Conflict, peace and security   

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 guidance developed for country offices in the UK Government’s former Department for International Development (DFID) to support them with efforts to prevent and address violence against women (VAW) and violence, abuse and…

This resource is a guidance note which provides design and implementation considerations for gender-responsive and transformative social protection in crisis contexts. It consolidates existing evidence and short case studies into actionable guidance…

This resource provides an analysis of the existing barriers to funding women peacebuilders, as experienced by donors and local women peacebuilding organisations dedicated to building peace, promoting rights, and preventing or countering violent…

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 is part of a series of ‘poverty profiles’ by the Disability Inclusion Helpdesk (DI HD) focused on eight of the most marginalised group-based identities. It responds to the fact that global progress has not benefitted everyone equally,…

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 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 from the Knowledge, evidence and learning for development (K4D) programme looks at the opportunities for political empowerment created during and after conflict for women and lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer (LGBTQ+) people.…

This resource from the Knowledge, Evidence and Learning for Development (K4D) programme provides guidance on how to ensure socially excluded people are taken into consideration in crisis settings, including humanitarian and conflict-affected…

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 from the Knowledge, Evidence and Learning for Development (K4D) programme provides examples of what has worked to include people who experience discrimination and social inequalities based on gender, age, disability, religious beliefs…

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…

This short resource is a guide to mainstreaming gender equality and social inclusion (GESI) into programming in conflict settings. It looks at the gender equality and social inclusion spectrum, which identifies whether programmes are gender…