2026-07-01http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/411070Sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) is the most prevalent form of gender inequality. More than one third of the women in the world have experienced some form of gender based violence. The impacts of such violence extend far beyond the individual survivors, affecting households and communities, and spanning across generations. SGBV is widely recognized as a development constraint that falls within the World Bank's mandate. This report is an effort to take stock of the experience of the World Bank in addressing SGBV, from 2008 to 2013, in order to capture lessons for engaging more strategically on this issue across the Bank portfolio. The report elaborates on the prevalence of SGBV, the methodology adopted for the purpose of this review, an overview of World Bank activities for SGBV, lessons learned, addressing SGBV in design and implementation, cross-cutting and operational lessons, conclusions and recommendations.application/pdftext/plainCC BY 3.0 IGOhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/World BankABORTIONABUSIVE RELATIONSHIPSACCESS TO JUSTICEACCESS TO RESOURCESACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROMEADEQUATE HEALTHADEQUATE HEALTH CAREADOLESCENTADOLESCENT GIRLADOLESCENT GIRLSARBITRARY DEPRIVATION OF LIBERTYARMED CONFLICTARMED FORCESBASIC INFRASTRUCTUREBULLETINCAPACITY BUILDINGCASE MANAGEMENTCHILD-CARECITIZENSCIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONSCONDOMCONTRACEPTIONCONTROL OVER RESOURCESCRIMECRIME PREVENTIONDECISION MAKINGDEVELOPMENT POLICIESDEVELOPMENT POLICYDISARMAMENTDISASTERSDISCRIMINATIONDOMESTIC VIOLENCEDOMESTIC VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMENEARLY CHILDHOODEARLY PREGNANCYEARTHQUAKEECONOMIC EMPOWERMENTECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT OF WOMENECONOMIC RESOURCESEDUCATED WOMENEMOTIONAL VIOLENCEEMPOWERING WOMENEXPOSURE TO VIOLENCEFAMILIESFAMILY RELATIONSHIPSFEMALE GENITAL MUTILATIONFEMALE LEADERSFEMALE PARTNERSFORMS OF GENDERGENDERGENDER EQUALITYGENDER EQUITYGENDER FOCUSGENDER INEQUALITYGENDER INEQUITIESGENDER ISSUESGENDER MAINSTREAMINGGENDER NORMSGENDER RELATIONSGENDER ROLESGENDER VIOLENCEGOVERNMENT AGENCIESGOVERNMENT CAPACITYGOVERNMENT SUPPORTGRASSROOTS ORGANIZATIONSGRASSROOTS WOMENGROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCTHARMFUL TRADITIONAL PRACTICESHEALTH CAREHEALTH INTERVENTIONSHEALTH OUTCOMESHEALTH PROMOTERSHEALTH SECTORHEALTH SERVICESHIVHOUSEHOLD INCOMEHUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUSHUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTIONHUMAN RIGHTSHUMAN TRAFFICKINGHYGIENEIMMUNODEFICIENCYIMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROMEIMPACT ON FERTILITYINFORMATION CAMPAIGNSINFORMATION CENTERSINJURIESINSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENTINSTITUTIONAL MECHANISMSINTERNATIONAL COMMITTEEINTERNATIONAL RESPONSEINTERVENTIONINTIMATE PARTNERINTIMATE PARTNERSINTIMATE RELATIONSHIPSKNOWLEDGE BASELABOUR ORGANIZATIONLAW ON DOMESTIC VIOLENCELAWSLEVELS OF EDUCATIONLIFE SKILLSLIMITED RESOURCESLIVING CONDITIONSLOCAL CAPACITYMALE PARTNERSMASCULINITYMATERNAL HEALTHMEDIA ATTENTIONMEDICAL NEEDSMENTAL HEALTHMIGRATIONMOTHERMURDERS OF WOMENMUTUAL RESPECTNATIONAL GOVERNMENTNATIONAL LAWNATIONAL LEGISLATIONNATIONAL POLICYNATURAL DISASTERNUTRITIONOFFENDERSOPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMENPARENTINGPEACEPERSONAL SAFETYPHYSICAL ABUSEPHYSICAL ENVIRONMENTPHYSICAL HEALTHPHYSICAL VIOLENCEPHYSICIANSPOINT OF DEPARTUREPOLICY DIALOGUEPOLICY LEVELPOPULATION DATAPOST-CONFLICT SETTINGSPREGNANCYPRIMARY EDUCATIONPRIVACYPRIVATE LIFEPRODUCTIVITYPROSTITUTIONPSYCHOLOGICAL ABUSEPSYCHOSOCIAL SUPPORTPSYCHOTHERAPYPUBLIC AWARENESSPUBLIC EDUCATIONPUBLIC HEALTHPUBLIC INFORMATIONPUBLIC TRANSPORTATIONRAPERAPE VICTIMSRATES OF GROWTHREFUGEEREFUGEE CAMPSREFUGEESRISK FACTORSRISK OF EXPOSURERISK OF VIOLENCESCHOOLSSECRETARIAT FOR WOMENSELF-ESTEEMSERVICE DELIVERYSERVICE PROVISIONSEXSEXUAL ABUSESEXUAL ADVANCESSEXUAL ASSAULTSEXUAL COERCIONSEXUAL EXPLOITATIONSEXUAL HARASSMENTSEXUAL HEALTHSEXUAL PARTNERSEXUAL PURPOSESSEXUAL VIOLENCESEXUALITYSEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASESEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASESSINGLE MOTHERHOODSOCIAL CONTROLSOCIAL CONTROLSSOCIAL DEVELOPMENTSOCIAL NETWORKSSOCIAL NORMSSOCIAL SERVICESSOCIAL SUPPORTSTDSTDSSUPPORT SERVICESSURVIVORS OF VIOLENCETECHNICAL ASSISTANCETRADITIONAL PRACTICESTRAINING CENTERSTRANSPORT SYSTEMSTRANSPORTATIONTRAUMATYPES OF VIOLENCEUNEQUAL POWERUNITED NATIONSUNITED NATIONS HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR REFUGEESURBAN AREASURBAN DEVELOPMENTVICTIMS OF GENDERVICTIMS OF VIOLENCEVIOLENCE AGAINST CHILDRENVIOLENCE AGAINST WOMENVIOLENT RELATIONSHIPSVULNERABILITYVULNERABLE GROUPSWARWDRWIDOWSWOMANWOMEN AT RISKWOMEN VICTIMSWORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATIONYOUNG MENYOUTH