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Refocusing Family Planning in Refugee Settings: Findings and Recommendations from a Multi-Country Baseline Study Priority Reproductive Health Activities in Haiti The Long Wait: Reproductive Health Care in Haiti A comprehensive list of all resources in the reports category is below. |
, January 2006
Investigation of hundreds and thousands of Burmese refugee women and children who have fled into neighboring Thailand as a result of armed conflict and rampant human rights violations. Also available: Thai translation of report by Aurawee Thanasorn.
, February 2001
An assessment conducted of reproductive health among internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Angola from February 15-28, 2001.
, September 2001
A study on behalf of the Reproductive Health for Refugees Consortium concerning reproductive health in Zambia.
, March 2005
An assessment of the Minimum Initial Service Package (MISP) of reproductive health in February 2005 in Aceh province. Over all, despite some gaps, findings demonstrate that attention to and funding for reproductive health during the earliest days of an emergency can ensure that displaced populations have access to life-saving reproductive health services.
, March 2006
An investigation of methods for reducing the vulnerability of displaced women and girls to GBV during the collection of firewood. The project assesses alternative fuel options, firewood collection techniques and other protection strategies, appropriate to the local context and in all phases of an emergency.
Synopsis of Beyond Firewood, also available in French and Arabic
Case study on Darfur: Finding Trees in the Desert: Firewood Collection and Alternatives in Darfur
Case study on Nepal: The Perils of Direct Provision: UNHCR's Response to the Fuel Needs of Bhutanese Refugees in Nepal
, July 2002
A Follow-up Study of the Reproductive Health Literacy Project Among Refugees in Guinea.
, August 2004
An assessment of the Minimum Initial Service Package (MISP) of reproductive health services among Sudanese refugees in eastern Chad from April 5-14, 2004.
Also available in French here.
, February 2003
An assessment of reproductive health among internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Colombia from November 11-18, 2001.
Spanish Version available here.
, July 2002
An assessment of reproductive health in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) from July 1-20, 2002.
The purpose of the assessment was to advocate to and educate United Nations (UN) agencies, nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), donors and others to increase conflict-affected people's access to a broad range of quality, voluntary comprehensive reproductive health (RH) services in DRC.
, February 2003
Spanish version - an assessment of reproductive health among internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Colombia from November 11-18, 2001. English available here.
, July 2003
The RHRC Consortium's "GBV Initiative" aimed to produce qualitative and quantitative research on GBV in conflict-affected countries in Asia, Europe, and Africa. The Initiative produced assessment, monitoring, and evaluation tools designed to assist donor and implementing agencies in the early identification of and appropriate response to GBV in complex humanitarian emergencies. This survey was conducted in East Timor.
, February 2003
An assessment revealing that IDPs suffer a critical lack of access to reproductive health care owing to a number of factors.
, March 2004
The purpose of this report is to provide organizations, donors and governments with summary informa- tion on the status of EmOC in the geographic locations covered by the assessments. In addition, this information may be used to guide assessments used to design and implement future EmOC programs. It may also be used as a tool to advocate for better quality life-saving EmOC for conflict-affected women and girls.
, April 2006
This report examines the impact of 12 emergency obstetric care (EmOC) projects implemented by RHRC from May 2000 to December 2005 in nine conflict-affected countries.
, December 2008
A report from a workshop held in Cape Town, South Africa in September 2008, with 3 main objectives;
a) Awareness raising for UNHCR staff, people of concern and NGO partners on addressing masculinities.
b) Skills building for UNHCR staff, people of concern and NGO partners on how to integrate masculinities into programs to address SGBV and promote gender equality.
c) Development of a critical mass of trainers to undertake training on masculinities throughout the region.
, 2007
This is a brief overview of key messages, facts and resources on emergency obstetric care.
, 2007
This is a brief overview of key messages, facts and resources on family planning.
, 2007
This document is an overview of key facts, messages and resources on gender-based violence.
, 2007
This is an overview of key facts, messages and resources on HIV and other STIs.
, 2007
This fact sheet summarises the risks addressed the implementing the MISP, its objectives, and some recommendations and key facts for implementing agencies.
, 2007
This is a brief overview of key messages, facts and resources on unsafe abortion.
