In reponse to a need for an efficient and effective way to monitor routine screening for gender-based violence (GBV), D4I developed a report that highlights data collection and reporting practices related to GBV identification and response within family planning clinics and facilities that provide sexual and reproductive health services. This report describes facility-level data collection processes, identifies information gaps, and explores barriers and facilitators to collecting information on GBV identification and response.

Among the internationally accepted global frameworks seeking to tackle violence against women and children, the central concepts of prevention and response have guided actions against both forms of violence. However, this approach falls short in crucial ways. The global Brave Movement, launched in 2022, builds on the work of survivor advocates and puts forward a new, comprehensive framework for action that encompasses prevention, healing, and justice.

This report highlights the impacts of the Deyr rainy season (occurring between October and December), which has begun in parts of Somalia, causing displacement, loss of life, and destruction. Women and children are disproportionately affected during times of flooding. Based on current statistics, the projected month-long flooding is expected to increase the number of miscarriages by up to 374 cases (in November alone), 57 stillbirths, and 499 pregnancy/newborn complications.

Humanitarian assistance in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has been inadequate for many years, with a widening gap between assistance coverage and growing needs. Due to these limited resources, the WFP has only been able to reach one third of the acutely food insecure in Eastern DRC, disproportionately impacting women and girls because of their responsibilities in caring for and feeding their households. As a result of this lack of resources, women and girls are forced to take greater risks to make ends meet, which leaves them vulnerable to increased cases of gender-based violence.

For decades, passing laws that establish 18 years as the minimum legal age of marriage has been a cornerstone of advocacy efforts to prevent child, early and forced marriages and unions (CEFMU) and promote the rights of adolescent girls and young women. However, there has been minimal investment made in evaluating the impacts of such laws. Read the CEFMU and Sexuality Working Group’s position statement and recommendations that call for investment in research to explore how laws can be better formulated and implemented to advance the rights of adolescent girls and young women.

Internal displacement affects people’s livelihoods, health, security, education, and housing in different ways depending on their gender. Despite increasing awareness of these gender-related disparities, efforts in data collection and program development still lack adequate responsiveness to gender-specific concerns. This report intends to improve understanding of gender inequalities linked with internal displacement and highlight ways forward to promote more inclusive and effective data collection, planning, and responses.