Participants of the Clinical Management of Sexual Violence Survivors in Crisis Settings should review this list of resources and references from IAWG and our external partners.
Participants of the Clinical Management of Sexual Violence Survivors in Crisis Settings should review this list of resources and references from IAWG and our external partners.
A Practitioner’s Guide to the Ethical Conduct of Research on Child Marriage in Humanitarian Settings
Robinson W.C., Hunersen, K., Leigh, J., Elnakib, S., and Metzler, J.This guide is intended to offer practitioners a framework for decision-making considering whether and how to conduct research on child marriage in humanitarian settings.
Child Marriage in Humanitarian Settings in the Arab States Region
Hunersen, K., Robinson, W.C., Krishnapalan, N., and Metzler, J.UNFPA commissioned the Women's Refugee Commission and John Hopkins University Center for Humanitarian Health in 2018 to expand research on child marriage in humanitarian settings in the Arab States region. These are the key findings for the research.
Child Marriage in Humanitarian Settings in South Asia
UNFPA, UNICEF, WRC, JHUUNFPA APRO and UNICEF ROSA partnered with the Women's Refugee Commission and Johns Hopkins University to conduct two country studies on child marriage in humanitarian settings in Bangladesh and Nepal.
Child Marriage in Humanitarian Settings Study Overview Infographic
Women's Refugee CommissionThe Women’s Refugee Commission in partnership with Johns Hopkins University conducted foundational research, providing some of the first robust evidence of the magnitude and drivers of child marriage across several humanitarian contexts.
Events
EmergencySummary of Findings on Research on Effective Gender Transformative Interventions That Are Changing Communities’ Attitudes and Behavior Towards Ending Child Marriage and Teenage Pregnancy in 5 Refugee Hosting Districts in Uganda.
Joy For Children Uganda, Girls Not Brides UgandaThe data available based on health information systems show an increasing trend in teenage pregnancy in all 5 districts. In 2019 there were 22,494 teenage pregnancies recorded in the 5 districts compared with 19,226 cases recorded in the same districts in 2016 reflecting an increase of 17.0% within 3 years period alone. Clearly, this indicates an increasing trend of teenage pregnancy cases in the 5 districts surveyed.
Immediate Postpartum Long-Acting Reversible Contraception: A Comparison Across Six Humanitarian Country Contexts
Meghan C. Gallagher, Catherine N. Morris, Aisha Fatima, Rebekah W. Daniel, Abdikani Hirsi Shir, and Bibiche Malilo Matala SangwaThe peer-reviewed publication details immediate postpartum long-acting reversible contraception (LARC) outcomes across six humanitarian settings.
Digital solutions have now begun to pave the way to allow us to tackle gender-based violence but along with its advantages, they can also facilitate violence.
Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) & Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH): Operational Guidance
Inter-Agency Working Group (IAWG) on Reproductive Health in CrisesThis guidance aims to support implementers to provide MISP for sexual and reproductive health (SRH) and, if possible, comprehensive SRH services throughout an Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbreak and during community recovery phases. It focuses on the continuation of services and adaptation of strategies for all people in settings with EVD outbreaks, regardless of infection status.
