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.

Examines why rape and gender-based violence is so endemic in refugee situations and the horrendous impacts of this Explores the strength and capacity of refugee women to provide solutions to the problems they face at all levels Explores the role of academics, refugee advocates and civil society in political lobbying at the United Nations

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Eileen Pittaway, adjunct associate professor 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. Linda Albina 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.

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Chapter 1 Prologue.- Chapter 2 Opening Pandora's Box: Rape, Sexual Abuse and refugee women - 1989 1990.- Chapter 3 - From the Local to the International: Domestic Politics and International Advocacy - 1990 1992.- Chapter 4 - Rape as a War Crime: The Road to the 4 TH world Conference, Beijing - 1993 -1995.- Chapter 5 Interlogue.- Chapter 6 - Beijing the Never-Ending Story of Rape and Sexual Torture - 1996 2000.- Chapter 7 - Intersectionality, Identity and Refugee Women-2001 2002.- Chapter 8 - Refugee Women at Risk and Reciprocal Research 'Stop Stealing Our Stories': Beyond do no Harm - 2003 2004.- Chapter 9 - The Power of Women Speaking Out: A Risk Assessment and Response Tool, a CSW Resolution and a UNCHR Conclusion -2005 -2008.- Chapter 10 - Survivors, Protectors, Providers: Refugee Women Speak Out From Gender Mainstreaming to the Regional Dialogues - 2009 -2011.- Chapter 11 Anger and Despair Naming the 'Elephants in the Room' - 2012-2016.- Chapter 12 - Refugee Women From the Margins to the Centre -2017 2020.- Chapter 13, Epilogue -The Move from Rhetoric to Reality - 2021 2022.