Sexual and Gender-Based Violence

The Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV) theme focuses on the incidence and prevalence of violence against women in conflict and post-conflict settings. Polarisation of gender roles, proliferation of weapons, militarisation, and the breakdown of law influence SGBV.

The risk of SGBV is heightened during conflict by aggravating factors, including the polarization of gender roles, the proliferation of arms, the militarization of society, and the breakdown of law and order. The subsequent long-term and complex impacts of SGBV continue to affect individuals and communities after conflict ends.

SGBV is addressed in all five resolutions on Women, Peace and Security. In SCR 1888, the Security Council expresses its intention to ensure peacekeeping mandate resolutions contain provisions on the prevention of, and response to, sexual violence, with corresponding reporting requirements to the Council (OP11). The resolutions deal with protecting women from violence (1820,OP3, 8-10; 1888,OP3,12); strengthening local and national institutions to assist victims of sexual violence (1820,OP13; 1888,OP13); and including strategies to address sexual violence in post-conflict peacebuilding processes (1820,OP11). SCR 1820 also calls for the participation of women in the development of mechanisms intended to protect women from violence (OP10).

Lastly, SCR 1960 creates institutional tools and teeth to combat impunity and outlines specific steps needed for both the prevention of and protection from conflict-related sexual violence. The new “naming and shaming,” listing mechanism mandated in the Resolution is a step forward in bringing justice for victims and a recognition that sexual violence is a serious violation of human rights and international law.

Addressing SGBV is an integral aspect of the overall Women, Peace and Security agenda. SGBV affects the health and safety of women, and also has significant impact on economic and social stability. The Security Council recognises that sexual violence can threaten international peace and security, and that it is frequently used as a tactic of war to dominate, humiliate, terrorise, and displace.

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Women PeaceMakers Conference - Defying Extremism: Gendered Responses to Religious Violence

The rise of violent religious extremism and its impact on women and communities worldwide is an urgent and deepening crisis. From Nov. 19-21, the Joan B. Kroc Institute For Peace and Justice will convene its 10th international working conference to examine the issue and gendered strategies to confront this disturbing trend.

WSW Webinar Series: Episode 5; Political Economy of Violence against Women

The fifth installment of Women's Power to Stop War webinar series will be hosted by Professor Jacqui True, a specialist in gender and international relations, women, peace and security with a focus on the political economy dimensions of peacebuilding and the long term prevention of violence.

16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence Campaign

From Peace in the Home to Peace in the World:
Let's Challenge Militarism and End Gender-Based Violence!

Challenging Perceptions of Masculinity and Engaging Men as Partners to End Sexual Violence in Conflict

Featuring

Pascal Akimana: Burundian Activist, Founder of NGO “Umoja Now” and Consultant to Men's Resources International

Arif Mehmood: Pakistani Activist and Development Director of Men's Resources International

Suki Beavers: Policy Advisor on Gender, Democratic Governance and Crisis Prevention and Recovery, United Nations Development Program (UNDP)

GBV Issues in Current Crisis: Reflections from the Field

In conjunction with its annual members' meeting, the Gender-based Violence Area of Responsibility (GBV AoR) cordially invites you to a discussion of GBV issues in current crises. The GBV AoR is the global-level forum for coordinating prevention and response to GBV in humanitarian settings, co-led by UNFPA and UNICEF.

Global Summit to End Sexual Violence in Conflict

In London, from June 10-13th, Foreign Secretary William Hague and Angelina Jolie, Special Envoy for the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, will co-chair the largest global meeting on the issue of sexual violence in conflict ever convened. During this event there will be meetings between governments, legal, military and judicial practitioners, representatives from multilateral organizations, NGOs and civil society.

"Seeds of Hope" Film Screening & Panel Discussion

Seeds of Hope, an award-winning film by Fiona Lloyd-Davies, will be screened at the Mayfair Theatre in Ottawa on May 28, 2014, at 7pm.

Side Event to the Security Council Open Debate on Conflict-Related Sexual Violence

Side Event to the Security Council Open Debate on Conflict-Related Sexual Violence

Hosted by the Global Justice Center, the Nobel Women's Initiative, Amnesty International &
the NGO Working Group on Women, Peace and Security

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Thursday April 24, 2014
3:00 – 4:30 pm
UN Secretariat, Room 9
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Program:

Singers in the Band: A Screening and Symposium on Military Sex Trafficking

The International Institute on Peace Education and the Global Network of Women Peacebuilders invite you to:

"Singers in the Band"

A Screening and Symposium on Military Sex Trafficking

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