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Gaza Crisis: Gender Based Violence Concerns and Priorities Information & Advocacy Note: 20 October 2023
21 Oct, 2023
Since 7 October, heavy bombardments and displacement throughout Gaza have left civilians in dire humanitarian need, with the situation turning into a catastrophe – especially for the estimated 1.1 million women and girls. The number of internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Gaza is currently estimated at around one million (half the population), with a large part of that population living in overcrowded and under-supplied shelters with food, water, and fuel running out – and basic and life-sustaining services becoming more inaccessible. The UN Secretary-General has called for a “humanitarian ceasefire” and that “Gaza needs aid at scale and on a sustained basis”. Civilians, healthcare infrastructure, and schools are not a target - all parties to the conflict must respect international humanitarian law.
Localization Task Team: Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Regional Workshop Final Report - June 2019
30 Aug, 2019
From June 26-27, 2019, the Localization Task Team of the Gender-Based Violence Area of Responsibility (GBV AoR) hosted a Middle East and North Africa (MENA) regional workshop at the Dead Sea in Jordan. The meeting included a total of 27 participants, including representatives from Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, and Yemen along with global and regional actors. In addition to including representatives from local civil society organizations, the workshop also included national or sub-national GBV sub-cluster coordinators as well as the regional emergency GBV advisor (REGA) for the MENA region.
Women’s Protection and Empowerment (WPE) Learning Brief - IRC & Irish Aid 2019
07 Feb, 2020
This learning brief was created through the Women’s Protection and Empowerment (WPE) Irish Aid-IRC Strategic Partnership. The purpose of the brief is to share learning from a global WPE forum which explored three themes of inclusion, accountability and adaptability in relation to Gender Based Violence (GBV) prevention and response programming in acute and protracted emergencies.
Why Not Local? Gender-based Violence, Women’s Rights Organisations, and the Missed Opportunity of COVID-19 - IRC 2021
07 Dec, 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic has taken a devastating toll on women and girls’ safety in already complex humanitarian emergencies. Risk mitigation measures to prevent the spread of the virus, including lockdowns and restrictions of movement, made specific and serious disruptions in women and girls’ lives. These factors also intensified operational challenges to delivering lifesaving gender-based violence (GBV) response services, which in complex humanitarian settings were already an arduous undertaking.
Localization Task Team: Asia Regional Workshop Final Report, Jan 2020
13 Jan, 2020
From August 27-28 2019, the Localization Task Team of the Gender-Based Violence Area of Responsibility (GBV AoR) facilitated an Asia regional workshop focused on the engagement of local and women-led organizations in humanitarian GBV prevention, response, and coordination. Held in Bangkok, Thailand, the meeting brought together 30 participants from Bangladesh, Indonesia and the Philippines, as well as global and regional actors.
Call to Action on Protection from Gender-Based Violence in Emergencies: Guide to Developing a Field-Level Road Map, November 2019
16 Jan, 2020
This toolkit was developed by the Women’s Refugee Commission (WRC) in partnership with the global Gender-Based Violence Area of Responsibility (GBV AoR). It is a component of a global project implemented by the WRC and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) with the financial support of the European Union through the European Union’s Directorate-General for European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (DG ECHO).