Essays about: "Sexual-Gender-Based Violence"

Found 4 essays containing the words Sexual-Gender-Based Violence.

  1. 1. When darkness falls: Women's safety in refugee camps : A systematic literature review on the role of energy solutions for women

    University essay from Södertörns högskola/Utveckling och internationellt samarbete

    Author : Andrea Thorgren; Mona Ghasemi Niavarani; [2021]
    Keywords : Sustainable Energy Solutions; Sexual-Gender-Based Violence; Refugee camp; Women; Safety; Humanitarian; Development;

    Abstract : Since the end of the 1990s, the number of forcibly displaced people has increased from 33 million to 80 million at the end of 2019. The living conditions within the refugee camps have progressed beyond emergency assistance, with the main objective being to provide short-term protection in refugee camps designed for short-term stays. READ MORE

  3. 2. Post-Disaster Gender Based Violence : An Abductive Case Study of Hurricane Katrina and the Haiti Earthquake

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)

    Author : Villemo Tomasdotter; [2018]
    Keywords : Gender based violence; Natural Disaster; Hurricane Katrina; Haiti Earthquake; Eco-Feminism; Hyper-masculinity Theory; Situational Theory;

    Abstract : Previous research has shown a post-disaster increase of Gender Based Violence [GBV], suggesting a need for further investigation of the phenomena and its causes. This research draws together a wide-ranging collection of secondary data sets concerning disasters and gender based violence. READ MORE

  4. 3. Dimensions of power and gender based violence in post-disaster societies : A case study on Haiti after the 2010 earthquake

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)

    Author : Elin Holmström; [2018]
    Keywords : Disaster response; gender inequality; sexual gender based violence; power; radical feminism;

    Abstract : Haiti experienced the greatest urban disaster of international history in 2010 when the county was hit by an earthquake which triggered one of the largest responses of humanitarian assistance and disaster relief efforts ever identified. The Haitian population was harshly affected by the earthquake, killing approximately 200 000 people, injuring 300 000 and displacing over 2,3 million. READ MORE

  5. 4. The Narrative of Conflict Minerals : An Exploration of Sexual Gender-Based Violence and Socioeconomic Impacts of the Dodd-Frank Act in the Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Sara Engström; [2017]
    Keywords : Gender; conflict minerals; artisanal mining; sexual gender-based violence; Dodd-Frank Act; Democratic Republic of the Congo;

    Abstract : This thesis elaborates on a complex, multilayered gender perspective of mineral exports in the conflict of the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. The focus lies on the Dodd-Frank Act and its implications for sexual gender-based violence, both conflict and non-conflict related, as well as socioeconomic dimensions. READ MORE