United Nations Population Fund
As the IASC-mandated agency for coordinating GBV prevention and response in emergencies, UNFPA leads the GBV AoR and coordinates GBV sub-clusters in 32 humanitarian contexts. UNFPA is also a core member of the IASC GBV Guidelines Reference Group strengthening the integration of measures to mitigate risks of GBV across all sectors in humanitarian action.
UNFPA leads the GBV Information Management System (GBVIMS) at global level as well as national coordination mechanisms to strengthen case management and protect confidential and ethical management of GBV incident data.
UNFPA is a partner in the UN Action Network Against Sexual Violence in Conflict (UN Action), strengthening system-wide responses to conflict-related sexual violence.
It also collaborates in the UN Trust Fund to End Violence Against Women and the Inter-Agency Network on Women and Gender Equality (IANWGE) Task Force on VAW.
Through the Spotlight Initiative, UNFPA works to eliminate VAW globally by addressing structural barriers, strengthening institutions, and promoting survivor-centred responses.
UNFPA is also a key player in the RESPECT framework, a comprehensive approach to prevent GBV, and in the Essential Services Package (ESP), ensuring accessible, quality services for survivors of GBV.
Additionally, UNFPA is at the forefront of addressing TFGBV, including its role in co-leading a coalition to integrate gender in the Global Digital Compact.
UNFPA actively engages with the 16 Days of Activism with concerted efforts to move from activism to accountability.
Since 2008 UNFPA, jointly with UNICEF, leads the largest Global Programme to Accelerate the Elimination of FGM in 18 countries.
Since 2016 UNFPA, jointly with UNICEF, has been implementing the Global Programme to End Child Marriage in 12 of the highest-prevalence and/or high-burden countries.
At the regional and national levels, UNFPA participates in UN country teams and humanitarian clusters to integrate GBV prevention, response, and risk mitigation across sectors, ensuring a survivor-centred and rights-based approach.
View MoreAs the IASC-mandated agency for coordinating GBV prevention and response in emergencies, UNFPA leads the GBV AoR and coordinates GBV sub-clusters in 32 humanitarian contexts. UNFPA is also a core member of the IASC GBV Guidelines Reference Group strengthening the integration of measures to mitigate risks of GBV across all sectors in humanitarian action.
UNFPA leads the GBV Information Management System (GBVIMS) at global level as well as national coordination mechanisms to strengthen case management and protect confidential and ethical management of GBV incident data.
UNFPA is a partner in the UN Action Network Against Sexual Violence in Conflict (UN Action), strengthening system-wide responses to conflict-related sexual violence.
It also collaborates in the UN Trust Fund to End Violence Against Women and the Inter-Agency Network on Women and Gender Equality (IANWGE) Task Force on VAW.
Through the Spotlight Initiative, UNFPA works to eliminate VAW globally by addressing structural barriers, strengthening institutions, and promoting survivor-centred responses.
UNFPA is also a key player in the RESPECT framework, a comprehensive approach to prevent GBV, and in the Essential Services Package (ESP), ensuring accessible, quality services for survivors of GBV.
Additionally, UNFPA is at the forefront of addressing TFGBV, including its role in co-leading a coalition to integrate gender in the Global Digital Compact.
UNFPA actively engages with the 16 Days of Activism with concerted efforts to move from activism to accountability.
Since 2008 UNFPA, jointly with UNICEF, leads the largest Global Programme to Accelerate the Elimination of FGM in 18 countries.
Since 2016 UNFPA, jointly with UNICEF, has been implementing the Global Programme to End Child Marriage in 12 of the highest-prevalence and/or high-burden countries.
At the regional and national levels, UNFPA participates in UN country teams and humanitarian clusters to integrate GBV prevention, response, and risk mitigation across sectors, ensuring a survivor-centred and rights-based approach.
UNFPA enforces a survivor-centred approach by investing in partnerships, human capacity, and infrastructure to ensure survivors have access to high-quality case management and multi-sectoral services tailored to their needs.
