Guidance Note on Applying Feminist Approaches to Humanitarian Action - GBV AoR Helpdesk 2024

16 Jul, 2024

This paper considers the question of whether feminist theories and principles hold the potential to help the humanitarian system better meet many of its highest priorities. Research across the world provides widespread evidence that feminism can benefit not just women and girls, but entire communities and societies. Already across the UN system, there are strong normative frameworks and rhetorical commitments to women’s rights and empowerment. Feminist principles are deeply embedded in UN conventions and guidance that are key to humanitarian response.  However, at the level of humanitarian action, these feminist principles tend to “show up” most regularly and explicitly only in specific areas: GBV prevention and response, gender mainstreaming and gender-transformative programming, and the Women, Peace and Security Agenda. Despite the strong normative frameworks and rhetorical commitments to women’s rights and empowerment, and despite empirical evidence on the value of advancing fe...

MapAction Resources

10 Jul, 2019

DTM & Partners Toolkit

10 Jul, 2019

Tearing Down the Walls - UNHCR, June 2019

11 Jul, 2019

UNHCR's latest report called "Tearing Down The Walls: Confronting The Barriers To Internationally Displaced Women And Girls’ Participation In Humanitarian Settings" is published.

Piloting the IASC Disability Guidelines on GBV - WRC, May 2019

11 Jul, 2019

This report summarizes the main outcomes documented by pilot partners implementing inclusive approaches as set forth in the draft IASC Disability Guidelines (GBV section) to address the protection and empowerment of women and girls with disabilities.