Addressing Conflict-Related Sexual Violence: An Analytical Inventory of Peacekeeping Practice
Reports
Author: UN Action Against Sexual Violence in Conflict
Date: June 2010
Synopsis: This document began with a 2008 desk review of protection strategies employed by international and regional peacekeepers. The findings were then field tested through missions to Liberia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Rwanda, in order to cross-reference examples cited in the desk review with operational realities in contexts where sexual violence has been a prominent feature of conflict and its aftermath. The end result of this research will include the development of training material as part of a package being developed by the United Nations Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO) Integrated Training Service (ITS) on the protection of civilians, as well as a continuing capture of the kinds of tactics identified in this paper to build a “bank” of good practice.

Community Based Approach in UNHCR Operations
Tools/Manuals/Handbooks
Author: United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
Date: January 2008
Synopsis: This manual provides practical guidance on how to implement a community-based approach in humanitarian settings that empowers displaced communities to actively participate in the planning and implementation of protection strategies.

Sexual Violence in Armed Conflict: Global Overview and Implications for the Security Sector (Excerpt) Coming soon
Reports
Author: Geneva Centre for Democratic Control of Armed Forces
Date: 2007
Synopsis: This excerpt briefly highlights the lessons learned from the Darfur firewood patrols, specifically what made them successful, in order to help guide strategies to protect women and girls from sexual violence in other peacekeeping environments.

Community Based Approach in UNHCR Operations—Annex 2: Toolkit
Tools/Manuals/Handbooks
Author: United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
Date: June 2007
Synopsis: This toolkit outlines specific methods for participatory data collection, analysis and planning to support a community-based approach in humanitarian settings that empowers displaced communities to actively participate in the planning and implementation of protection strategies.

The UNHCR Tool for Participatory Assessment in Operations
Tools/Manuals/Handbooks
Author: United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
Date: May 2006
Synopsis: This tool describes the three phases of performing a situation analysis (analysis of existing information, participatory assessment, participatory planning), which enables humanitarian actors to more accurately determine protection strategies and programming for UNHCR’s operations in a specific country. Specifically, this tool outlines the ten steps involved in phase two of a situation analysis: participatory assessment.

Assessment Tools/Sample Interview & Focus Group Questions: Peacekeepers
Tools/Manuals/Handbooks
Author: Women’s Refugee Commission
Synopsis: This document provides sample interview questions for Peacekeeping, Civilian Police and/or other security forces on the topic of firewood collection, protection concerns and physical protection strategies such as firewood patrols.

Assessment Tools/Sample Interview & Focus Group Questions: Beneficiaries
Tools/Manuals/Handbooks
Author: Women’s Refugee Commission
Synopsis: This document provides sample interview/focus group discussion questions for beneficiaries or women’s groups on the topic of cooking fuel needs & preferences as well as cooking fuel-related protection concerns.

Assessment Tools/Sample Interview & Focus Group Questions: Humanitarian Agencies  
Tools/Manuals/Handbooks
Author: Women’s Refugee Commission
Synopsis: This document provides sample interview questions for humanitarian agencies on the topic of cooking fuel needs, programs and concerns.

Adaptable Template: Standard Operating Procedures for Firewood Patrols
Tools/Manuals/Handbooks
Author: Women’s Refugee Commission, based on guidelines originally drafted by members of the South Darfur GBV working group
Date: 2007
Synopsis: This document outlines best practices for security forces, conducting firewood patrols to enhance physical safety during firewood collection. This document is a modifiable template, which should be adapted to suit specific local contexts.