Preventing and Responding to Sexual Violence in Disasters: a Planning Guide for Prevention and Response

Tuesday, January 1, 2008

Author:

Alisa Klein

Americas

North America

United States of America

Hurricane Katrina served as a catalyst for the production of this report, which suggests measures to take during the stages of pre-disaster planning, during and immediately after the disaster, and throughout the long-term post-disaster recovery period.

This document uses Hurricane Katrina as the case study but can be applied to most disaster situations.

Document PDF:

How to Prevent Sexual Violence in Disasters_Klein_2008

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