Examines the protection of refugee women and girls from rape and sexual abuse in conflict and post conflict situations Explores the role of academics and civil society in advocacy at the United Nations.

Explains the process of civil society working to influence process with United Nations' bodies and how politics influence all aspects of policy formulation and implementation.

Autorentext

Linda Bartolomei is a co-convenor of the UNSW Forced Migration Research Network (FMRN). For over 20 years she has been engaged in action research projects exploring the challenges faced by refugee women and girls at risk in camps and urban settings. She is currently co-leading a multi-year project in four countries in the Asia- Pacific to support the implementation and monitoring of the commitments to refugee women and girls in the Global Compact on Refugees.

Adjunct Associate Professor Eileen Pittaway was director of the Centre for Refugee Research, UNSW for 14 years. The major focus of her work is the prevention of and response to the rape, sexual abuse, and gender-based violence experienced by refugee women, and the fight for their voices to be included in solutions. In 2012, she was made a Member of the Order of Australia for her work with refugees.

Klappentext

This book charts the roller coaster ride taken by the authors over the past 33 years, in the ongoing fight to acknowledge, prevent, and respond to the rape and sexual abuse of women in conflict and displacement situations. They have worked with an international network of academics, refugee women, and human rights activists in 22 countries. The story moves between refugee camps and the United Nations, refugee settlements in cities and national governments. Theory and ethical research methods are an important part of the story. At times it is very confronting, sometimes amusing and often uplifting.

Inhalt

Chapter 1. Refugee Women, Advocates and Change - From the Grass Roots to the Un And Back

Chapter 2 - Not "Only Rape" - But a Systematized Strategy of Conflict and Domination of Marginalized Groups Chapter 3 - The Impact of Rape And Sexual Assault on Women, Families and Communities - Addressing the Silences

Chapter 4 - The United Nations Made Easy - A Guide for Civil Society Chapter 5 - Women Working Wonders -- The Role of Ngo's and Academics in Addressing Sexual Violence Against Refugee Women

Chapter 6 -The Unhcr Response Chapter 7 - The Women's Dialogues

Chapter 8 - Looking Backward to Move Forward Chapter 9 - Working to Influence the Refugee Compact, 2018

Chapter 10 - Where to From Here?