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Training: Gender-based Violence in Humanitarian Action
Whether working (or willing to work) in natural or human made crisis, protection, child protection, and gender-based violence (GBV) specialists need to possess a unique set of skills and competencies to navigate the complexities and demands of designing, implementing, and evaluating a GBV-focused intervention in humanitarian action. From acting as a full-time dedicated GBV specialist or being able to meaningfully mainstream GBV-focused interventions within other sectors’ priorities, the competences of this profile have proven to be essential for setting up and running response services for survivors, prioritizing women and girls’ needs and voices, as well as to bring a sustainable transformative change for the affected population.
Zero Discrimination Day
On Zero Discrimination Day, UNAIDS calls on countries to examine discriminatory provisions in their laws and policies and make positive changes to ensure equality, inclusion and protection. “Human rights violations are happening all over the world because of discriminatory laws and practices,” said Michel Sidibé, Executive Director of UNAIDS. “Laws must protect, not cause harm. All countries must carefully examine their laws and policies in order to ensure equality and protection for all people, without exception.” On Zero Discrimination Day, UNAIDS recalls the equal dignity and worth of every person, as enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and is calling for action to change discriminatory laws and practices, which are a significant barrier for access to health and other services.
Webinar: Mitigating GBV Risks among the Disabled, LGBTQIA, and Elderly during the COVID -19 Pandemic
Please join us this Thursday, 30 April for the seventh Webinar in the GBV AoR's weekly series. This week specialized organizations working with the disabled, LGBTQIA, and elderly will provide an overview of GBV/protection concerns amongst these groups during the COVID - 19 pandemic. Further, they will present examples of measures that organizations are employing to mitigate these GBV risks. As usual, the discussion will be facilitated in English at 10:30 CET/11:30 EAT.
Webinaire: "La Lutte Contre les VBG pendant la Réponse du COVID-19: Pratiques Prometteuses Nationales"
Nous aurons des intervenants de plusieurs contextes qui nous présenteront: - Comment ils ont repensés et adaptés leurs approches - Ce qui a fonctionné (et ce qui n'a pas fonctionné) - Comment s'assurer que la réponse VBG s'ancre dans une réalité locale/nationale et que les communautés sont engagées et consultées Ce webinaire aura lieu le jeudi 23 avril à 14h30 CEST / 15h30 EAT / 19h30 BKK
Webinar: Emerging Practices for Localization on GBV Interventions in COVID-19 Response
GBV AoR 6th Webinar, focusing this time on emerging good practices in these challenging times. With field practitioners from various contexts presenting: - How they have been able to adapt and rethink approaches, - What has worked (and not worked) - How we could make sure our GBV response is relevant from a "local" perspective and communities are engaged The webinar will last for 90 minutes on Thursday 23 April, at 10.30 CEST / 11.30 EAT / 15h30 BKK time.
International Human Rights Day
Human Rights Day is observed every year on 10 December – the day the United Nations General Assembly adopted, in 1948, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Drafted by representatives of diverse legal and cultural backgrounds from all regions of the world, the Declaration sets out universal values and a common standard of achievement for all peoples and all nations. It establishes the equal dignity and worth of every person. Thanks to the Declaration, and States' commitments to its principles, the dignity of millions has been uplifted and the foundation for a more just world has been laid. While its promise is yet to be fully realized, the very fact that it has stood the test of time is testament to the enduring universality of its perennial values of equality, justice and human dignity.
International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict
On 19 June 2015, the United Nations General Assembly (A/RES/69/293) proclaimed 19 June of each year the International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict, in order to raise awareness of the need to put an end to conflict-related sexual violence, to honour the victims and survivors of sexual violence around the world and to pay tribute to all those who have courageously devoted their lives to and lost their lives in standing up for the eradication of these crimes. The date was chosen to commemorate the adoption on 19 June 2008 of Security Council resolution 1820 (2008), in which the Council condemned sexual violence as a tactic of war and an impediment to peacebuilding.
GBV AoR Monthly Call - January
The agenda is as follows (the order can change): Cash and GBV: Best Practices from Burundi - Luana DeSouza (East and South Africa REGS) REGA activities in the Asia Pacific region: Focus on Preparedness - Pamela Marie Godoy (Asia Pacific REGS) Child and Adolescent Survivors Initiative: Kicking off Phase 2- Jennifer Lee (Child Protection/Gender-Based Violence Child Survivor Advisor) Updates on ELRHA and HNPW (TBC) AOB
Webinar: Process for a CVA actor integrating gender and managing GBV in CVA projects
Throughout 2019 DCA has focused on strengthening the integration of gender and management of GBV in cash and voucher assistance. To support staff in country offices and DCA’s local partners to work strategically with this, DCA developed a set of tools that will make it easier to adopt a gendered approach in CVA. This presentation gives an overview of the process towards making gender and GBV in CVA more tangible to non-gender experts at country and field levels. It furthermore includes examples of some of the results we have seen from GBV and Gender Analysis conducted in contexts with ongoing CVA projects. Facilitator: Maja Tønning, Global Humanitarian Advisor, DCA Time: 8:00 EST/ 14:00 CET/ 16:00 EAT
International Women's Day
International Women’s Day is a time to reflect on progress made, to call for change and to celebrate acts of courage and determination by ordinary women, who have played an extraordinary role in the history of their countries and communities. The world has made unprecedented advances, but no country has achieved gender equality. Fifty years ago, we landed on the moon; in the last decade, we discovered new human ancestors and photographed a black hole for the first time. In the meantime, legal restrictions have kept 2.7 billion women from accessing the same choice of jobs as men. Less than 25 per cent of parliamentarians were women, as of 2019. One in three women experience gender-based violence, still.