These acts can occur in public or private.
Domestic violence, rape, trafficking, early and forced marriage, sexual harassment, and sexual exploitation and abuse are some of the types of GBV common in humanitarian emergencies.
GBV is deeply rooted in gender inequality and discriminatory gender roles and norms.
Why does gender matter during an emergency response? Research shows that women, men, boys and girls are affected differently by humanitarian crises.
More women than men die in post-conflict situations from the indirect causes of conflict, while more men than women die in direct armed conflicts.
Many studies have shown that disasters, including tsunamis, hurricanes, earthquakes, and floods, disproportionately affect women and girls, who are at greater risk of violence and exploitation than men and boys in the face of uprooted housing and traditional support structures, disrupted access to services, and both