Sexual and Gender-Based Violence in the Kivu Provinces of the Democratic Republic of Congo : Insights from Former Combatants

Ending the period of conflict, violence and insecurity in Eastern DRC would contribute tremendously to addressing the high levels of ongoing Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV). This study has been conducted in partnership with the Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) vivo international, to deter...

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Main Authors: Elbert, Thomas, Hinkel, Harald, Maedl, Anna, Hermenau, Katharin, Hecker, Tobias, Schauer, Maggie, Riedke, Heike, Winkler, Nina, Lancaster, Philip
Format: Working Paper
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2014
Subjects:
SEX
WAR
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/09/19253709/sexual-gender-based-violence-kivu-provinces-democratic-republic-congo-insights-former-combatants
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topic ACCESS TO RESOURCES
ACT OF VIOLENCE
AGGRESSION
ALCOHOL
ALLIANCE
ALLIANCES
ARMED CONFLICT
ARMED CONFLICTS
ARMED FORCES
BATTLES
CHILD SOLDIERS
CITIZEN
CITIZENS
CITIZENSHIP
CIVIL WAR
CIVILIAN POPULATIONS
CODES OF CONDUCT
COERCION
COMBATANTS
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
CONFLICT
CONFLICTS
COUNTRIES OF ORIGIN
DEATH RATES
DEATHS
DEFENCE
DEMOBILIZATION
DEMOCRACY
DESERTION
DEVELOPMENT AID
DISABILITY
DISARMAMENT
DISASTERS
DRUGS
ECONOMIC CAPACITIES
ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT
ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES
ECONOMIC REINTEGRATION
ECONOMIC RESOURCES
ELECTIONS
EMERGENCIES
EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA
EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDIES
EQUITABLE ACCESS
ETHNIC GROUP
ETHNIC GROUPS
EX-COMBATANTS
EXCOMBATANTS
FAMILIES
FAMILY MEMBERS
FAMILY STRUCTURES
FIGHTING
FOOD INTAKE
FORMS OF GENDER
FORMS OF VIOLENCE
FOUNDATIONS
GENDER
GENDER JUSTICE
GENOCIDE
GIRLS
GOVERNMENT TROOPS
GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
GROSS NATIONAL INCOME
HEALTH CARE
HEALTH CENTERS
HEALTH SECTOR
HEALTH WORKERS
HOSPITAL
HOSTAGE
HUMAN CAPITAL
HUMAN POTENTIAL
HUMAN RIGHTS
HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES
HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS
HUMANITARIAN AID
IMMIGRANTS
INFORMAL EDUCATION
INTERNATIONAL ACTION
INTERNATIONAL BANK
INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY
INTERNATIONAL EFFORTS
INTERNATIONAL LEVELS
LAND OWNERSHIP
LIFE EXPECTANCY
LIVING CONDITIONS
LOCAL COMMUNITIES
MAJORITY OF CHILDREN
MASS MEDIA
MASSACRES
MEDIATION
MEDICAL TREATMENT
MENTAL DISORDERS
MENTAL HEALTH
MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS
MIGRATION
MILITARY LEADERS
MILITIA
MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS
MINORITY
NATIONAL EFFORTS
NATIONAL GOVERNMENT
NATIONAL SECURITY
NATIONALS
NATIONS
NATURAL RESOURCES
NEEDS ASSESSMENT
NEGOTIATIONS
NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
OBSERVER
OFFENDERS
PEACE
PEACE AGREEMENTS
PEACE RESEARCH
PEACEKEEPERS
PEACEKEEPING
PEER PRESSURE
PERPETRATORS OF VIOLENCE
PHYSICAL INTEGRITY
POLICE
POLITICAL POWER
PRACTITIONERS
PREVENTION OF VIOLENCE
PROGRESS
PROPERTY RIGHTS
PSYCHOLOGICAL DAMAGE
PSYCHOLOGICAL TREATMENT
PUBLIC ATTENTION
PUBLIC SERVICE
PUBLIC SERVICES
RAPE
RAPES
RAPISTS
REBEL
REBELS
RECONCILIATION
RECONSTRUCTION
RECREATION
REFUGEE
REFUGEE CAMPS
REFUGEE POPULATIONS
REFUGEES
REHABILITATION
REPATRIATION
RESPECT
RURAL AREAS
SCHOOLS
SECURITY SITUATION
SERVICE DELIVERY
SERVICE PROVIDERS
SEX
SEXUAL ABUSE
SEXUAL ASSAULT
SEXUAL BEHAVIOR
SEXUAL PRACTICES
SEXUAL TORTURE
SEXUAL VIOLENCE
SEXUAL VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN
SEXUALLY ABUSED CHILDREN
SKILLS DEVELOPMENT
SOCIAL COHESION
SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
SOCIAL NORMS
STATUS OF WOMEN
SUBSTANCE USE
TACTIC
TACTICS
TERRORIST
TORTURE
TRAUMA
TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER
TRIBAL IDENTITY