, April 2011
In collaboration with the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, the Women's Refugee Commission undertook a five-country (Jordan, Djibouti, Uganda, Malaysia, Kenya) baseline assessment on family planning to document knowledge, beliefs, perceptions and practices of refugees, as well as the state of service provision.
, August 2001
The purposes of this report are to improve member agencies' capacity to design and conduct good quality research studies and use research findings to improve service programs; to understand the reproductive health needs and concerns of the refugee population; and to share and disseminate findings with a broad national and international audience.
Appendices are available in separate PDF file here.
, May 2010
At the time of the assessment, four months after the January
12 earthquake, an estimated 2 million individuals remained
displaced in settlement sites in earthquake-affected areas,
including Port-au-Prince, Jacmel, Leogane, Petit Goave and
Grand Goave. The Government of Haiti and humanitarian
organizations have scaled up their response and contingency
planning, particularly for food, water, health and emergency
shelter with the advent of the rainy and hurricane season.The summary report is available in English, French and Creole, and the report for community participants, in English and Creole.
, September 2002
Described by the author as a "compendium of key lessons learned during my five years working with GBV programs in 12 countries." This report provides background and current information about gender-based violence programming with populations affected by armed conflict. It gives concrete advice and examples of programming addressing gender-based violence, and lists valuable resources for further information. This report is divided into the following three sections: Emerging Standards; Common Issues, Practical Solutions; and Varied Programs, Shared Challenges. With appendices.
, 2007
An overview of key facts, messages and resources on general reproductive health.
, April 2002
The overall objective of this report is to provide a baseline narrative account of some of the major issues, programming efforts, and gaps in programming related to the prevention of and response to GBV among conflict-affected populations worldwide.
, 2006
The ninth IAWG meeting was held in Sydney, Australia in October 2006. This report summarises the presentations and discussions.
, 2007
The Women's Commission for Refugee Women and Children conducted a two-week field mission to Amman, Jordan in June 2007 to gather information from Iraqi refugee women, men and youth about their reproductive health and other needs.
, July 2007
The Womens Commission for Refugee Women and Children conducted a two-week field mission to Amman, Jordan in June 2007 to gather information from Iraqi refugee women, men and youth about their reproductive health and other needs.
, March 2004
This is a report of two studies conducted to examine knowledge, attitudes and practices pertaining to domestic violence in a community of beneficiaries of Association Najdeh, a Lebanese local NGO involved with womens development primarily among Palestinian refugees in different regions of residence in Lebanon. This activity was designed to complement a community level intervention in the area of domestic violence.
, August 2004
Assessment of the Minimum Initial Service Package (MISP) of reproductive health services among Sudanese refugees in Eastern Chad from April 5-14, 2005.
, June 2007
This case study highlights the mid-project impact of CAREs three-year Family Planning Project (FPP) in remote, war-torn Maniema province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The goal of the FPP is to reduce unplanned and unwanted pregnancies. After just 20 months of work with the Ministry of Health and civic organizations, the FPP shows an increase in the contraceptive prevalence rate from 1% to 9%, as well as other clear, positive results. This case study explores the FPP mid-project results and lessons learned on addressing family planning as an urgent need and integrating reproductive health care services as part of first tier-interventions implemented by health delivery systems during times of crisis and post-crisis.
, March 2010
The Minimum Initial Service Package (MISP) Advocacy Sheet translated into Thai.
, 2007
This document summarizes key facts and messages, including case study snapshots, on reproductive health in emergencies.
, October 2003
The Women's Refugee Commission conducted a reproductive health (RH) assessment focused on the implementation of priority RH activities among Afghan refugees in the Northwest Frontier (NWF), Baluchistan and Punjab provinces of Pakistan from August 2002 through June 2003.
, October 2003
This report examines the work of organisations supported by the Eleanor Bellows Pillsbury Fund for Reproductive Health Care and Rights for Adolescent Refugees. It includes lessons learned, case studies, and strategic planning for the future.
, November 2009
The report covers the findings of three Women's Refugee Commission field assessments to Egypt, Malaysia and Ethiopia coupled with the learning from a funded pilot project in Burundi as well as desk research and expert interviews. Key findings conclude that without economic opportunities, women resort to dangerous and desperate measures to provide for themselves and their families, often heightening their risk of sexual exploitation and abuse. However, when economic opportunities are provided without built-in protective elements, an increase in sexual violence outside the home and heightened domestic violence within the home often ensue.
