Summary

Prepared as a briefing paper for the Symposium on Sexual Violence in Conflict and Beyond, this document examines the nature and scope of violence against war-affected women and children, provides an overview of existing programmes and resources to combat it, and ends with an assessment of progress to date and challenges

Citation

Ward, Jeanne and Mendy Marsh. Sexual Violence Against Women and Girls in War and Its Aftermath: Realities, Responses, and Required Resources. Brussels: United Nations Population Fund, 2006.

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