UNDP
UNICEF
UNITED NATIONS
UNITED NATIONS HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR REFUGEES
UNITED NATIONS SECURITY COUNCIL
VICTIMS
VICTIMS OF VIOLENCE
VIOLENCE
VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN
VIOLENT CONFLICT
VIOLENT RELATIONSHIPS
WAR
WAR CRIME
WAR CRIMES
WARFARE
WARS
WARTIME RAPE
WEAPON
WEAPONS
YOUTH
spellingShingle ACCESS TO RESOURCES
ACT OF VIOLENCE
AGGRESSION
ALCOHOL
ALLIANCE
ALLIANCES
ARMED CONFLICT
ARMED CONFLICTS
ARMED FORCES
BATTLES
CHILD SOLDIERS
CITIZEN
CITIZENS
CITIZENSHIP
CIVIL WAR
CIVILIAN POPULATIONS
CODES OF CONDUCT
COERCION
COMBATANTS
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
CONFLICT
CONFLICTS
COUNTRIES OF ORIGIN
DEATH RATES
DEATHS
DEFENCE
DEMOBILIZATION
DEMOCRACY
DESERTION
DEVELOPMENT AID
DISABILITY
DISARMAMENT
DISASTERS
DRUGS
ECONOMIC CAPACITIES
ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT
ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES
ECONOMIC REINTEGRATION
ECONOMIC RESOURCES
ELECTIONS
EMERGENCIES
EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA
EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDIES
EQUITABLE ACCESS
ETHNIC GROUP
ETHNIC GROUPS
EX-COMBATANTS
EXCOMBATANTS
FAMILIES
FAMILY MEMBERS
FAMILY STRUCTURES
FIGHTING
FOOD INTAKE
FORMS OF GENDER
FORMS OF VIOLENCE
FOUNDATIONS
GENDER
GENDER JUSTICE
GENOCIDE
GIRLS
GOVERNMENT TROOPS
GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
GROSS NATIONAL INCOME
HEALTH CARE
HEALTH CENTERS
HEALTH SECTOR
HEALTH WORKERS
HOSPITAL
HOSTAGE
HUMAN CAPITAL
HUMAN POTENTIAL
HUMAN RIGHTS
HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES
HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS
HUMANITARIAN AID
IMMIGRANTS
INFORMAL EDUCATION
INTERNATIONAL ACTION
INTERNATIONAL BANK
INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY
INTERNATIONAL EFFORTS
INTERNATIONAL LEVELS
LAND OWNERSHIP
LIFE EXPECTANCY
LIVING CONDITIONS
LOCAL COMMUNITIES
MAJORITY OF CHILDREN
MASS MEDIA
MASSACRES
MEDIATION
MEDICAL TREATMENT
MENTAL DISORDERS
MENTAL HEALTH
MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS
MIGRATION
MILITARY LEADERS
MILITIA
MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS
MINORITY
NATIONAL EFFORTS
NATIONAL GOVERNMENT
NATIONAL SECURITY
NATIONALS
NATIONS
NATURAL RESOURCES
NEEDS ASSESSMENT
NEGOTIATIONS
NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
OBSERVER
OFFENDERS
PEACE
PEACE AGREEMENTS
PEACE RESEARCH
PEACEKEEPERS
PEACEKEEPING
PEER PRESSURE
PERPETRATORS OF VIOLENCE
PHYSICAL INTEGRITY
POLICE
POLITICAL POWER
PRACTITIONERS
PREVENTION OF VIOLENCE
PROGRESS
PROPERTY RIGHTS
PSYCHOLOGICAL DAMAGE
PSYCHOLOGICAL TREATMENT
PUBLIC ATTENTION
PUBLIC SERVICE
PUBLIC SERVICES
RAPE
RAPES
RAPISTS
REBEL
REBELS
RECONCILIATION
RECONSTRUCTION
RECREATION
REFUGEE
REFUGEE CAMPS
REFUGEE POPULATIONS
REFUGEES
REHABILITATION
REPATRIATION
RESPECT
RURAL AREAS
SCHOOLS
SECURITY SITUATION
SERVICE DELIVERY
SERVICE PROVIDERS
SEX
SEXUAL ABUSE
SEXUAL ASSAULT
SEXUAL BEHAVIOR
SEXUAL PRACTICES
SEXUAL TORTURE
SEXUAL VIOLENCE
SEXUAL VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN
SEXUALLY ABUSED CHILDREN
SKILLS DEVELOPMENT
SOCIAL COHESION
SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
SOCIAL NORMS
STATUS OF WOMEN
SUBSTANCE USE
TACTIC
TACTICS
TERRORIST
TORTURE
TRAUMA
TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER
TRIBAL IDENTITY
UNDP
UNICEF
UNITED NATIONS
UNITED NATIONS HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR REFUGEES
UNITED NATIONS SECURITY COUNCIL
VICTIMS
VICTIMS OF VIOLENCE
VIOLENCE
VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN
VIOLENT CONFLICT
VIOLENT RELATIONSHIPS
WAR
WAR CRIME
WAR CRIMES
WARFARE
WARS
WARTIME RAPE
WEAPON
WEAPONS
YOUTH
Elbert, Thomas
Hinkel, Harald
Maedl, Anna
Hermenau, Katharin
Hecker, Tobias
Schauer, Maggie
Riedke, Heike
Winkler, Nina
Lancaster, Philip
Sexual and Gender-Based Violence in the Kivu Provinces of the Democratic Republic of Congo : Insights from Former Combatants
geographic_facet Africa
