Gender-based violence (GBV) coordination in humanitarian and public health emergencies: a scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Gender-based violence (GBV) is a global health, human rights, and protection issue, which can increase during emergencies. GBV coordination is an essential component of every humanitarian response, ensuring that, from the earliest phases of a crisis, accessible and safe services are available and prevention and mitigation mechanisms are implemented to reduce GBV. We sought to address the limited evidence on GBV coordination, by reviewing literature on GBV coordination in emergencies, identifying facilitators and barriers influencing effectiveness.

Methods

We conducted a scoping review on GBV coordination in emergencies from 1990 to 2020. Studies explicitly discussing GBV coordination in humanitarian, natural disaster and public health emergencies, in low or middle

SUBMITTER: Raftery P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9238064 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature