The two briefs summarize emerging lessons from the Sauti/VOICE project, which is working to address the needs of survivors in refugee settings in the East, Horn, and Great Lakes Regions of Africa by transposing evidence-based sexual and gender-based violence models into refugee contexts for adaptation, implementation, and scale-up.
Preventing Conflict-Related Sexual Violence in Detention Settings; Principles and Commentary
All Survivors Project and the International Human Rights Clinic at Harvard Law SchoolThese Principles are based on existing international law and standards, and aim to support the actions of national and international actors to prevent conflict-related sexual violence in detention settings.
Guidance Note: Integrating Menstrual Hygiene Management (MHM) into Ebola Response
Columbia University, Mailman School of Public HealthThe Guidance Note aims to provide streamlined guidance and practical insights to support Ministries of Health, organizations and agencies seeking to integrate menstrual hygiene management (MHM) into their Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) response.
The purpose of this desk study is to map how the International Planned Parenthood Federation and other humanitarian and sexual and reproductive health actors have delivered Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE) to refugees around the world, including their challenges, successes, and lessons learned.
Ensuring universal access to sexual and reproductive health supplies
Reproductive Health Supplies Coalition, Inter-Agency Working Group (IAWG) on Reproductive Health in CrisesTo ensure universal access to sexual and reproductive health supplies, sexual and reproductive health supply chains must be able to withstand, adapt to, and recover from shocks, including humanitarian crises. The Inter-Agency Working Group and the Reproductive Health Supplies Coalition have co-published an advocacy brief calling on governments, donors, development agencies, and humanitarian agencies to build resilient supply chains for sexual and reproductive health through collaboration at points where the humanitarian and development sectors converge. The brief outlines key recommendations for actors to improve supply chain preparedness and recovery.
The report provides a detailed overview of the progress made in the GBV and SRH responses in the Syria crisis region over 2017-2020.
Learn about the key activities undertaken by IAWG's technical sub-working groups in 2019.
Explore the financial contributions of IAWG's donors who funded the coalition's successes and growth in 2019.
Streaming IAWG 2020
IAWGDuring the Summer and Fall of 2020, the Inter-Agency Working Group (IAWG) on Reproductive Health in Crises hosted a digitized version of the 18th meeting, originally planned to take place in Bangkok, Thailand in February 2020. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we postponed our in-person meeting until December 2021.Planned panels and presentations were held digitally in support of the year's intended theme, Bridging the Divide: Operationalizing Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights in the Nexus, which asked presenters to share findings and lessons learned from working on sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) at the intersections of the humanitarian, development, and peace sectors.
Girl-Driven Change: Addressing the Needs of Adolescent Girls During COVID-19 and Beyond
CARE (Debbie Landis, Anushka Kalyanpur, Christina Wegs, et al)This report highlights the impact of the pandemic on adolescent girls, CARE's adaptations to address their needs and the role of girls' leadership in response efforts. It includes recommendations for various stakeholders and future programming.
Take a look at the key members and activities that fueled the progress of our sub-working groups in 2019.
Including Women with Disabilities in Sexual and Reproductive Health Service in Burundi
Sidonie Nduwimana, Burundi National Association of the DeafA successful model for engaging women and adolescents with disabilities in SRHR programming in Burundi from Sidonie Nduwimana, Burundi National Association of the Deaf.