UNHCR Handbook for the Protection of Women and Girls

Published 2008
Type Handbook or manual
Theme Gender
Language English
Pages: 19
Uploader Mathilde Girardet
Publisher(s) United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
Sector(s)
Location(s) All Countries
Author(s) United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
Rights United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
Source: UNHCR Handbook for the Protection of Women and Girls
Find more on these topics sexual and gender-based violence, sgbv, Domestic Violence, Displacement, housing, participation, planning, shelter and settlements
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This document was originally published on the official website of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) at: https://www.unhcr.org/.
The chapter "5.8 Housing, land and property" forms part of the UNHCR Handbook for the Protection of Women and Girls. The entire document can be found here: https://cms.emergency.unhcr.org/documents/11982/51689/UNHCR+Handbook+for....
This chapter analyses the exposure of women and girls to severe protection risks, including SGBV and other forms of violence. Moreover, it explores their lack of adequate housing during displacement and lack of access to land, property, and housing on return.
This resource is part of a collection of similar guidelines titled "Gender-based violence and site/settlement planning".
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