Congo, Democratic Republic of
description Ending the period of conflict, violence and insecurity in Eastern DRC would contribute tremendously to addressing the high levels of ongoing Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV). This study has been conducted in partnership with the Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) vivo international, to determine individual motivations, as well as strategic or tactical aspects of sexual violence of different armed groups and their leadership. SGBV is a complex problem requiring an integrated and multi-sectoral response, even more so in a fragile environment with ongoing conflict, such as in Eastern DRC. Responses to violence against women need to address, among others: health sector including physical and mental health issues, the criminal-justice sector, economic empowerment, community development (promoting equitable access to resources for women and men), prevention of violence (e.g., through formal and informal education), and advocacy at the community, national and international levels. Any effective response must combine enforcing laws and prosecuting perpetrators to break the cycle of impunity, while addressing the individual and societal wounds, and working to prevent a normalization and recurrence of sexual violence.
format Publications & Research :: Working Paper
author Elbert, Thomas
Hinkel, Harald
Maedl, Anna
Hermenau, Katharin
Hecker, Tobias
Schauer, Maggie
Riedke, Heike
Winkler, Nina
Lancaster, Philip
author_facet Elbert, Thomas
Hinkel, Harald
Maedl, Anna
Hermenau, Katharin
Hecker, Tobias
Schauer, Maggie
Riedke, Heike
Winkler, Nina
Lancaster, Philip
author_sort Elbert, Thomas
title Sexual and Gender-Based Violence in the Kivu Provinces of the Democratic Republic of Congo : Insights from Former Combatants
title_short Sexual and Gender-Based Violence in the Kivu Provinces of the Democratic Republic of Congo : Insights from Former Combatants
title_full Sexual and Gender-Based Violence in the Kivu Provinces of the Democratic Republic of Congo : Insights from Former Combatants
title_fullStr Sexual and Gender-Based Violence in the Kivu Provinces of the Democratic Republic of Congo : Insights from Former Combatants
title_full_unstemmed Sexual and Gender-Based Violence in the Kivu Provinces of the Democratic Republic of Congo : Insights from Former Combatants
title_sort sexual and gender-based violence in the kivu provinces of the democratic republic of congo : insights from former combatants
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2014
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/09/19253709/sexual-gender-based-violence-kivu-provinces-democratic-republic-congo-insights-former-combatants
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/17852
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spelling okr-10986-178522021-04-23T14:03:40Z Sexual and Gender-Based Violence in the Kivu Provinces of the Democratic Republic of Congo : Insights from Former Combatants Elbert, Thomas Hinkel, Harald Maedl, Anna Hermenau, Katharin Hecker, Tobias Schauer, Maggie Riedke, Heike Winkler, Nina Lancaster, Philip ACCESS TO RESOURCES ACT OF VIOLENCE AGGRESSION ALCOHOL ALLIANCE ALLIANCES ARMED CONFLICT ARMED CONFLICTS ARMED FORCES BATTLES CHILD SOLDIERS CITIZEN CITIZENS CITIZENSHIP CIVIL WAR CIVILIAN POPULATIONS CODES OF CONDUCT COERCION COMBATANTS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CONFLICT CONFLICTS COUNTRIES OF ORIGIN DEATH RATES DEATHS DEFENCE DEMOBILIZATION DEMOCRACY DESERTION DEVELOPMENT AID DISABILITY DISARMAMENT DISASTERS DRUGS ECONOMIC CAPACITIES ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES ECONOMIC REINTEGRATION ECONOMIC RESOURCES ELECTIONS EMERGENCIES EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDIES EQUITABLE ACCESS ETHNIC GROUP ETHNIC GROUPS EX-COMBATANTS EXCOMBATANTS FAMILIES FAMILY MEMBERS FAMILY STRUCTURES FIGHTING FOOD INTAKE FORMS OF GENDER FORMS OF VIOLENCE FOUNDATIONS