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Global Survivors Fund @glsurvivorsfund.bsky.social · 13d

Yesterday in Geneva, we hosted an event reflecting on lessons learnt from our Urgent Interim Reparations pilot in Ukraine, discussing how we can move forward to reach more survivors of conflict-related sexual violence.

Reparations for survivors must be at the heart of Ukraine’s recovery.

Global Survivors Fund @glsurvivorsfund.bsky.social · 15d

Don’t miss tomorrow’s expert dialogue at the United Nations Office at Geneva.

We will share lessons from Ukraine’s groundbreaking pilot project on Urgent Interim Reparations for survivors of conflict-related sexual violence.

🕐 13:00–14:30 CEST | Palais des Nations / Online

Register here 👇

Lessons from the pilot project on Urgent Interim Reparation for survivors of conflict-related sexual violence in Ukraine: Charting the way forward

In-person registration via Indico / Venue: Room XVI, Building A, 5th Floor Online participation via Zoom / Register here.   In May 2024, Ukraine, t...

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Global Survivors Fund @glsurvivorsfund.bsky.social · 19d

Since May 2024, 1,208 people have come forward in our Ukraine pilot project with 804 recognised as survivors of conflict-related sexual violence. 634 already supported, but many more must access urgent measures.

Join us in Geneva/online next week 👉 www.globalsurvivorsfund.org/latest/event...

Global Survivors Fund @glsurvivorsfund.bsky.social · 21d

Join us on 24 Sept at the UN in Geneva (Room XVI / online) for an expert dialogue on Ukraine’s pilot project on Urgent Interim Reparations for survivors of conflict-related sexual violence.

👉 Register: www.globalsurvivorsfund.org/latest/event...

Global Survivors Fund @glsurvivorsfund.bsky.social · 23d

Four years on from the Inter-American Court ruling in Jineth Bedoya Lima et al. vs. Colombia, reparation remains unfulfilled. We urge the State of Colombia to act without delay. Read our statement 👇

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Global Survivors Fund @glsurvivorsfund.bsky.social · 26d

Nao was 18 when Boko Haram attacked her village in north-east Nigeria. Years later, vocational training helped her rediscover sewing. She stitched her own wedding dress, felt beautiful again, and is now designing for others.

Discover her full story: www.globalsurvivorsfund.org/latest/artic...

Sewing a new future after Boko Haram

“You will grow, you will learn, and you will be better than this.”   These are the words Nao would choose to share with her younger self, before sh...

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Global Survivors Fund @glsurvivorsfund.bsky.social · 29d

Today, on the International Day to Protect Education from Attack, we stand with survivors of conflict-related sexual violence. Education must be reparation: trauma-responsive, flexible, accessible, inclusive. Anything less keeps survivors shut out.

Global Survivors Fund @glsurvivorsfund.bsky.social · Sep 1

✨ A new school year begins in Borno State, Nigeria!

Over 100 children are back in class, with 30 more to join soon. With Neem Foundation’s trauma-informed support, lessons are tailored to each child’s needs so they can heal, catch up, and rediscover the joy of learning.

Global Survivors Fund @glsurvivorsfund.bsky.social · Aug 29

What’s a Global Reparations Study? 🤔 It’s survivors leading the way on what reparations should look like for themselves. We’ve done 20+ worldwide 🌍 Check out why they matter 👉 www.globalsurvivorsfund.org/how-we-work/...

Global Survivors Fund @glsurvivorsfund.bsky.social · Aug 27

‘Maikudi.’ In Hausa, it means wealth and respect. In Nigeria, survivors of Boko Haram embrace it to see themselves not as victims, but as women rebuilding futures.

Read Ruqoyah Ogunbiyi’s reflection on how one word can reshape identity 👉 www.globalsurvivorsfund.org/latest/artic...

Maikudi: How survivors in Nigeria are reclaiming their identity

There are more than 30 women in the room in Adamawa, northeast Nigeria, where I lead a pyschosocial therapy session as part of GSF’s interim reparative measu...

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Global Survivors Fund @glsurvivorsfund.bsky.social · Aug 25

Together with our partners in Bangladesh, we are exploring how best to support survivors in their quest for reparation, while keeping them at the centre of this process.

Global Survivors Fund @glsurvivorsfund.bsky.social · Aug 25

Rohingya survivors are entitled to justice and reparations. Humanitarian assistance, while essential, is not a substitute for these rights.

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Global Survivors Fund @glsurvivorsfund.bsky.social · Aug 25

These crimes were not accidents of war, but deliberate strategies used to destroy lives and communities. Many survivors remain silent, fearing stigma and rejection, and live in refugee camps with little to no protection or support.

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Global Survivors Fund @glsurvivorsfund.bsky.social · Aug 25

Later recognised by the UN as genocide and crimes against humanity, over 700,000 people fled to Bangladesh - with more than a million now living in Cox’s Bazar.

