GUIDELINES REFERENCE GROUP
The revised GBV Guidelines were finalized and endorsed by the IASC in 2015. The overall goal of the GBV Guidelines is to support humanitarian stakeholders (international and national actors across all humanitarian sectors) to fulfil their responsibility to protect all those affected by crises, by: Reducing risk of GBV, promoting resilience, and aiding recovery of communities.
POLICY AND ADVOCACY REFERENCE GROUP
Works collaboratively with humanitarian actors and influencers from within the AoR as well as externally in order to develop research and analysis geared towards influencing policy and opinion formers.
GLOBAL MINIMUM STANDARDS TASK TEAM
The overall goal is to enhance accountability among GBV specialists and ensure program consistency, set a minimum threshold for quality, and provide clarity on what constitutes effective GBV prevention and response in volatile and rapidly changing humanitarian contexts.
DRC
DRC/DDG is currently looking for a highly qualified Spanish and English-speaking GBV Project Manager for a 8-month contract (renewable for an additional 12 months depending on funding) in Colombia.
Country Level Road Maps
The GBV AoR is managing a global DG ECHO project in support of inter-agency leadership and coordination of pilot Road Maps in Northeast Nigeria and the DRC. To access tools and learn more about the development of country level Road Maps, click here.
CALL TO ACTION
The Call to Action on Protection from Gender-Based Violence in Emergencies (Call to Action) is a multi-stakeholder initiative launched in 2013 by the United Kingdom and Sweden that aims to fundamentally transform the way gender-based violence (GBV) is addressed in humanitarian emergencies. The Call to Action Road Map 2016–2020 is the operational framework for the initiative and is based on the collective action of governments, international organisations and non-governmental organisations (NGOs).
Inter-Agency Minimum Standards for Prevention and Response to GBV in Emergencies
This resource presents 16 Minimum Standards for prevention and response to GBV in emergencies. As a whole, the 16 Minimum Standards define what agencies working on specialised GBV programming need to achieve to prevent and respond to GBV and deliver multi-sectoral services.