Conflict-related violence

This bitesize note clarifies the distinctions and overlaps between sexual exploitation, abuse and sexual harassment and gender-based violence within the development and humanitarian sectors. It provides a concise overview to help practitioners…

This report presents the approach to the first-ever violence against children and youth surveys (VACS) conducted exclusively in a humanitarian setting in Uganda, in addition to providing an overview of the results of this novel survey, along with…

This case study is based on the findings of a survey looking at sexual health, reproductive rights and violence against children and youth. It outlines actions taken by humanitarian actors, based on the evidence produced by the Baobab’s Research…

This resource is a guidebook which focuses on State obligations for Conflict-Related Sexual Violence, developed by the Mukwege Foundation with Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict Imitative funding. The resource supports States to understand and…

This resource examines multidimensional poverty among displaced populations. It brings together three key issues: multidimensional poverty, forced displacement and gender. The analysis builds on the Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) from Ethiopia…

This resource looks at available evidence on the effectiveness of social norms-focused approaches to tackling different forms of gender-based violence (GBV) in fragile and conflict-affected settings (FCAS). It recognises how social norms play a…

This resource is a how-to-note which provides guidance to help civil society organisations (CSOs) measure how effective their safeguarding policy and practice is against sexual exploitation, abuse and sexual harassment (SEAH). It is accompanied by…

The UK Government has committed to preventing and responding to conflict-related sexual violence and sets out the actions it will take in the UK women, peace and security national action plan 2023-2027.This resource addresses the gap in research on…

This resource aims to provide civil society organisations with a simple means of remembering key facts about safeguarding. The infographic focuses on four areas referred to as the ABCD of safeguarding:accountabilitybuilding…

This resource is the UK Government’s women, peace and security national action plan 2023 to 2027. It sets out the UK Government's commitment to reduce the impact of conflict on women and girls and ensure women’s and girls’ rights are promoted in…

This resource sets out what the UK Government is doing to improve safeguarding standards across its overseas development assistance work. It focuses specifically on safeguarding from sexual exploitation and abuse and harassment within the…

This resource is the Murad Code which brings together existing minimum standards for the safe and ethical collection and use of information from survivors of systematic and conflict-related sexual violence (SCRSV). It outlines how survivors of…

This resource is an International Protocol which outlines best practice guidance on how to document and investigate, sexual violence in conflict settings as a war crime, crime against humanity, act of genocide or other serious violation of…

This resource explains the challenges people with disabilities can experience in humanitarian settings. These include barriers to accessing humanitarian assistance, protection risks, and stigmatisation and discrimination. The resource sets out…

This resource is the UK Government’s strategy on preventing sexual violence in conflict (PSVI). It has 4 objectives:  strengthening the global response to conflict-related sexual violence (CRSV)preventing sexual violence in conflicthelping…

This resource is the political declaration made by over 50 countries and the UN at the Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict (PSVI) Conference held in London in 2022. It sets out the joint action they will take to end sexual violence in conflict,…

This resource is a policy paper which sets out national commitments made by over 40 countries at the International Ministerial Conference on Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict 2022. These commitments outline the steps each country will take to…

This resource is a declaration by the UK Government’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office as part of the Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict Initiative (PSVI). It has been developed by faith and belief leaders in the UK and has received…