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 Essential Issues to Consider The two sets of guiding principles provided here are considered best practice for all actors in humanitarian and emergency settings. It is important that all actors agree and understand how these principles will be put into action in the setting. (Page 17) 2

Guiding Principles for ALL ACTIONS Ethics and safety Cooperation and communication with each other Carefully coordinated interventions Full engagement of the community Equal and active participation by women and men, girls and boys Integration into all programmes and all sectors/ clusters Accountability for action at all levels Codes of conduct and ethics for all staff and volunteers 3

Guiding Principles for WORKING WITH SURVIVORS 1.Safety 2.Confidentiality 3.Respect dignity 4.Non-discrimination 4

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This situation is a good example of adherence to the guiding principles. Agree? Disagree? Not sure? Even before the refugees started arriving, the international media made it well known that sexual violence perpetrated by armed combatants was a common occurrence and they targeted teenage girls. The start up of humanitarian aid was under a microscope – the media and our headquarters offices were watching closely to see that services for rape survivors were put into place quickly. And we were ready before the big influxes arrived. We built sexual assault drop-in centers in the plots next to where the schools would be built. 7

This situation is a good example of adherence to the guiding principles. Agree? Disagree? Not sure? In Western Bina, where conflict has raged for nearly 13 years, rape is a daily reality for most women and girls. The successful prosecution of rape cases in this region is rare. Cases often come to the court well after the two-year time limit for reporting has expired. In order to bring more perpetrators to trial, the Western Bina GBV Working Group inserted text in their SOP that mandated that all service- providers share original copies of their intake forms with the chief of police. 8

This situation is a good example of adherence to the guiding principles. Agree? Disagree? Not sure? Maya is a social worker with a national NGO that runs safe house and provides community- based psychosocial support. A woman has reported to Maya four times about abuse she has suffered by her husband. Each time, Maya gives her information on the safe house, but the woman opts to go to her home instead. Despite her concern for the woman’s safety, she does not try to persuade her to go to the safe house. 9

This situation is a good example of adherence to the guiding principles. Agree? Disagree? Not sure? Media reports came out that two young girls had been raped near the water point outside of Twulah camp. The four UN agencies most engaged in GBV work in and around the IDP camps immediately jumped in to support them. Each agency went to interview the girls and each spoke to them at length about what had happened. They then met together to develop a plan of action that would ensure both immediate assistance and long-term, holistic care for the girls in all relevant sectors of response: health, psychosocial, security and legal. 10

This situation is a good example of adherence to the guiding principles. Agree? Disagree? Not sure? Dapang community has been displaced for several years. The community values the family unit as a cornerstone of their culture which must be preserved. Any conflict within the home is traditionally referred to a Community Council. Agencies working in the area developed an SOP for GBV to be culturally sensitive and support community-based approaches. The SOP states that married women who experience violence in the home should be referred to the Community Council and not the police or formal justice system. 11

Guiding Principles In conclusion: We are all responsible – individually and as a team 12

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