This contextualized guidance note is to support gender-based violence (GBV) actors in their work with male survivors of sexual violence in Ukraine. The GBV guiding principles and survivor-centered approach should inform responses to survivors regardless of their gender identity, sexual orientation, age, disability status, ethnicity, or other diversity factors.

The guidance note was developed by the Ukraine GBV Area of Responsibility (AoR) Working Group on the Needs of Male Survivors, co-chaired by WRC’s Sexual Violence Project Lead. The guidance note was developed based on global guidance, including the GBV AoR Guidance to Gender Based Violence Coordinators Addressing the Needs of Male Survivors of Sexual Violence in GBV Coordination, best practice, and the findings of a barrier analysis conducted by WRC on behalf of the GBV AoR Working Group on the Needs of Male Survivors.