The latest issue of Forced Migration Review on
"Sexual violence: weapon of war, impediment to peace"
is now online at http://www.fmreview.org/sexualviolence.htm
FMR 27 explores the challenges and opportunities for combating sexual
violence in conflict, post-conflict and development recovery contexts.
Produced in partnership with the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA),
it builds on momentum generated by the June 2006 International Symposium
on Sexual Violence in Conflict and Beyond
<http://www.unfpa.org/emergencies/symposium06> jointly convened by
UNFPA, the European Commission and the Government of Belgium.
Practice-oriented submissions from 40 specialists from a wide range of
humanitarian agencies - including the heads of three UN agencies and the
Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf - highlight key issues and
challenges, best practices, innovative programmes and recommendations.
In addition, there are 13 non-theme articles, including on Iraq
<http://www.fmreview.org/FMRpdfs/FMR27/42.pdf>, Somalia, Kosovo,
Colombia, Uganda and Western Sahara.
We are grateful for funding support from UNFPA, the Swiss Federal
Department of Foreign Affairs, the Austrian Development Agency, Concern
Worldwide, Oxfam Novib, the International Federation of Red Cross and
Red Crescent Societies and the World Food Programme. Thanks to their
generosity we are able to significantly increase our usual print runs in
order to contribute towards improving international understanding of the
nature of sexual and gender based violence (SGBV) and how to combat it.
This issue will be subsequently published in French
<http://www.migrationforcee.org/violencessexuelles.htm>, Arabic and Spanish.
If you would like to receive a hard copy for your organisation, or
multiple copies for distribution to partners and policy- and
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We would be grateful if you could forward this email through appropriate
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FMR is published in four languages by the Refugee Studies Centre,
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This issue of FMR is complemented by a guide to online SGBV resources
prepared by our colleagues at Forced Migration Online: see
http://www.forcedmigration.org/browse/thematic/sexualviolence.htm.
With best wishes (and apologies for any cross-posting)
Marion Couldrey & Dr Tim Morris
Editors, Forced Migration Review
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