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Sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) has become an umbrella term for any harm that is perpetrated against a person’s will, and that results from power inequalities that are based on gender roles. SGBV is a life-saving issue: it has devastating effects on the health and well-being of the survivors and negatively affects the community as a whole. Globally, SGBV impacts on women and girls disproportionally to men and boys by sheer numbers and negative consequences, but boys and men may be victims of violence too. While SGBV is a regular phenomenon occurring in wars, conflicts, and emergency contexts, domestic and intimate partner violence is the most wide spread form of SGBV, affecting an estimated one in three women worldwide.

For Switzerland, SGBV constitutes a severe violation of human rights. Protection from and prevention of SGBV is a priority of Switzerland’s foreign policy, both in its bilateral and multilateral cooperation.

The following topics are crucial for SDC’s work on SGBV:

Sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) has become an umbrella term for any harm that is perpetrated against a person’s will, and that results from power inequalities that are based on gender roles. SGBV is a life-saving issue: it has devastating effects on the health and well-being of the survivors and negatively affects the community as a whole. Globally, SGBV impacts on women and girls disproportionally to men and boys by sheer numbers and negative consequences, but boys and men may be victims of violence too. While SGBV is a regular phenomenon occurring in wars, conflicts, and emergency contexts, domestic and intimate partner violence is the most wide spread form of SGBV, affecting an estimated one in three women worldwide.

For Switzerland, SGBV constitutes a severe violation of human rights. Protection from and prevention of SGBV is a priority of Switzerland’s foreign policy, both in its bilateral and multilateral cooperation.

The following topics are crucial for SDC’s work on SGBV:
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    Addressing Sexual and Gender-based Violence is a topic in which SDC has amassed considerable experience over the last 15–20 years. This document brings together and analyses the knowledge generated over these years.



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    Addressing Sexual and Gender-based Violence is a topic in which SDC has amassed considerable experience over the last 15–20 years. This document brings together and analyses the knowledge generated over these years.
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    UNICEF - UNFPA - Guidelines for Integrating Gender-Based Violence Interventions in Humanitarian Actions

    2015

    		 2018-10-02 09:42:15
    UNFPA - Minimum Standards for Prevention and Response to Gender-based Violence in Emergencies

    2015

    		 2018-10-02 09:04:28
    Call to Action on protection from GBV in emergencies - Road Map 2016-2020

    2015

    		 2017-09-08 22:08:51
    IDS - Turning the Tide: The Role of Collective Action for Addressing Structural and Gender-based Violence in South Africa

    2015

    		 2015-06-10 16:00:44
    European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights - Violence against women - an EU-wide survey

    2014

    		 2017-10-07 07:31:05
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    UNICEF - UNFPA UNICEF - UNFPA - Guidelines for Integrating Gender-Based Violence Interventions in Humanitarian Actions UNICEF - UNFPA - Guidelines for Integrating Gender-Based Violence Interventions in Humanitarian Actions

    2015
    UNFPA UNFPA - Minimum Standards for Prevention and Response to Gender-based Violence in Emergencies UNFPA - Minimum Standards for Prevention and Response to Gender-based Violence in Emergencies

    2015
    Call to Action Call to Action on protection from GBV in emergencies - Road Map 2016-2020 Call to Action on protection from GBV in emergencies - Road Map 2016-2020

    2015
    IDS IDS - Turning the Tide: The Role of Collective Action for Addressing Structural and Gender-based Violence in South Africa IDS - Turning the Tide: The Role of Collective Action for Addressing Structural and Gender-based Violence in South Africa

    2015
    FRA European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights - Violence against women - an EU-wide survey European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights - Violence against women - an EU-wide survey

    2014

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      Improved access to services for survivors of gender-based violence

      Through the "Combating Gender-Based Violence in Mongolia" Project of UNFPA, the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation, and the Mongolian Government, seven new One Stop Service Centers (OSSCs) have been opened in five provinces - Khuvsgul, Bayan-Ulgii, Darkhan-Uul, Khentii, and Dornod - as well as two districts of Ulaanbaatar - Khan-Uul and Bayanzurkh - within the last year. More...
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      Explore the corner and its stories, to get some inspiration for your work! 

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      From 25 November, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, to 10 December, Human Rights Day, the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence Campaign is a time to galvanize action to end violence against women and girls around the world.

      Find more information on the campaign here. 
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      On 7 and 8 June 2018 the first International Conference on Engaging Men and Boys in Gender and Development was held in Switzerland. Called “Men Move”, it focused on policy debates and good practices.

      Find all information on this event here.

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      The Gender Learning Day 2017 focused on unpaid care work, SGBV and gender in monitoring and reporting.

      Find all information on this event here.

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      This panel discussion is a joint event of the Embassy of Canada and the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation on the occasion of the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence.

      Find all information on this event here.

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      The event takes place in the context of the Swiss hosted donor conference of UN Action against Sexual Violence in Conflict and is part of the event series “Women and Girls in Conflict, Crisis and Disaster” of the Swiss Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs which allows a wider dialogue on women’s rights in conflict, crises and disaster.

      Find all information on this event here.

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