GENDER GENDER JUSTICE GENOCIDE GIRLS GOVERNMENT TROOPS GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT GROSS NATIONAL INCOME HEALTH CARE HEALTH CENTERS HEALTH SECTOR HEALTH WORKERS HOSPITAL HOSTAGE HUMAN CAPITAL HUMAN POTENTIAL HUMAN RIGHTS HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS HUMANITARIAN AID IMMIGRANTS INFORMAL EDUCATION INTERNATIONAL ACTION INTERNATIONAL BANK INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY INTERNATIONAL EFFORTS INTERNATIONAL LEVELS LAND OWNERSHIP LIFE EXPECTANCY LIVING CONDITIONS LOCAL COMMUNITIES MAJORITY OF CHILDREN MASS MEDIA MASSACRES MEDIATION MEDICAL TREATMENT MENTAL DISORDERS MENTAL HEALTH MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS MIGRATION MILITARY LEADERS MILITIA MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS MINORITY NATIONAL EFFORTS NATIONAL GOVERNMENT NATIONAL SECURITY NATIONALS NATIONS NATURAL RESOURCES NEEDS ASSESSMENT NEGOTIATIONS NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS OBSERVER OFFENDERS PEACE PEACE AGREEMENTS PEACE RESEARCH PEACEKEEPERS PEACEKEEPING PEER PRESSURE PERPETRATORS OF VIOLENCE PHYSICAL INTEGRITY POLICE POLITICAL POWER PRACTITIONERS PREVENTION OF VIOLENCE PROGRESS PROPERTY RIGHTS PSYCHOLOGICAL DAMAGE PSYCHOLOGICAL TREATMENT PUBLIC ATTENTION PUBLIC SERVICE PUBLIC SERVICES RAPE RAPES RAPISTS REBEL REBELS RECONCILIATION RECONSTRUCTION RECREATION REFUGEE REFUGEE CAMPS REFUGEE POPULATIONS REFUGEES REHABILITATION REPATRIATION RESPECT RURAL AREAS SCHOOLS SECURITY SITUATION SERVICE DELIVERY SERVICE PROVIDERS SEX SEXUAL ABUSE SEXUAL ASSAULT SEXUAL BEHAVIOR SEXUAL PRACTICES SEXUAL TORTURE SEXUAL VIOLENCE SEXUAL VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN SEXUALLY ABUSED CHILDREN SKILLS DEVELOPMENT SOCIAL COHESION SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT SOCIAL NORMS STATUS OF WOMEN SUBSTANCE USE TACTIC TACTICS TERRORIST TORTURE TRAUMA TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER TRIBAL IDENTITY UNDP UNICEF UNITED NATIONS UNITED NATIONS HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR REFUGEES UNITED NATIONS SECURITY COUNCIL VICTIMS VICTIMS OF VIOLENCE VIOLENCE VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN VIOLENT CONFLICT VIOLENT RELATIONSHIPS WAR WAR CRIME WAR CRIMES WARFARE WARS WARTIME RAPE WEAPON WEAPONS YOUTH Ending the period of conflict, violence and insecurity in Eastern DRC would contribute tremendously to addressing the high levels of ongoing Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV). This study has been conducted in partnership with the Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) vivo international, to determine individual motivations, as well as strategic or tactical aspects of sexual violence of different armed groups and their leadership. SGBV is a complex problem requiring an integrated and multi-sectoral response, even more so in a fragile environment with ongoing conflict, such as in Eastern DRC. Responses to violence against women need to address, among others: health sector including physical and mental health issues, the criminal-justice sector, economic empowerment, community development (promoting equitable access to resources for women and men), prevention of violence (e.g., through formal and informal education), and advocacy at the community, national and international levels. Any effective response must combine enforcing laws and prosecuting perpetrators to break the cycle of impunity, while addressing the individual and societal wounds, and working to prevent a normalization and recurrence of sexual violence. 2014-04-16T18:15:49Z 2014-04-16T18:15:49Z 2013-09 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/09/19253709/sexual-gender-based-violence-kivu-provinces-democratic-republic-congo-insights-former-combatants http://hdl.handle.net/10986/17852 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Working Paper Publications & Research Africa Congo, Democratic Republic of