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How to support survivors of gender-based violence when a GBV actor is not available in your area

Inter-Agency Standing Committee (2023) CC

KEY MESSAGES Always talk to a GBV specialist first to understand what GBV services are available in your area. Some services may take the form of hotlines, a mobile app or other remote support. Be aware of any other available services in your area. Identify services provided by humanitarian pa...rtners such as health, psychosocial support, shelter and non-food items. Consider services provided by communities such as mosques/ churches, women’s groups and Disability Service Organizations. Remember your role. Provide a listening ear, free of judgment. Provide accurate, up-to-date information on available services. Let the survivor make their own choices. Know what you can and cannot manage. Even without a GBV actor in your area, there may be other partners, such as a child protection or mental health specialist, who can support survivors that require additional attention and support. Ask the survivor for permission before connecting them to anyone else. Do not force the survivor if s/he says no. Do not proactively identify or seek out GBV survivors. Be available in case someone asks for support. Remember your mandate. All humanitarian practitioners are mandated to provide non-judgmental and non-discriminatory support to people in need regardless of: gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, disability status, age, ethnicity/tribe/race/religion, who perpetrated/committed violence, and the situation in which violence was committed. Use a survivor-centered approach by practicing: Respect: all actions you take are guided by respect for the survivor’s choices, wishes, rights and dignity. Safety: the safety of the survivor is the number one priority. Confidentiality: people have the right to choose to whom they will or will not tell their story. Maintaining confidentiality means not sharing any information to anyone. Non-discrimination: providing equal and fair treatment to anyone in need of support. If health services exist, always provide information on what is available. Share what you know, and most importantly explain what you do not. Let the survivor decide if s/he wants to access them. Receiving quality medical care within 72 hours can prevent transmission of sexually transmitted infections (STIs), and within 120 hours can prevent unwanted pregnancy. Provide the opportunity for people with disabilities to communicate to you without the presence of their caregiver, if wished and does not endanger or create tension in that relationship. If a man or boy is raped it does not mean he is gay or bisexual. Gender-based violence is based on power, not someone’s sexuality. Sexual and gender minorities are often at increased risk of harm and violence due to their sexual orientation and/or gender identity. Actively listen and seek to support all survivors. Anyone can commit an act of gender-based violence including a spouse, intimate partner, family member, caregiver, in-law, stranger, parent or someone who is exchanging money or goods for a sexual act. Anyone can be a survivor of gender-based violence – this includes, but isn’t limited to, people who are married, elderly individuals or people who engage in sex work. Protect the identity and safety of a survivor. Do not write down, take pictures or verbally share any personal/identifying information about a survivor or their experience, including with your supervisor. Put phones and computers away to avoid concern that a survivor’s voice is being recorded. Personal/identifying information includes the survivor’s name, perpetrator(s) name, date of birth, registration number, home address, work address, location where their children go to school, the exact time and place the incident took place etc. Share general, non-identifying information To your team or sector partners in an effort to make your program safer. To your support network when seeking self-care and encouragement. more

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Dengue Guidelines For Diagnosis, Treatment, Prevention and Control
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World Health Organization; TDR (2009) C_WHO

New edition

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Hunger-Nutrition-Climate Justice-2013 - A new Dialogue: Putting People at the Heart of Global Development

Irish Aid, WFP, CCAFS Coordinating Unit, Mary Robinson Foundation - Climate Justice Irish Aid (2013) CC

Confernece Report 15-16 April 2013 - Dublin, Ireland

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Food Security in a World of Natural Resource Scarcity. The Role of Agricultural Technologies

Mark W. Rosegrant | Jawoo Koo | Nicola Cenacchi; et al. International Food Policy Research Institute (2014)

This book is aimed at policymakers in ministries of agriculture and national agricultural research institutes, as well as multilateral development banks and the private sector and provides guidance on various technology strategies and which to pursue as competition grows for land, water, and energy ... more

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Sharing Smart Solutions in Water

Diego J. Rodriguez, Matthijs Schuring, Nansia Constantinou et al. The World Bank; Water Partnership Program (2013) C1

Water security, or having the right amount and quality of water in the right place at the right time, fosters social and economic progress. Where water is sufficient to meet demand, it can promote economy wide growth and enable countries to reach their food security, energy security, and human devel... more

