This UNHCR report is about sexual violence against men and boys in the context of the Syrian crisis. The report addresses the different forms of sexual violence against men in Syria, the needs of male survivors, the barriers to... Read more
Gender based violence
Perera, J., Gunawardane, N., & Jayasuria, V. (2011). Review of research evidence on gender based violence (GBV) in Sri Lanka. Colombo: Sri Lanka Medical Association. This document summarises the literature published between 1982 and 2011 on gender based violence... Read more
de Mel, N., Peiris, P., & Gomez, S. (2013). Broadening gender: Why masculinities matter. Attitudes, practices and gender-based violence in four districts in Sri Lanka. Colombo: CARE International Sri Lanka. This study brings out key risk factors in relation... Read more
In the wake of the tsunami that hit Sri Lanka on 26 December, 2004, killing at least 38,000 people, and displacing up to a million more, UNFPA decided to broaden its traditional emphasis on reproductive health to address the... Read more
Salem-Pickartz, J. (2009). Iraqi refugees in Jordan research their own living conditions:‘we only have our faith and families to hold on to’. Intervention, 7(1), 34-49. Thirty-six Iraqi refugees designed and conducted a community survey among their fellow refugees in... Read more
Cohen, R. A. (2013). Common Threads: a recovery programme for survivors of gender based violence. Intervention, 11(2), 157-168. A multi-dimensional, intervention programme for survivors of gender based violence was piloted in Lago Agrio, Ecuador and a nearby Colombian refugee... Read more