UNFPA supports 98 countries in implementing the Essential Services Package (ESP) for women and girls subjected to violence, providing funding, knowledge management, and capacity development. A pilot of ESP’s seventh module, which guides resource estimation for a minimum service package, is currently underway.
UNFPA’s intersectional approach ensures inclusive service provision, including through initiatives like the WeDecide Programme, which strengthens GBV responses for women and young persons with disabilities.
In line with the 2023-2025 Strategy and Operational Plan on GBV in Emergencies, UNFPA provided safety from GBV for 5 million crisis-affected people in 2024, with over 1,800 safe spaces offering women and girls emotional and physical refuge. Thanks to its extensive field presence, 1.2 million people in 46 countries accessed GBV-related services in 2024, including prevention, risk mitigation, and response.
UNFPA works across 150 settings to integrate GBV and SRHR services. The Women at the Centre Programme, launched in Azerbaijan, El Salvador, Indonesia, Madagascar, and Zimbabwe, delivers psychosocial, health, legal, and protection services for women and girls in all their diversity. The programme strengthens case management systems through professionalized training and workforce development, benefiting 177,360 people from 2023-2024.
In the Arab States, UNFPA enhanced GBV-SRH integration in humanitarian settings through the "Stronger Together" knowledge product, improving service quality in Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Yemen, Sudan, and Somalia.
In EECA, UNFPA developed and rolled out a Multi-Sectoral Response to GBV training package, including a dedicated module on the intersection of disability, gender, and violence. SOPs for health sector GBV response were also established in five Pacific countries (Nauru, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, FSM, and Fiji).
In LAC, a training initiative on ESP standards reached 8,000+ public servants in 12 countries. This process also documented promising practices in intersectional GBV responses, focusing on women with disabilities, Indigenous and Afro-descendant women, girls, and adolescents.
View MoreUNFPA enforces a survivor-centred approach by investing in partnerships, human capacity, and infrastructure to ensure survivors have access to high-quality case management and multi-sectoral services tailored to their needs.
UNFPA supports 98 countries in implementing the Essential Services Package (ESP) for women and girls subjected to violence, providing funding, knowledge management, and capacity development. A pilot of ESP’s seventh module, which guides resource estimation for a minimum service package, is currently underway.
UNFPA’s intersectional approach ensures inclusive service provision, including through initiatives like the WeDecide Programme, which strengthens GBV responses for women and young persons with disabilities.
In line with the 2023-2025 Strategy and Operational Plan on GBV in Emergencies, UNFPA provided safety from GBV for 5 million crisis-affected people in 2024, with over 1,800 safe spaces offering women and girls emotional and physical refuge. Thanks to its extensive field presence, 1.2 million people in 46 countries accessed GBV-related services in 2024, including prevention, risk mitigation, and response.
UNFPA works across 150 settings to integrate GBV and SRHR services. The Women at the Centre Programme, launched in Azerbaijan, El Salvador, Indonesia, Madagascar, and Zimbabwe, delivers psychosocial, health, legal, and protection services for women and girls in all their diversity. The programme strengthens case management systems through professionalized training and workforce development, benefiting 177,360 people from 2023-2024.
In the Arab States, UNFPA enhanced GBV-SRH integration in humanitarian settings through the "Stronger Together" knowledge product, improving service quality in Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Yemen, Sudan, and Somalia.
In EECA, UNFPA developed and rolled out a Multi-Sectoral Response to GBV training package, including a dedicated module on the intersection of disability, gender, and violence. SOPs for health sector GBV response were also established in five Pacific countries (Nauru, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, FSM, and Fiji).
In LAC, a training initiative on ESP standards reached 8,000+ public servants in 12 countries. This process also documented promising practices in intersectional GBV responses, focusing on women with disabilities, Indigenous and Afro-descendant women, girls, and adolescents.