UNFPA also plays a role in setting standards for survivor-centred care in line with the Essential Services Package for Women and Girls Subject to Violence Interagency Minimum Standards on Gender-Based Violence in Emergencies Programming –mandated lead agency on gender-based violence in emergencies, leading the , the global forum for coordination on prevention, risk mitigation and response in humanitarian settings ..read more

From 2023 to 2026, UNFPA is implementing , a global programme that seeks to improve the accessibility and availability of quality response services for survivors of gender-based violence, with a focus on the most marginalized. The programme is building a professional social-service workforce equipped with the skills needed to strengthen case management in Azerbaijan, El Salvador, Indonesia, Madagascar and Zimbabwe ..read more

To be sure, demographic shifts and challenges linked to climate change, the protracted nature of crises and the frequency of conflicts, as well as population movements, are rendering conventional distinctions between “humanitarian” and “development” programming increasingly irrelevant. In both situations, there is a dramatic increase in gender-based violence. Working across the continuum to respond helps ensure coherence across development, humanitarian and peace-responsive actions. In every context, our initiatives are geared towards strengthening preparedness and promoting long-term developm ..read more

UNFPA supports comprehensive, survivor-centred responses in humanitarian and development settings through quality health care, social services, and legal and justice support. At the core of UNFPA’s approach are the rights to safety, confidentiality, non-discrimination and self-determination for all survivors. Guidance is available in the Flourish: UNFPA Gender-based Violence Operational Plan ..read more

indicates that 59.9 per cent of women with Internet access have personally experienced some form of technology-facilitated violence. Research by has shown that 58 per cent of women age 15 to 25 have been subjected to online harassment.  ..read more

shows intimate partner violence prevalence data for countries and territories worldwide, disaggregated by location, age, education, residence, employment and wealth. This is the only available dashboard with data at the subnational level to support more detailed ..read more

While gender-based violence is not limited to violence against women and girls, almost 1 in 3 women, or approximately 736 million people, have been subjected to intimate partner violence, non-partner sexual violence or both at least once in their lifetime, according to World Health Organization . Violence often starts early in the lives of women, including non-partner sexual violence. Of those who have been in a relationship, almost 1 in 4 adolescent girls age 15 to 19 have experienced physical and/or sexual violence from an intimate partner or husband. Every 11 minutes, a woman is killed ..read more

UNFPA is also a partner in the UN Trust Fund to End Violence Against Women , a global grant-making mechanism that invests in initiatives by civil society organizations from around the world and that are aimed at ending gender-based violence through prevention, law and policy implementation and access to essential services for survivors. And UNFPA co-leads, with UNICEF, the Joint Programme to End Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting UNFPA-UNICEF Global Programme to Accelerate Action to End Child Marriage ..read more

In its efforts to end gender-based violence, UNFPA works towards changing harmful social and gender norms . For example, UNFPA works with men and boys to promote positive masculinities with the aim of securing gender equality and ending violence and harmful practices against women and girls while being accountable to feminist movements.  ..read more

UNFPA also plays a role in setting standards for respectful, survivor-focused care. Its work is always in support of and in line with the joint UN Essential Services for Women and Girls Subject to Violence Interagency Minimum Standards on GBV in Emergencies Programming -mandated lead agency on gender-based violence in emergencies leading the (GBV AoR), the global-level forum for coordination on gender-based violence prevention, risk mitigation and response in humanitarian settings ..read more