Female refugees across the world are highly vulnerable to all forms of sexual and physical violence. In addition to the threats from contesting armed groups, border security forces and human traffickers, they risk assaults in refugee and internally displaced person (IDP) camps, where they are likely to become victims of the national migration administration, humanitarian staff and male residents of the camp. The reason for this is the inadequate implementation of the existing policies that aim to protect and prevent assaults against women.
This report will examine the issue of women’s vulnerability caused by forced displacement, in particular their vulnerability in refugee and IDP camps. Further, it will explore policies set to facilitate their position and protect them from sexual and other forms of gender-based violence (SGBV). Finally, the paper will try to answer to what impedes effective implementation of these policies and conclude by laying out recommendations for policy improvement.