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UNGA High-Level Event: Strengthening Commitments to Prevent, Respond, and Protect against SGBV in Humanitarian Crises
Event content The event will feature two major components: 1. Report on progress on commitments made in Oslo 2. Identify 3-5 key deliverables for the international community over the next 12 months to further prioritize and strengthen prevention and protection against SGBV in humanitarian settings. Areas for deliverables include: ● Reporting on performance ● Prioritization of SGBV in humanitarian response and resource allocation ● Support to women-led organizations ● Localization and the Grand Bargain 25% target ● Gender parity in staffing around humanitarian action ● Gender parity in humanitarian consultations and decision-making Hosted by UAE and co-sponsored by Norway in cooperation with UN OCHA, UNFPA, ICRC, and NCA Monday, September 28, 2020 10:00 to 11:30 am (NY time)
Webinar: Mobilizing Resources for GBV Programming and Coordination and the COVID-19 Response
Recent travel restrictions due to COVID-19 prevent the REGA team from providing their normal level of in-country support. Therefore, they have organized a series of short, field-oriented webinars in English and French throughout March and April to ensure that technical support is constant during this global crisis. What will the webinars focus on? These webinars will provide practical guidance on: 1.Impact of COVID-19 on women and girls: mitigating GBV risks 2.Your role as a GBV Specialist/Coordinator: what are the key actions related to COVID-19 that you need to implement? 3.Best practices on general GBViE preparedness: presentation from an expert 4.Linkages between GBV and drought: presentation of the latest research produced by IUCN 5.GBV Case management: focus on supervision Webinars on Thursday 09 April 2020 ENGLISH - 10:30 CET/11:30 EAT/15:30 Bangkok (https://unfpa.zoom.us/j/660987924) FRENCH - 14:30 CET/ 15:30 EAT/ 19:30 Bangkok (https://unfpa....
Webinaire: COVID-19: comment adapter la gestion des cas de VBG?
Au cours de ce webinaire, des experts du GBVIMS et d'UNICEF se joindront aux REGA et aborderont les thèmes suivants: - Prérequis pour la prise en charge à distance - Considérations pratiques sur à quoi ressemble(ra) la prise en charge à distance, - Considérations spécifiques liées aux adolescent(e)s survivant(e)s - À quoi devrait ressembler la documentation - Le rôle des groupes de coordination VBG et comment adapter les circuits de référencement VBG. Ce webinaire aura lieu le jeudi 16 avril à 14h30 CEST / 15h30 EAT / 19h30 BKK
Webinar: Panel Discussion on Taking Stock of Cash and Voucher Assistance to Achieve Protection Outcomes
"Panel Discussion on Taking Stock of Cash and Voucher Assistance to Achieve Protection Outcomes" is taking place on Wednesday 2 September. As written on the invitation, the call in information and link will be sent to you upon registration.
World Humanitarian Day
On August 19, the eleventh year that we have marked World Humanitarian Day, we are paying special tribute to the real-life heroes who have committed their lives to helping others in the most extreme circumstances throughout the world. The campaign focuses on what drives humanitarians to continue to save and protect lives despite conflict, insecurity, lack of access and risks linked to COVID-19. This year, COVID-19 has been the biggest challenge to humanitarian operations around the world. The lack of access and restrictions placed by Governments around the world has resulted in communities, civil society and local NGOs being the frontline of the response. Therefore, the campaign presents the inspiring personal stories of humanitarians who are treating and preventing COVID-19, providing food to vulnerable people in need, providing safe spaces for women and girls in lockdown; delivering babies; fighting locusts and running refugee camps, all amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
International Day of Rural Women
The crucial role that women and girls play in ensuring the sustainability of rural households and communities, improving rural livelihoods and overall wellbeing, has been increasingly recognized. Women account for a substantial proportion of the agricultural labour force, including informal work, and perform the bulk of unpaid care and domestic work within families and households in rural areas. They make significant contributions to agricultural production, food security and nutrition, land and natural resource management, and building climate resilience. Even so, women and girls in rural areas suffer disproportionately from multi-dimensional poverty. While extreme poverty has declined globally, the world’s 1 billion people who continue to live in unacceptable conditions of poverty are heavily concentrated in rural areas. Poverty rates in rural areas across most regions are higher than those in urban areas. Yet smallholder agriculture produces nearly 80 per cent of food in Asia and...