Among the many atrocities, survivors of conflict-related sexual violence carry particular and enduring scars.

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Global Survivors Fund @glsurvivorsfund.bsky.social · Aug 25

Today marks eight years since Myanmar’s military launched a campaign of mass violence against the Rohingya population in Rakhine State. On 25 August 2017, entire villages were razed, families were torn apart, and civilians raped, killed or subjected to other atrocities.

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Global Survivors Fund @glsurvivorsfund.bsky.social · Aug 15

For many Yazidi survivors, education is filled with barriers - overcrowded schools, lost papers, stigma, trauma, and no clear path forward. Our new report calls for survivors-led, tailored solutions.

Education can be real reparation.

More 👉 www.globalsurvivorsfund.org/fileadmin/up...

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Global Survivors Fund @glsurvivorsfund.bsky.social · Aug 12

Education is key. But 10 years on, barriers remain for Yazidi survivors of ISIS captivity. At GSF, with Yazda & Farida Global, we say: access isn’t enough. Reparation means real, trauma-informed, survivor-centred solutions.

Discover the full report 👇 www.globalsurvivorsfund.org/fileadmin/up...

Global Survivors Fund @glsurvivorsfund.bsky.social · Aug 6

Together with ICJ and Advocacy Forum – Nepal, we’ve submitted a stakeholder contribution to the UN #UPR on Nepal’s ongoing challenges in upholding the rights of victims of conflict-related sexual violence.

The UPR is a key opportunity to demand justice.

Read more 👉 www.icj.org/nepal-failur...

Nepal: Failure to Address the Rights of Conflict-Related Sexual Violence Survivors in Transitional Justice Process | ICJ

On 17 July 2025, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ), Advocacy Forum – Nepal (AF) and the Global Survivors Fund (GSF) made a joint su

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Global Survivors Fund @glsurvivorsfund.bsky.social · Aug 5

For the first time, Kenya has awarded reparations to survivors of 2007/08 post-election violence. This is the result of nearly two decades of tireless, survivor-led advocacy. Not luck.

A national reparations policy must follow.

👉 Read the full opinion piece www.the-star.co.ke/opinion/2025...

NYAMU, AOKO: Sexual violence survivors are leading push for reparations in Kenya

Four survivors of sexual violence have been awarded government reparations, nearly 18 years after the post-poll violence

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ICJ @icjurists.bsky.social · Jul 31

🇳🇵 In a joint submission to the UPR working group—@icjurists.bsky.social, Advocacy Forum-Nepal, and the @glsurvivorsfund.bsky.social drew attention to Nepal’s ongoing failure to address the rights of survivors of conflict-related sexual violence (#CRSV).

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Nepal: Failure to Address the Rights of Conflict-Related Sexual Violence Survivors in Transitional Justice Process | ICJ

On 17 July 2025, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ), Advocacy Forum – Nepal (AF) and the Global Survivors Fund (GSF) made a joint su

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Global Survivors Fund @glsurvivorsfund.bsky.social · Aug 3

Today marks the 11th anniversary of the Yazidi genocide. In August 2014, thousands were taken captive by ISIS and subjected to sexual violence, including forced marriage and sexual slavery. Read the report of our Interim Reparative Measures project: www.globalsurvivorsfund.org/fileadmin/up...

Global Survivors Fund @glsurvivorsfund.bsky.social · Jul 30

In Nigeria, safe spaces for survivors take time, care, and trust to build. Mobilisers, caseworkers & counsellors power them.

Read their stories 👇 www.globalsurvivorsfund.org/latest/artic...

The safe space that sings

We meet in the New Jerusalem internally displaced persons (IDP) camp in Maiduguri. Around us, temporary shelters made of flimsy wood structures and tarpaulin...

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Global Survivors Fund @glsurvivorsfund.bsky.social · Jul 24

In Juba, survivors from across South Sudan and Uganda gathered to speak up for one of war’s most invisible victims: children born of conflict-related sexual violence. Their demands? Justice, access to services, education, and a future with dignity.

Global Survivors Fund @glsurvivorsfund.bsky.social · Jul 23

We sat down with Ruth Quinn - Senior Advocacy and Policy Officer on Reparation Financing - to talk about reparations. Spoiler: it’s not about lack of money, but about political will.

From frozen assets to oil royalties, Ruth debunks the myths. 👇 www.globalsurvivorsfund.org/latest/artic...

Financing reparations: debunking the myths

We sat down with Ruth Quinn, GSF’s Senior Advocacy and Policy Officer on Reparation Financing, to learn more about her work and the key misconceptions  ...

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Global Survivors Fund @glsurvivorsfund.bsky.social · Jul 21

Amid the ongoing war, 416 survivors of conflict-related sexual violence in Ukraine received urgent interim reparation in 2024.

You can discover more on Ukraine, and our work globally, in our Annual Report: www.globalsurvivorsfund.org/fileadmin/up...