The present report focuses broadly on developments in the United Nations regarding violence against women, its causes and consequences, over approximately 20 years. The objective is to provide a snapshot view of these developments, including the expanding conceptualization of the theme of violence against women, its causes and consequences. The analysis of continuing challenges is underpinned by the work of the mandate as identified through thematic reports, country missions and participation in conferences and meetings. Due to limitations on the length of documents, developments at the regional and national level are not addressed in this report.
This document puts the light on the situation of Syrian refugees, particularly women and girls. At the beginning it focuses on the forms of gender-based violence and the growing number of refugees and refugee women as a result of the situation in Syria. Added to that it provides quantitative and how data that reflects the size of victims and the quality of the excesses committed in their rights. The documents also provide guidance about intervention mechanisms with refugees and victims of sexual violence, which are the interest of the directives actors on the ground (international organizations and civil society).
This report was undertaken by the Women’s Refugee Commission, with the support of the Government of Switzerland, to identify how the humanitarian community was integrating existing gender guidance across all sectors and whether gender was being dealt with centrally as an institutionalized way of working rather than peripherally. This report contains findings and recommendations.
