![]() ![]() These foundational principles also apply to sexual exploitation and abuse (SEA) – gender-based violence perpetrated by military and civilian staff of international peacekeeping operations. To consolidate and enhance their long-term wellbeing, survivors of CRSV must become the architects of their own programmes and projects, as part of the path to regaining control over their bodies and lives. This entails significantly more than awarding ‘voice’ or status as ‘beneficiaries’ to survivors. Effective programming must privilege the perspective of survivors and what they want in terms of support. CRSV, even when kept programmatically separate, occurs within the broader context of gender-based violence. When distinguishing CRSV from other forms of gender-based violence for programming purposes, it should be kept in mind that neat categorisations are not possible. Even though CRSV occurs in a unique environment, namely in conflict settings, it is part of a wider spectrum (or continuum) of gender-based violence that, while predominantly perpetrated against girls and women, is also experienced by boys and men.
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