Violence Against Children and Youth in Humanitarian Settings: Findings from a 2022 Survey of all Refugee Settlements in Uganda

Authors

Office of the Prime Minister, Department of Refugees
UNHCR Regional Bureau for the East and Horn of Africa and Great Lakes
Baobab Research Programme Consortium
Together for Girls

Document Type

Report

Publication Date

8-2024

Abstract

Conducted in 2022, the Uganda Humanitarian Violence Against Children Survey (VACS) is a representative household survey of 13- to 24-year-old females and males drawn from all 13 refugee settlements in the country. This is the first ever VACS to take place exclusively in a humanitarian setting. The Uganda HVACS reveals that children across refugee settlements in Uganda experience high levels of emotional, physical, and sexual violence, which have a major impact on their wellbeing. About 50% of 18–24-year-old females and males experienced at least one of these forms of violence before age 18. About a third (32%) of females and 40% of males aged 13-17 years experienced at least one form of violence in the past 12 months. Disclosure of violence was very low, even when knowledge of where to seek care for violence was relatively high.

Comments

Related dataset

Recommended Citation

Office of the Prime Minister, Department of Refugees; UNHCR Regional Bureau for the East and Horn of Africa and Great Lakes; Baobab Research Programme Consortium (Population Council, Inc.; Population Council Kenya; and African Population and Health Research Center); and Together for Girls. 2024. “Violence Against Children and Youth in Humanitarian Settings: Findings from a 2022 Survey of all Refugee Settlements in Uganda.” Kampala, Uganda: OPM, UNHCR, Baobab RPC, and TfG.

Language

English

Project

Baobab: Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights in Refugee Settings