, March 2006
Report detailing a major alternative fuel development program for Bhutanese refugees in Nepal.
, December 2006
A study on the prevalence of multiple forms of gender-based violence (GBV) was undertaken by the Women's Wellness Center (WWC) in the Peja Region of Kosovo in August 2002. The design, implementation, and analysis of the research were the result of collaboration between the WWC and the Reproductive Health Response in Crises (RHRC) Consortium, with expert contribution from GBV researchers at Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the University of Arizona. The primary goal of the collaborative effort was to produce data for programmatic and policy use by the WWC.
, February 2011
An inter-agency assessment of the progress the humanitarian community has made in the implementation of the MISP in emergency response operations. The assessment took place four months after the earthquake and included visits to displacement settings
in Port-au-Prince, Leogane and Jacmel.
, December 2000
This article provides an overview of measures taken to meet refugees reproductive health needs and underlines the gaps that still need to be filled.
, 2005
A global evaluation of reproductive health in conflict settings worldwide covering the issues at the field, agency and global levels. Its purpose is to determine when and where RH services are provided and to identify gaps and constraints so that UN agencies, governments and NGOs can better target resources and interventions.
, November 2011
From May to August 2011, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and the Women's Refugee Commission, with technical assistance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), undertook a multi-country baseline study to document knowledge of family planning, beliefs and practices of refugees, as well as the state of service provision in select refugee settings in Djibouti, Jordan, Kenya, Malaysia and Uganda. Click here to access baseline and beneficiary reports for each individual country.The goal of the baseline study was to support program planning, and subsequently increase family planning uptake among women, men and adolescents.
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, 1998
This report offers the Consortium's view of how best to focus and channel the RH community's efforts in order to accomplish our objectives efficaciously: to meet the RH needs of more than 40 million refugees and internally-displaced persons around the world. Through site visits and various reports we have amassed both strong impressions and data about the state of RHR today. The recommendations we make in this report, suggestions intended to help us move closer to our goal, are based on these subjective field observations as well as on the limited available data.
, August 2003
This document is the second in a series of reports produced by the Reproductive Health Response in Conflict Consortium, charting progress in the field of reproductive health (RH) service delivery for refugees and internally displaced populations. Following the Women's Refugee Commission report Refugee women and reproductive healthcare: reassessing priorities (1994), the RHRC produced Refugees and reproductive healthcare: the next step (1998). The global decade report charts almost ten years of worldwide conflict and its impact on the RH of those forced to flee.
, October 2003
This is an overview of the work of the Reproductive Health Response in Crises Consortium up to 2003 and their future plans at that time.
, September 2008
The post-election violence in Kenya in the early months of 2008 displaced more than 500,000 people. The Womens Refugee Commission went to Kenya in April 2008 to assess the implementation of the MISP. Also available: Report for Contributors (,a href="http://www.womensrefugeecommission.org/docs/ken_misp_contributors_eng.pdf">English) and Report for Contributors (Kiswahili).
, January 2000
A guide for programme managers.
, February 2005
Assessment of MISP of reproductive health in February 2005 in Aceh province of Indonesia. (Summary in Indonesian available here).
, 2009
A review of the policy environment for reproductive health in emergencies by the RAISE Initiative shows that policies and technical guidelines related to gender-based violence and HIV/AIDS are well represented; however, those related to family planning and emergency obstetric care are severely lacking.
, June 2010
In June 2007, the Women's Refugee Commission conducted a field mission to Amman, Jordan to increase international awareness of the reproductive health (RH) needs of men, women and youth in the Iraqi crisis. A follow-up mission was conducted in October 2008 and again in November 2009 to identify progress and remaining gaps in RH programming and to continue to advocate for the implementation of priority and comprehensive RH services for Iraqi refugees.
, August 2010
In February 2007, the Women's Refugee
Commission and (UNFPA) conducted an assessment of the
reproductive health situation in the Kitgum and
Pader Districts of northern Uganda. A key finding
was the lack of access to family planning services
for the Districts' displaced women, men and youth.
In June 2008 and in May 2009, Women's Refugee
Commission staff followed up on the status of
the original assessment report recommendations.
The two-year follow-up mission focused primarily
on the Acholi sub-region of Kitgum, Pader and
Gulu Districts.
