iGBV: Breaking the Silence

GBV remains underreported and GBV services under-utilised in humanitarian settings.[1] Significant barriers to disclosing GBV exist, including fear, stigma, lack of recognition of abuse and lack of knowledge of existing health services. Relying on survivors to self-identify and come forward with their needs will miss the vast majority of them. In turn, by relying on survivors to self-identify, the low uptake of GBV services likely maintains the status quo of impunity for perpetrators.