Launch and Implementation of the GBViE Minimum Standards in the Caribbean Region
The webinar's theme is the launch and implementation of the Inter-Agency Minimum Standards in the Caribbean Region. An introduction to the Minimum Standards for GBV in Emergencies will be provided, and after that an overview of how UNFPA SROC has been implementing these standards across the region. Three local actors from Belize and Trinidad & Tobago will share their experiences using the Minimum Standards in the development of GBV Referral Systems and the Distribution of Dignity Kits, and at the end UNFPA will provide an overview of the recently activated GBV Sub-Regional Sub-Sector under the Response for Venezuelans Coordination Platform, covering Guyana, Trinidad & Tobago, Aruba and Curacao. The provided examples will cover the region's experience in using the Minimum Standards to respond to the Venezuelan Emergency, the Hurricane Season and the COVID-19 Pandemic. Date: 9th December, 2020, 15:00 Jamaica time, 21:00 GVA time
Inclusive Approaches to GBV Prevention and Response in Humanitarian Emergencies
A conversation to learn from women at the frontlines of humanitarian action and disability rights advocacy Inclusive Approaches to GBV Prevention and Response in Humanitarian Emergencies Side Event in the Margins of the 13th Conference of States Parties to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities For years, people with disabilities have been excluded from programs and services designed to prevent and respond to GBV in humanitarian emergencies. With the onset of COVID-19, women and girls with disabilities are being left out and left behind in even greater numbers. This event brings together women who are addressing the intersection between gender, disability, GBV prevention and humanitarian response in Cameroon, South Sudan, and Uganda to share their firsthand experiences and recommendations to ensure we deliver on our collective commitment to make access to GBV services and programs available to all on an equal basis. Closed captioning will be provided duri...
Introducing the Inter-Agency Minimum Standards for GBV Programming # 16 Days of Action against Gender-based Violence
All humanitarian response agencies have a responsibility to protect those affected by GBV but GBV response often requires specialized programs. In order to support actors and agencies implementing GBV-specialized programming in emergencies, the Interagency Minimum Standards for GBV in Emergencies Programming (Minimum Standards) were developed with the to establish a common understanding of what constitutes minimum GBV prevention and response programming in emergencies. “Minimum” means “of adequate quality” (for the purposes of the resource, adequate quality means (1) reflecting good practice and (2) not causing harm). As such, each Standard represents common agreement on what needs to be achieved for each specific programmatic element to be of adequate quality. The actions outlined in the Minimum Standards apply to all actors working to deliver GBV-specialized programming and coordination across humanitarian crises - including for migration contexts and for refugee setting...
Human Rights Engagement and How We Can Practically Use it in the Cluster Context - GPC Forum 2020
Engagement with human rights system is one of the possible responses to address identified human rights and protection issues. Considering available uses of human rights mechanisms should be an integral part of protection strategies and responses. There are a range of human rights mechanisms, and several ways in which PC can engage with them as part of a human rights engagement strategy. Each of the mechanisms have their own advantages and disadvantages. The strategic and well-planned use of human rights mechanisms can enhance the protection of and the search for solutions for persons affected by the crises. Organized by the GPC Human Rights Engagement Task Team, this session will focus on what human rights engagement is and how it is relevant to our work in displacement context. Human rights engagement is part of a broader advocacy/ protection strategy, effective human rights engagement takes place over time- it involves more than isolated reports or activities. Date & Time:...