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The Risk That Travels with You : Links between Forced Displacement, Conflict and Intimate PartnerViolence in Colombia and Liberia

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  • Kelly,Jocelyn TD
  • Rubin,Amalia Hadas
  • Ekhator-Mobayode,Uche Eseosa
  • Arango,Diana Jimena

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In 2020, the United Nations reported the highest number of displaced persons ever recorded; morethan half of this population was comprised of women and girls. Displacement and conflict substantially heighten therisk of gender-based violence, including intimate partner violence, for women and girls. The current study aims toexamine the links between conflict, forced displacement, and intimate partner violence in two different conflict-affectedsettings: Colombia and Liberia. This paper draws on population-based data measuring intimate partner violence,combined with political science data on political violence. The findings show that forced displacement is highly andsignificantly associated with increased lifetime and past-year intimate partner violence. Displaced women inColombia and Liberia have between 40 and 55 percent greater odds of experiencing past-year intimate partner violencecompared with their nondisplaced counterparts. In each country, both conflict and displacement were independentlyand significantly associated with past-year intimate partner violence. Recognizing the increased prevalence of intimatepartner violence for women who have been displaced is vital to providing effective assistance. As part of humanitarian,state, and peacebuilding efforts, displaced and conflict-affected women should be able to access a range ofassistance services to help them heal from the impacts of the violence.

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  • Kelly,Jocelyn TD & Rubin,Amalia Hadas & Ekhator-Mobayode,Uche Eseosa & Arango,Diana Jimena, 2021. "The Risk That Travels with You : Links between Forced Displacement, Conflict and Intimate PartnerViolence in Colombia and Liberia," Policy Research Working Paper Series 9825, The World Bank.
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