrw.org)
  • There is a global epidemic of violence against women - both within conflict zones and within societies at peace - and it is still treated as a lesser crime and lower priority," said Angelina Jolie, actress and then UN Ambassador for refugees more than five years ago. (opednews.com)
  • Because of the [prevailing] social norms, women in these communities are often told that it is okay to be beaten by their husbands - even their own families would say that when they complain. (unwomen.org)
  • However, violence against women continues to impact the lives of countless women and their families across the United States. (ywca.org)
  • I was thinking of many women who make sacrifices for their families when I made this painting. (northwestern.edu)
  • Being unable to produce enough food to feed their families or pay for other essentials puts women under intense pressure to find alternative sources of income. (equalitynow.org)
  • Given how often domestic violence happens, it's likely that many of us know someone, either in our own families or among our friends or work colleagues, who have been directly impacted. (samhsa.gov)
  • The ARP also provided approximately 70,000 housing choice vouchers to local Public Housing Authorities in order to assist individuals and families, including those who are fleeing, or attempting to flee, from domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, or human trafficking. (ucsb.edu)
  • I offer my profound and heartfelt apology to the victims and survivors of these appalling events, as well as their families and communities. (who.int)
  • Sexual violence is one of the social risks associated with the construction of big infrastructure projects, particularly in poverty-stricken areas where the community is more vulnerable due to the changes from the project. (worldbank.org)
  • Saddled into poverty, with long memories of both state and physical violence, many of the women in my family sought new opportunities in a foreign country, in hopes of forgetting all about the pain that their bodies still carried. (nwlc.org)
  • Several studies have shown that sexual and other forms of gender-based violence, which is perpetuated by poverty and various gender-biased sociocultural norms and values, escalates in crises situations. (opednews.com)
  • In countries like Nigeria, the situation is hypothesized to be worse because of widespread poverty and gender inequalities. (bvsalud.org)
  • Low convictions rates and high numbers of acquittals due to lack of evidence and witnesses not willing to testify emphasise the urgent need for communities to stand up to prevent instances of gender-based violence, and to support the victims of this violence. (genderjustice.org.za)
  • This meant that women in these communities had to take on additional unpaid care responsibilities and in some cases, experienced more violence in the home. (unwomen.org)
  • These beautiful women with battle scars that ran deep, never spoke openly about the wars they encountered but moved throughout life as nurturers and healers, reclaiming their lives and the impact they wanted to have on their communities. (nwlc.org)
  • Unarmed Chiapenecan women lead the struggle against paramilitary invasion of their homes and communities. (northwestern.edu)
  • Communities reported that there were increased incidences of sexual and physical violence, sexual exploitation and abuse. (theconversation.com)
  • In writing it, we have listened to the voices of victims, survivors and their communities, to our workforce and to our Member States nd we'll continue to listen and learn and to be transparent and accountable as we implement change. (who.int)
  • But they often find that violence accompanies them throughout their perilous journeys and continues to blight their lives on arrival as they try to carve out a new life. (womensrefugeecommission.org)
  • In Pakistan, a country with one of the largest gender gaps in the world, women are bringing change to the emergency rescue service. (worldbank.org)
  • When we consider the representation of women of color in leadership, the gaps at all levels are even wider. (chemonics.com)
  • These are the voices of survivors, essential workers, and leaders, telling us what's urgent, and how we can stop the escalating violence, recover and rebuild from COVID-19. (unwomen.org)
  • Join us on the next stop of Survivor Townhalls hosted across the five boroughs by ENDGBV's Voices Committee and our local community partners, with our partners the Met Council, Sakhi for South Asian Women, Voices of Women, the Mount Sinai Sexual Assault & Violence Intervention Program (SAVI), RISE, Arab-American Family Support Center and Jahajee Sisters. (nyc.gov)
  • Implemented by the Ministry of Gender, Labor and Social Development, the SCOPE Project has strengthened structures for survivors in healthcare, legal aid, livelihoods support and community support. (worldbank.org)
  • We are trying to change this through community awareness raising activities and by enhancing the capacities of lawyers and healthcare workers [to address violence against women]. (unwomen.org)
  • Improving the healthcare system's response to domestic violence and sexual assault, including through enhanced training for sexual assault forensic examiners. (ucsb.edu)
  • Many survivors also experience disruption in their lives, which is often called complex trauma. (samhsa.gov)
  • In complex trauma, survivors' relationships with others are affected because of not being able to fully trust others. (samhsa.gov)