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Searching for Lasting Peace

Patrick Vinck ,Phuong Pham UNPD (2014) C1

Population-Based Survey on Perceptions and Attitudes about Peace, Security and Justice in Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo

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Child Protection in Emergencies: Coordination Handbook

Global Protection Cluster (2016) CC

The Handbook is primarily addressed to child protection coordination teams, which may include coordinators, co-leads and information managers, the guidance is equally valid for all members of the child protection coordination group, including national and international nongovernmental organizations ... more

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Nutrition interventions for older people in emergencies

P. Fritsch; P. Delchevalerie; F. Dibari and M. Myatt Help Age International (2015) CC

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Cameroon: Disability and rehabilitation status, review of disability issues and rehabilitation services in 29 African countries

World Health Organisation (WHO) (2004) C_WHO

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STUDY ON THE RIGHTS OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES IN CAMEROON

EVA JACQUELINE ETONGUE MAYER African Union of the Blind (AFUB), Cameroon National Association for the Blind (CNAB) (2007) CC

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Impact Evaluation Notes No. 1 - Introduction To Impact Evaluation

Patricia J. Rogers, RMIT University (Australia) and BetterEvaluation InterAction, The Rockefeller Foundation (2012) C3

This is the first guidance note in a four-part series of notes produced by InterAction to support management, program and M&E staff in international NGOs to plan, design, manage, conduct and use impact evaluations. This first guidance note, Introduction to Impact Evaluation, provides an overview of... more

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Developing and Operationalizing a National Monitoring and Evaluation System for the Protection, Care and Support of Orphans and Vulnerable Children Living in a World with HIV and AIDS

S. Laver; B. Noubary; et al. Unicef (2009) C_UNICEF

Guidance Document Unite for Children

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Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) in Zambia: Sociodemographic Determinants and Association with Use of Maternal Health Care

Simona, Simona J., Mazuba Muchindu, and Harriet Ntalasha ICF International (2015) C2

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Myanmar Community Based Disaster Risk Management

[Asian Disaster Preparedness Center (ADPC)] (2009) C1

This Manual is primarily intended for community level volunteers trained in Community Based Disaster Risk Management (CBDRM) and CBDRM Practitioners and Professionals.
The year of publication is not specified in the document.

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Review of the National Tuberculosis Programme: Myanmar, 7-15 November 2011

World Health Organization (WHO) (2012) C_WHO

Myanmar is one of the world’s 22 high tuberculosis (TB) burden countries, and supporting TB control in Myanmar is a global priority. This report reflects the findings, discussions, conclusions and recommendations of the fourth international review mission of the Myanmar National TB Programme (NTP)... more

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PAHO’s Response to Maintaining an Effective Technical Cooperation Agenda in Venezuela and Neighboring Member States, November 2016 to July 2020

Pan American Health Organisation PAHO (2020) C_WHO

The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela has been facing a sociopolitical and economic situation that has negatively impacted social and health indicators. There have been intensified population movements both within the country and to other countries, particularly to Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia,... more

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WHO Profile on mental health in development (WHO proMIND): Sierra Leone

World Health Organization (WHO), Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse (2012) C_WHO

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Not just in Transit: Drugs, the State and Society in West Africa

WACD West Africa Comission on Drugs WACD (2014) C1

An Independent Report of the West Africa Commission on Drugs

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2022 Global Atlas of Medical Devices

Velazquez Berumen, A.; S. Groth, G. Forte et al. World Health Organisation (WHO) (2022) C_WHO

The country profiles incorporate facts indicating the national status of medical devices in areas such as: medical device policies, regulations, incorporation, lists, inventories, nomenclature, health technology assessment, management, and biomedical engineering resources. This publication is int... more

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Keeping the 100-year-old promise: making insulin access universal

WHO (2021) C_WHO

High prices, hard-to-access human insulin, few insulin producers, and weak health systems are just some of the barriers that people with diabetes face a century after insulin was discovered, WHO notes in a new report

Dengue Guidelines For Diagnosis, Treatment, Prevention and Control recommended

Dengue Guidelines For Diagnosis, Treatment, Prevention and Control
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