...HIV spreads fastest wherever poverty, social disenfranchisement and instability prevail. And nowhere all these conditions more extreme than in complex emergencies. Physical, financial and social insecurity erode the caring and coping strategies of individuals and households. This often results in forced high-risk sex behaviour and sexual abuse. Women and girls find themselves coerced into sex to gain access to basic needs such as food, shelter, and security. In addition, women and children are at heightened risk of violence, including rape.