Attention! All services and assistance of UNHCR and its partners are free of charge!
What is Gender-based Violence (GBV)?
Gender-based violence (GBV) is violence committed against a person because of his or her sex or gender. It is forcing another person to do something against his or her will through violence, coercion, threats, deception, cultural expectations, or economic means.
Experiencing gender-based violence is never your fault!
Gender-based violence can include sexual, physical, mental and economic harm inflicted in public or in private. It also includes threats of violence, coercion and manipulation. This can take many forms such as intimate partner violence, sexual violence, child marriage, and so-called ‘honor crimes’, etc.
If you or someone close to you have experienced an unwanted activity based on sex, gender or gender identity, you can call the UNHCR National Call Center at 
04726111 or contact us through 🗎 the Online Contact Form.
You can also contact the organizations listed below, who work together with UNHCR to support survivors of gender-based violence with psychosocial support and counselling, safe shelters, legal support and other assistance.
If you face gender-based violence and need emergency health support, please call immediately NEXtCARE at 01504020 (available 24/7).
