Gender-based violence (GBV)       

This resource sets out the safeguarding risks faced by older refugees in the Middle East and North Africa. It focuses on protection from harm and ensuring they have access to vital services. It also provides guidance on how organisations working…

This resource provides indicators which can be used to measure the effectiveness of activities related to women’s economic empowerment. It explains what economic empowerment is and is not, and how it should be measured. It states that tailoring…

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…

The Financing for Feminist Futures Conference is scheduled to take place from May 21 - 23, 2025, in Madrid, Spain. This event is part of the Walking the Talk initiative, which aims to integrate feminist practices into foreign and development funding…

The Workshop on Financing the Reduction of Gender-Based Violence (GBV) will be held on multiple dates between March and August, 2025. Organised by the Criterion Institute, this workshop aims to explore how financial systems can be leveraged to…

The third Global Symposium on Technology-Facilitated Gender-based Violence (TFGBV) will be held in New York City and online, between 6 – 7 March 2025. In the lead up to the sixty-ninth session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW69),…

This report from the Knowledge, evidence and learning for development (K4D) helpdesk examines evidence available on lack of progress in advancing gender equality and women’s rights as well as withdrawal of existing rights and freedoms. It examines…

This podcast explores gender inequalities and exclusion faced by women in Africa, with particular focus on experiences of low-income urban residents. It examines how women are impacted by issues related to:economic opportunitiesurban development and…

The SHE CAN tool is a web-based resource aimed at policymakers and transport providers. It shares evidence, examples of activities and guidance on addressing sexual harassment and improving personal security on public transport. The tool is…

This policy paper provides top policy lessons on empowering adolescent girls. With overlapping crises such as climate change, the ongoing recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, regional conflicts and rising global food insecurity, adolescent girls are…

This resource examines prevalence and experiences of childhood sexual, physical and emotional violence in connection to the disability status. It looks at the profile of the perpetrator and the negative health outcomes associated with experiencing…

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 Knowledge for Development and Diplomacy (K4DD) rapid evidence review explores the drivers of gender-based violence (GBV) in migration across Latin America. It provides an overview of the factors influencing migration-related decisions,…

This poster is a low-literacy and disability friendly infographic, illustrating the process of survivors of gender-based violence seeking aid from judiciary and victim support systems. The posters include two scenarios and a flowchart explaining the…

This resource provides a catalogue of innovations taken to increase the inclusion of people with disability and older people in humanitarian aid. It is based on the Humanitarian Innovation Fund’s 2020 Gap analysis: the inclusion of people with…

The fourth Women’s Forum will be held in Apia, Samoa between 21-22 October 2024. The forum will provide a platform for participants to discuss challenges, share best practices and agree on actions and recommendations to carry forward to the…

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 from the Knowledge, evidence and learning for development (K4D) programme is a rapid review of evidence on online gender-based violence. It updates a previous report (Fraser and Martineau-Searle, 2018) with evidence from 2018 onwards…

This resource summarises evidence available on intersections between poverty and rates of intimate partner violence (IPV). It looks at how economic empowerment activities aimed at women impact the IPV rates and leads to both positive and negative…

This resource explains how feminist foreign policies (FFP), feminist development policies (FDP) and international gender strategies impact incidents of violence against women and girls (VAWG). It summarises the commitments on VAWG from a selection…

This resource explains how organisations can work effectively on prevention of gender-based violence (GBV). It explains steps that should be taken in strengthening organisational systems and structures, strengthening technical skills and…