Reports

Workshop report International workshop 22 September 2010 Aim Although faith communities and faith-based organisations (FBOs) are often at the forefront of humanitarian responses to people affected by conflict, crisis and forced migration across the globe, little is known about the scale, nature…

by Hassan Noor International media report that over 300,000 somalis have been newly displaced by fighting in Mogadishu. Conflict-related displacement hits the headlines but the numbers displaced by environmental change are also colossal. the international response remains woefully inadequate. Hardly any…

by Joy Miller Uganda has a massive number of IDPs more than 1.7 million, over 6% of the national population. Although it is one of the few countries with a national IDP policy, ineffective implementation means many IDPs still face…

(from "Forced Migration Review" No.27 Sexual violence: weapon of war, impediment to peace) by Fahima A Hashim The UN and the African Union must do more to insist that the Government of Sudan create an enabling environment to report, investigate and…

(from "Forced Migration Review" No.27 Sexual violence: weapon of war, impediment to peace) by Nona Zicherman Conflict and massive population movements in Burundi have resulted in dramatic increases in rape and other forms of sexual violence. Alarm about the high incidence of…

(from "Forced Migration Review" No.27 Sexual violence: weapon of war, impediment to peace) By Hanno (J H) van Gemund Growing numbers of people are escaping conflict and poverty in Somalia and Ethiopia by making a hazardous journey across the Red Sea.…

(from "Forced Migration Review" No.27 Sexual violence: weapon of war, impediment to peace) By Hala W Mahmoud At least 2 Sudanese were killed in December 2005 as Egyptian riot police violently dispersed a sit-in near the Cairo offices of UNHCR. A…

(from "Forced Migration Review" No.27 Sexual violence: weapon of war, impediment to peace) by Katie Thomas Sexual violence has a profound and long-lasting physical, psychological and social impact. The physical wounds suffered in most forms of combat are usually visible, prioritised for…

(from "Forced Migration Review" No.27 Sexual violence: weapon of war, impediment to peace) by Carmen Lowry Survivors of sexual assault need emotional support, safe and private spaces for healing and access to resources, information and networks. The International Rescue Committee (IRC) operates ten…

(from "Forced Migration Review" No.27 Sexual violence: weapon of war, impediment to peace) by Christine Lebrun and Katharine Derderian Médecins sans Frontières (MSF) Belgium currently addresses sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) in many of its projects worldwide, in countries including South Africa,…