Sexual violence web resources reviews.

http://www.globalforumhealth.org/filesupld/vaw/litrev.html

Mapping a Global Pandemic: Review of Current Literature on Rape, Sexual Assault and Harassment of Women Consultation on Sexual Violence against Women (2000) provides analysis and a searchable database with more than 2,000 references.

http://www.prb.org/pdf04/AddressGendrBasedViolence.pdf

Addressing Gender-based Violence from the Reproductive Health/HIV Sector: A Literature Review and Analysis (2004) includes annotated bibliographies on programs addressing intimate partner violence and sexual violence.

http://econ.worldbank.org/files/39678_wps3438.pdf

Addressing Gender-based Violence in the Latin American and Caribbean Region: A Critical Review of Interventions (2004) emphasizes interventions to prevent intimate partner violence or sexual coercion and provide services to victims.

http://www.popcouncil.org/pdfs/wp/seasia/seawp16.pdf

Non-consensual Sexual Experiences of Young People: A Review of the Evidence from Developing Countries (2003) includes a discussion of programmatic and research priorities.

In Conflict

http://www.dd-rd.ca/frame2.iphtml?langue=0

The Right to Survive: Sexual Violence, Women and HIV/AIDS (2004), from the Canadian organization Rights & Democracy, describes the role of sexual violence in the Rwandan genocide and its effects on survivors. This report also analyzes the links between sexual violence, HIV, and armed conflict in sub-Saharan Africa and makes recommendations for upholding victims' rights to rehabilitation and reparation.

In School Settings

http://www.panos.org.uk/resources/reportdetails.asp?id=1060

Beyond Victims and Villains: Addressing Sexual Violence in the Education Sector (2003), from The Panos Institute, describes the extent and significance of sexual violence in schools and provides examples of interventions in educational settings.

Involving Men

http://www.unescap.org/esid/GAD/Publication/DiscussionPapers/ 15/series15-main-text.pdf

Elimination of Violence against Women in Partnership with Men (2003) describes efforts to involve men in reducing gender-based violence in South Asia and provides a global inventory of organizations working with men to prevent violence against women.

Provider Guidance

http://whqlibdoc.who.int/publications/2004/924154628X.pdf

Guidelines for Medico-legal Care for Victims of Sexual Violence (2003), from the World Health Organization, outlines standards for providing health care and forensic services to victims of sexual violence. A limited number of printed copies are available free of charge from the Department of Injuries and Violence Prevention, World Health Organization, 20 Avenue Appia, 1211 Geneva 27, Switzerland. E-mail: [e-mail].

http://www.ippfwhr.org/publications/publication_detail_e.asp? PubID=63

Improving the Health Sector Response to Gender-based Violence: A Resource Manual for Health Care Professionals in Developing Countries (2004), from the International Planned Parenthood Federation/Western Hemisphere Region, offers tools and detailed recommendations for managers of reproductive health and other health care clinics or organizations.

http://www.unfpa.org/publications/detail.cfm?ID=69&filterList Type=1

A Practical Approach to Gender-based Violence: A Programme Guide for Health Care Providers and Managers (2001), from the United Nations Population Fund, helps reproductive health facilities establish projects to address sexual assault, childhood sexual abuse, and domestic violence.

Syntheses/Additional Resources

http://www.guttmacher.org/pubs/journals/3015504.html http://www.guttmacher.org/journals/toc/ifpp3004toc.html

The December 2004 issue of International Family Planning Perspectives examines the effects of physical assault and sexual coercion on sexual risk behavior and reproductive health outcomes.

http://www.who.int/gender/violence/sixteendays/en

Information bulletins from the World Health Organization describe the connections between two types of violence--intimate partner violence and sexual violence in conflict--and HIV/AIDS.

http://www.popcouncil.org/genfam/violence.html

Research briefs from the Population Council, the World Health Organization, and FHI's YouthNet project summarize the adverse health and social outcomes of sexual coercion, forced sexual relations among married young women in developing countries, and young men's experiences as victims and perpetrators of sexual coercion. To order free copies of these briefs, please contact: Population Council, Office of Publications, One Dag Hammarskjold Plaza, New York, NY 10017-2201, USA. Telephone: [phone]. Fax: [phone]. E-mail: [e-mail].

http://www.fhi.org/en/Youth/YouthNet/Publications/YouthLens+ English.htm

Nonconsensual Sex among Young People, number 10 in the YouthLens series by FHI's YouthNet project, outlines key issues that emerged during a global consultative meeting held in New Delhi, India, in September 2003 on nonconsensual sex among youth in developing countries. To order copies, which are available in English, French, and Spanish, please contact: YouthNet, Family Health International, 2101 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 700, Arlington, VA 22201. Telephone: [phone]. Fax: [phone]. E-mail: [e-mail].