INTRODUCTIONGlobally, women and girls are disproportionately affected by gender-based violence (GBV), including sexual violence (SV), due to gender inequality and discrimination. Men, boys,(2) and/including people with diverse sexual orientations, gender identities, gender expressions, and sex characteristics (SOGIESC)(3) and people with disabilities also experience SV during emergencies. All survivors of sexual violence have a right to receive quality, appropriate, and timely care. (5) However, limited evidence exists to understand the barriers that male survivors of SV face in accessing services and support. To help fill this evidence gap, the Ukraine GBV Area of Responsibility (AoR) Working Group (WG) on Needs of Male Survivors collaborated with the global Inter-Agency Working Group on Reproductive Health in Crises (IAWG) task team on male survivors, chaired by the Women’s Refugee Commission (WRC), to conduct a rapid assessment of the barriers that male survivors in Ukraine face in accessing GBV services.

Source: The Guardian December 19, 2023 17:26 UTC