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Addressing GBV in the Context of the Climate-Biodiversity Emergency
Gender-blind climate and environment-focused policies and implementation frameworks can inadvertently create conditions for heightened gender risks, including GBV. In the lead up to the 66th meeting of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW66), join IUCN, USAID and other partners in this high-level dialogue amongst leading GBV and environment policy-makers, donors, and practitioners. Together, they will discuss the existing, emerging, and urgently needed policy frameworks and enabling conditions that are fundamental to facilitate collaborative rights-based action to address GBV and combat climate change and biodiversity loss
Prevention and Response to Cross-Border FGM Across Africa
The UNFPA and UNICEF Regional Offices of West and Central Africa (WCARO), East and Southern Africa (ESARO), and Arab States and the Middle East and North Africa (ASRO/MENA) all have programmes addressing cross-border FGM in their various regions. A number of multi-country studies have been carried out to assess the status of FGM among the border communities in the three regions. We are happy to share with you the findings of these studies during this webinar, which will be conducted in English, French and Arabic with the aid of translation services.
Training Course - Gender-based Violence in Humanitarian Action
This training is addressed at professionals with a protection background and/or with a basic to good understanding of gender-based violence and/or gender programming who: • Are working or planning to work in humanitarian and development contexts and have a special focus of interest in expanding their knowledge on gender-based violence; • or Are already working on gender-based violence programming and are interested in deepening their understanding on GBV programming as well as applying their knowledge in different contexts with a group of peers; • and Demonstrate commitment to complete the 5-day, face-to-face training course and to actively participate in hands-on individual and group projects in a creative and stimulating environment.
Webinar series: Voices from the South - Contributing to the production of evidence on VAW and VAC- Webinar 1: Research in Africa
The SVRI has created a series of regional and thematic reports to showcase the work and highlight local research projects supported by its Grant Making Programme between 2014 and 2020, in partnership with the World Bank through the GBV Development Market Place Award. Between 2014 and 2020, we made 60 grants globally: 19 in Africa 27 in total in Asian regions 13 in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC).
Adapting GBV Interventions: Insights from Indashyikirwa in Lebanon
Indashyikirwa, which means “agents of change” in Kinyarwanda, is a programme that aims to reduce intimate partner violence (IPV) and shift related attitudes, behaviours and social norms. Originally implemented in Rwanda by CARE Rwanda, Rwanda Women’s Network and Rwanda Men’s Resource Center, the approach was found to decrease IPV and conflict among couples, increase the involvement of men in domestic and care work, and lead to other positive behavioural changes. UNDP Lebanon, with its partners ABAAD and ACTED, adapted the Indashyikirwa model for Syrian refugee and Lebanese host communities as part of the Women’s Economic Participation (WEP) project integrating gender based violence (GBV) prevention strategies.
Feminist Humanitarian Network: Covid-19 through a feminist lens
Feminist Humanitarian Network: Covid-19 through a feminist lens What We hope you will join members of the Feminist Humanitarian Network in an event to mark the launch of the FHN’s research: “Women’s Humanitarian Voices: Covid-19 through a feminist lens.” Led by FHN women’s rights organisation members on the frontlines of the response in the Global South, the research documents the challenges presented by the humanitarian system to women’s rights organisations throughout Covid-19, and the feminist solutions that they have developed to overcome them. When May 20, 2021 09:00 AM in Eastern Time (US and Canada)
What Works to Prevent Violence Against Women & Girls: Impact at Scale
The UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office alongside consortium partners: International Rescue Committee, Raising Voices, Social Development Direct, and CARE International would like to invite you to the public online launch event: What Works to Prevent Violence Against Women and Girls: Impact at Scale Monday 29 November 1.00-2.30pm GMT Taking place during the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence, join us for the online public launch of UK government’s flagship programme What Works to Prevent Violence: Impact at Scale, a seven-year £67.5 million investment to scale up global evidence-based efforts to prevent violence against women and girls.
Webinar: Sexual violence against men and boys in humanitarian settings: Strengthening multisectoral responses
Sexual violence is a risk that all refugees face—women, girls, men, boys, and people with diverse gender identities like transgender, queer/questioning, and intersex individuals. A growing body of evidence demonstrates that perpetrators target women and girls, but also men and boys, including those who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, and queer (LGBTQI). The Women’s Refugee Commission’s (WRC) sexual violence project undertook research in three diverse refugee settings to document the scope of the issue, find out what practices are in place, and document key actions for services providers.
Africa Regional Webinar on Women Humanitarians around World Humanitarian Day
Africa Regional Webinar is being co-hosted by UN OCHA and the Charter For Change coalition around World Humanitarian Day, which this year focuses on the theme of women humanitarians. Date and Time: Thursday 15 August 2019 at 15.00 – 16.30 East Africa Time / 13.00-14.30 West Africa Time Speakers will include: April Pham, Senior Gender Advisor, UN OCHA Nasra Ismail, Director, Somali NGO Forum, Somalia Thérèse Mema Mapenzi, Director, Centre Olame Bukavu, DRC
The Asia/Pacific Regional Webinar on Women Humanitarians around World Humanitarian Day
The Asia/Pacific webinar is co-hosted by Charter For Change and OCHA with GiHA (the inter-agency Gender in Humanitarian Action platform in Asia/Pacific co-chaired by IPPF, OCHA and UNW) and HAG (the Humanitarian Advisory Group). Date and Time: Tuesday 20th August 2019 at 8am Afghanistan, 9.15am in Nepal, 10am Myanmar, 10.30am Indonesia, 15.30 Fiji Speakers will include: Aye Thiri, Gender Focal Point, UN OCHA, Myanmar Kate Sutton, Director, Humanitarian Advisory Group, Asia/Pacific Women working in humanitarian action from across Asia; including Nepal, Myanmar, the Philippines and Fiji