  • How were you able to overcome barriers due to such violence? (unhcr.ca)
  • I was able to overcome the barriers by breaking the silence on the violence that I experienced. (unhcr.ca)
  • Social media "memories" features that invite people to reshare old photos can trigger traumatic actual memories for survivors of gender-based violence, according to a study by a U of A researcher who suggests making it easier for users to turn off the features. (ualberta.ca)
  • allowing survivors to make mistakes and focus on the concept of "holding space" for people, etc. (unhcr.ca)
  • Dozens of people took to the streets Thursday night to call for an end to gender-based violence. (yahoo.com)
  • There's still people being murdered for being women," said Carina Maggiore, the march's emcee. (yahoo.com)
  • Over 1.5 million people experience gender-based violence each year. (hrw.org)
  • It does not discriminate - people of every gender, age and ethnicity can be involved. (warchild.org.uk)
  • The number of people experiencing domestic violence is high. (samhsa.gov)
  • The purpose of this is to make sure the bot is fluent in the way language is used by local young people and women. (iol.co.za)
  • People who are eligible based on employment include both paid and unpaid workers. (nyc.gov)
  • No Means No also encourages young people who have experienced sexual violence to disclose it to trusted adults. (cdc.gov)
  • Domestic violence is physical, sexual, or psychologic abuse between people who live together. (msdmanuals.com)
  • About 95% of people who seek medical attention as a result of domestic violence are women. (msdmanuals.com)
  • In the United States, domestic violence is as prevalent (or more prevalent) among lesbian and bisexual women, gay and bisexual men, and transgender people as among the general population. (msdmanuals.com)
  • Msosa reflected on her work and personal experience as a survivor of sexual gender-based violence in an interview with UNHCR Legal Consultant Martin Nacion. (unhcr.ca)
  • It's also very important for us to highlight the work of the UN on the issue of sexual violence in conflict. (warchild.org.uk)
  • Guided by the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the United Nations, our work focuses on health, gender, economic development and intercultural cooperation. (kit.nl)
  • For these reasons, IDLO has made gender cross-cutting theme in all its work, as well as the focus of distinct research and programming. (idlo.int)
  • We must work to ensure survivor-centered approach with the full, equal and meaningful participation of survivors, in all their diversity. (norway.no)
  • The initiative specifically aims to engage men and boys effectively in preventing gender-based violence and HIV in Limpopo. (genderjustice.org.za)
  • The collaboration aims at providing survivors with basic commodities, vocational support and connection with employment opportunities to help women become self-reliant, PCSW Chairperson Fauzia Viqar said in a statement issued on Friday. (com.pk)
  • This project aims to increase the ability of humanitarian actors to identify and respond to the needs and rights of victims of sexual violence. (kit.nl)
  • The Immigrant Council's free training explores the connection between immigration status and gender-based violence and aims to upskill frontline service providers and legal professionals in the West of Ireland with sufficient immigration knowledge to provide appropriate support to victims of gender-based violence. (immigrantcouncil.ie)
  • According to World Bank data , 82% of Malawi's population lives in rural areas, and women account for 65% of smallholder farmers, making them particularly exposed to food insecurity. (equalitynow.org)
  • While these crises have long been forgotten, the Sahelian zone is nevertheless facing several major challenges such as a growing food insecurity, the re- emergence of certain diseases, the massive displacement of populations, weakened health systems and an increase in insecurity and violence. (who.int)
  • At the same time, community awareness and understanding is also low, which tends to put the survivor to further risks of violence. (opednews.com)
  • We understand that GBV is based in the abuse of power and control, and that it takes varied forms, including physical, emotional, financial, psychological and sexual violence. (abtassociates.com)
  • She was one of 12 subjects interviewed by Little, a lecturer in Media and Technology Studies , for a study showing how the feature affects survivors of abuse. (ualberta.ca)
  • This will not only help recovery but may also encourage others to report violence and abuse. (warchild.org.uk)
  • YWCA believes that all women deserve to live free from violence, abuse, and threats. (ywca.org)
  • We had a case where a man took the nails off his wife's fingers… [One] man took a crowbar and peeled off his wife's skin… There was one woman who faced a lot of abuse from her family. (amnesty.org.au)
  • That one thing could be sharing awareness messages on social media , bringing training about domestic violence into our workplaces, or reaching out to a friend or family member who may be experiencing violence and abuse. (samhsa.gov)
  • Perceived risk factors of GBV included cultural acceptance, substance abuse, lack of punishments for GBV offenders, indecent female dressing styles, social media influences, effects of COVID-19 lockdown and male dominance. (bvsalud.org)
  • Physical abuse is the most obvious form of domestic violence. (msdmanuals.com)