Resources on gender-based violence / violence against women and girls related to South Sudan
The resources are grouped under:
- Government of South Sudan
- United Nations and related agencies
- Non-governmental organizations/charities: local and international
- Miscellaneous
- Articles in academic journals
1. Government of South Sudan
- South Sudan Ministry of Gender, Child and Social Welfare: https://mgcsw.gov.ss/
- GBV sub-cluster: National Humanitarian Response to Gender based Violence 2019-2021
2. United Nations and related agencies
WHO:
- Violence against women: Overview-Impact- WHO response. https://www.who.int/health-topics/violence-against-women#tab=tab_1
- Global Database on the Prevalence of Violence Against Women https://srhr.org/vaw-data/data?countries[]=SSD
- Infographics https://www.who.int/multi-media?healthtopics=675ffc5f-6492-4d27-9b23-ba549986bdca
- International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women https://www.who.int/news-room/events/detail/2022/11/25/default-calendar/international-day-to-eliminate-violence-against-women
- WHO Resource package for strengthening countries’ health systems response to violence against women 2021 https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/WHO-SRH-21.5
- WHO Caring for women subjected to violence: a WHO curriculum for training health-care providers, revised edition, 2021 https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789240039803
UNHCR:
- Gender based violence. UNHCR actions https://www.unhcr.org/uk/gender-based-violence.html
- Toolkit of key relevant materials for GBV specialists and non-specialists working with or for UNHCR. https://www.unhcr.org/gbv-toolkit/ Resources GUIDANCE AND TOOLS | UNHCR GBV Toolkit
- Sexual and Gender Based Violence (SGBV) Types of SGBV: Services to address SGBV https://help.unhcr.org/southsudan/violence-or-abuse/sexual-and-gender-based-violence-sgbv/
UNFPA:
- UNFPA population data 2022 https://www.unfpa.org/data/transparency-portal/unfpa-south-sudan
- World Population Dashboard https://www.unfpa.org/data/world-population/SS
- State of Midwifery https://www.unfpa.org/data/sowmy/SS
- UNFPA in South Sudan news https://southsudan.unfpa.org/en and UNFPA South Sudan | UNFPA South Sudan Quarter 1 Newsletter 2023
- Early Marriage and Unintended Pregnancies the ‘Elephant in the Room’ in Camp for Displaced Persons, South Sudan UNFPA ESARO | Early marriage and unintended pregnancies the ‘elephant in the room’ in camp for displaced persons, South Sudan
UNDP:
- Donors elevate awareness and response to gender - based violence in South Sudan July 2022 https://www.undp.org/south-sudan/stories/govt-un-donors-elevate-awareness-and-response-gender-based-violence-south-sudan
UNICEF:
- Addressing gender-based violence in emergencies. https://srhr.dspace-express.com/bitstream/handle/20.500.14041/3451/Addressing-GBV-in-Emergencies-Why-GBV-Matters.pdf?sequence=1
UN Human Rights Council’s commission on South Sudan:
- Report highlights widespread sexual violence against women and girls 21 March 2022 https://www.ohchr.org/en/press-releases/2022/03/south-sudan-un-report-highlights-widespread-sexual-violence-against-women and https://reliefweb.int/report/south-sudan/south-sudanese-rape-survivors-left-without-help-let-alone-justice-un-experts and https://www.ohchr.org/sites/default/files/2022-03/A_HRC_49_CRP_4.pdf
3. Non-governmental organizations/charities: local and international
MSF:
- Sexual violence: https://www.msf.org/sexual-violence. Good for general intro
- Assault and care characteristics of victims of sexual violence in eleven Médecins Sans Frontières programs in Africa. What about men and boys? 2020 https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0237060
- Central African Republic story https://www.msf.org/central-african-republic-visual-journey-through-ongoing-conflict
- Democratic Republic Congo report https://www.msf.org/sexual-violence-democratic-republic-congo
- International Rescue Committee What is gender-based violence – and how do we prevent it? | International Rescue Committee (IRC)
- Crown the Woman South Sudan. Who We Are: https://crownthewoman.org/who-we-are/
- Grassroots Justice Network. Federation of Women Lawyers South Sudan. https://grassrootsjusticenetwork.org/connect/organization/federation-of-women-lawyers-south-sudan/
- Engaging Men and Boys Through Accountable Practices (EMAP)
- I Am NyaTongyik Foundation https://iamnyatongyikfoundation.my.canva.site
- Men4Women https://www.voaafrica.com/a/africa_south-sudans-men-try-break-menstruation-cultural-taboos/6174355.html
- South Sudan Women Empowerment Network (SSWEN). Initial Assessment and Mapping: Reducing Inequality and Gender-Based Violence in South Sudan. https://www.eeas.europa.eu/sites/default/files/south_sudan_womens_empowerment_network_6.12.2021_1_002.pdf
- Resource and Support Hub UK Aid Introduction to safeguarding – RSH South Sudan. Infographic South Sudan: https://safeguardingsupporthub.org/essentials
4. Miscellaneous
- Rape, Abuse, & Incest National Network: Sexual Violence in Six African Nations (Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Egypt, Kenya, Nigeria, Tanzania, and Uganda.) 2021 Rape, Abuse, & Incest National Network https://www.rainn.org/sites/default/files/Africa-Report-2022.pdf See Exec Summary & DRC p20 by Dennis Mkwega
- Panzi Hospital DRC: Photo report Victims into Survivors https://panzifoundation.org/ and Dennis Mkwega https://panzifoundation.org/dr-denis-mukwege/
5. Recently published articles on GBV in South Sudan in other academic journals
- Liebling H, Barrett H, Artz L. South Sudanese refugee survivors of sexual and gender-based violence and torture: health and justice service responses in northern Uganda. International journal of environmental research and public health. 2020 Mar;17(5):1685. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17051685
- Mogga R. Addressing gender based violence and psychosocial support among South Sudanese refugee settlements in northern Uganda. Intervention. 2017 Mar 1;15(1):9-16. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13031-019-0189-x
- Khalaf M, Contreras-Urbina M, Murphy M, Ellsberg M. Factors influencing lifetime perpetration of intimate partner violence among ever-partnered men in South Sudan. Men and Masculinities. 2022 Dec;25(5):802-24. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/1097184X221098723?journalCode=jmma
- Ellsberg M, Ovince J, Murphy M, Blackwell A, Reddy D, Stennes J, Hess T, Contreras M. No safe place: Prevalence and correlates of violence against conflict-affected women and girls in South Sudan. PLoS one. 2020 Oct 12;15(10):e0237965. https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0237965
- Yusuf, L., 2022. Gender-Based Violence in Conflict and Post-conflict Societies: A Case Study of South Sudan. Thesis https://www.diva-portal.org/smash/record.jsf?pid=diva2%3A1712191&dswid=5456
- Ibreck R. Protecting Women from Violence in the United Nations Protection of Civilians Sites, South Sudan?. Journal of Intervention and Statebuilding. 2023 May 27:1-20. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/17502977.2023.2215604
- Murphy M, Ellsberg M, Contreras-Urbina M. Nowhere to go: disclosure and help-seeking behaviors for survivors of violence against women and girls in South Sudan. Conflict and health. 2020 Dec;14:1-1. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13031-020-0257-2
- Palmer JJ, Storeng KT. Building the nation’s body: the contested role of abortion and family planning in post-war South Sudan. Social Science & Medicine. 2016 Nov 1;168:84-92. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2016.09.011