, December 2000
In this article, available data (from both published and unpublished sources) are reviewed to determine if and how reproductive health status is affected by refugee or displaced status.
, November 2004
Report of an Inter-agency Global Evaluation 2004, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, November 2004. This report highlights the status of reproductive health services for refugees and internally displaced persons, identifies gaps in these services, and outlines the way forward with respect to strengthening and/or expanding services. In addition to the report and its appendices, there is a brief synopsis, web film, and PowerPoint presentations.
, October 2003
This page features a summary of the proceedings, a book of abstracts, and select presentations from the RHRC Consortium Conference held in Brussels, Belgium, October 7-8, 2003.
, December 2000
This page features the proceedings of the RHRC Conference 'Findings On Reproductive Health Of Refugees And Displaced Populations', held in Washington DC, December 5-6, 2000.
, 2002
Included in this report are an extensive overview of the RHRC program and in-depth summaries of RHRC projects. This material was produced by JSI Research & Training Institute, Inc., on behalf of the Reproductive Health for Refugees Consortium.
JSI/RHRC, 2002.
, October 2009
SPRINT convened its first annual SPRINT Review Meeting in Beijing, China from 21 to 22 October, 2009. The objectives of
the meeting were to:
1. Review the rollout of the SPRINT in-country echo trainings;
2. Identify good practices and cross-cutting challenges in implementation of the MISP;
3. Share experiences and lessons learned in advocating to integrate the MISP into
national emergency response plans; and
4. Brainstorm next steps to scale up awareness and implementation of the MISP where
needed in the region.
, October 2003
The Womens Refugee Commission conducted a reproductive health (RH) assessment focused on the implementation of priority RH activities among Afghan refugees in the Northwest Frontier (NWF), Baluchistan and Punjab provinces of Pakistan from August 2002 through June 2003.
, August 2003
Post-Intervention Survey Report. HIV/AIDS/STI Knowledge, Attitudes and Practice (KAP) Survey among commercial sex workers, military and youth in Port Loko, Sierra Leone.
, October 2004
This survey was conducted as part of the RHRC Consortium's three-year "GBV Initiative" that aimed to produce qualitative and quantitative information about gender-based violence in countries in Asia, Europe and Africa affected by armed conflict.
A Spanish version is also available here.
, April 2006
In this 2003 assessment, the Women's Refugee Commission took a comprehensive approach to gather and synthesize the numerous studies that have been conducted by local and international agencies in recent years on refugees as well as migrants working and living on the Thai-Burma border. The Women's Refugee Commission hopes that this report and its accompanying annotated bibliography will serve as a resource for other researchers on the border, identify remaining gaps in RH services and research needs, and be a source of information sharing among the many actors working in the region.
, November 2004
A comprehensive bibliography of resources relating to displaced populations on the Thai-Burma border, including abstracts and sorted by theme.
, May 2009
The Long Wait: Reproductive Health Care in Haiti, draws on findings from an assessment of Haiti's reproductive health response in crisis and beyond. The report highlights persistent gaps in family planning and adolescent sexual and reproductive health, particularly in remote areas. In spite of deteriorating infrastructure and short-term funding cycles, a number of local initiatives offer promising approaches to fill reproductive health gaps.
, March 2001
This document introduces international law and its uses in the prevention of sex-based and gender-based violence against refugee women, and includes examples compiled by the United Nations that illustrate some steps taken at the national level to eradicate violence against women by improving laws relating to violence against women.
, June 2007
Reproductive health (RH) assessment among the conflict-affected populations of north- ern Uganda in February 2007. The assessment team visited the districts of Kitgum and Pader and also visited a youth center and clinic in Gulu. In general, the findings revealed that although some basic services were in place, many were sorely lacking.
, 2007
This survey collected population-based data on reproductive health (RH) indicators during the post-conflict/transitional years in Lofa County Liberia. The survey goal is to highlight the critical need to continue funding and building programs during a time when traditional humanitarian aid has ceased and development has not yet begun, leaving the population without essential public health services.
, September 2001
The Women's Commission for Refugee Women and Children in collaboration with the Reproductive Health for Refugees Consortium (RHRC)1 conducted an assessment of reproductive health among refugees in Zambia from September 13-24, 2001 on behalf of the RHRC.
