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GBV AoR Regional Support Teams Annual Report, 01 Jan 2020 - 31 Dec 2020
04 Oct, 2021
During 2020, the GBV AoR regional support teams strengthened GBV coordination in emergencies in 24 countries. COVID-19 necessitated moving to remote assistance. REGA teams were bolstered by the arrival of new regional experts in information management (IM), rapid response, GBV preparedness and academic partnerships. Despite the hurdles related to the pandemic, regional and country level advocacy and technical support for the GBV community continued across five regions. UNFPA provided effective management support through its regional and country operations.
Guidance to Gender-Based Violence Coordinators Addressing the Needs of Male Survivors of Sexual Violence in GBV Coordination - GBV AoR 2021
02 Nov, 2021
This guidance note is intended to guide gender-based violence (GBV) coordinators in their work on addressing sexual violence against men and boys in humanitarian coordination. The GBV AoR recognises the importance of ensuring that referral pathways, standard operating procedures and needs assessments include and address the needs of male survivors of sexual violence, and that all relevant humanitarian sectors are engaged in meeting these needs2 . To that end, this guidance note is designed to ensure that male survivors have safe access to support and services that they need, without comprising the safety or reducing access to services for women and girls.
Time for a Better Bargain: Prioritizing Women’s Leadership and Financing in Humanitarian Crisis within West Africa
« C’est le moment pour une meilleure négociation : Donner la priorité au leadership et au financement des femmes en contexte de crise humanitaire » Dans le cadre des activités au sein de notre Réseau Régional des Experts Genre en Action Humanitaire-AOC, nous vous invitons à prendre part à cette activité organisée sous le lead de CARE International. Il s’agit du webinaire régional sur le thème : « C’est le moment pour une meilleure négociation : Donner la priorité au leadership et au financement des femmes en contexte de crise humanitaire ». Le webinaire s’inscrit dans le cadre de la campagne menée par CARE "She Leads in Crisis" (SheLeadsInCrisis Report Card ). Il permettra de : Mettre en évidence les lacunes dans le financement d’une réponse humanitaire renforçant le leadership des femmes et filles. Partager des bonnes pratiques dans le domaine en Afrique de l’Oues...
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.
Links Between Food Insecurity and GBV in Conflict-Affected Settings
16 Dec, 2021
The global rise in food insecurity has disproportionately affected women: whereas the prevalence of moderate to severe food insecurity was 6% higher in women than men in 2019, it was 10% higher in women than men in 2020. Food insecurity is not only affecting women disproportionately, but has a range of gendered impacts, including well- established links to gender-based violence (GBV).
Promouvoir la localisation à travers les mécanismes de coordination humanitaire
Ces dernières années, les appels lancés aux agences humanitaires et aux donateurs pour qu'ils soient "aussi locaux que possible et aussi internationaux que nécessaire" ont dominé le dialogue au sein de l'espace humanitaire, avec des discours sur la manière dont cet objectif peut être atteint. Malgré les efforts déployés dans ce sens, l'accès des acteurs locaux et nationaux (ALN) au système de coordination humanitaire et leur participation, leur représentation et leur leadership restent variés et limités. On ne saurait trop insister sur les avantages et les bénéfices d'une coordination des clusters qui intègre de manière significative les acteurs locaux et nationaux, et il est donc important que les mécanismes de coordination des clusters soutiennent des efforts significatifs en matière de localisation. C'est sur cette base que le groupe mondial de coordination des clusters cherche à organiser une série de sessions d'apprentissage et d'échange pour les membres des cl...
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.
Priority Life-Saving Actions: For Gender-Based Violence Prevention, Risk Mitigation and Response in Gaza
23 Oct, 2023
Follow your organization’s safety and security measures/instructions at all times before helping others. While the current conditions are severely constraining the provision of GBV response on the ground, preparations can be undertaken for a quick and coordinated gender-based violence (GBV) response once communication lines re-open and services can be resumed. The following life-saving interventions should be prioritized as soon as possible by GBV service providers operational in Gaza to ensure GBV survivors and those at risk of violence have access to essential services and goods such as medical care, psychosocial support, safety, protection and feminine hygiene products.
Briefing note about the crisis in Haiti - GBV Subcluster - Women & Girl's 16 Days of Activism campaign 2023
07 Dec, 2023
Crisis Context : Over the past year, gang violence dramatically increased and armed gangs’ violence has expanded. There is an increase in reports of elders, women and girls being brutally raped, tortured and kidnapped by gangs. The GBV sub-cluster estimates that 1,171,183 people will need assistance in 2024, 97% of them are girls and women, 51% in the west and 23% in Artibonite. The main risk factors for GBV are the incursion of armed gangs in communities, forced population displacement and food insecurity.
Localization Task Team: Africa Regional Workshop Final Report - Dec 2019
20 Dec, 2019
On 3-5 September 2019, the Localisation Task Team of the Gender- Based Violence Area of Responsibility (GBV AoR) held an Africa regional workshop focused on the engagement of local actors – particularly women-led organisations-- in humanitarian GBV prevention, response, and coordination activities. Held in Nairobi, Kenya, it brought together 33 participants from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Kenya, Nigeria, South Sudan and Somalia, as well as global and regional actors. Eighteen women from Local and National Women Led organisations participated in the workshop. GBV sub-cluster coordinators, regional emergency GBV advisor (REGA) and global representatives from GBV AoR and Call to Action also took part in the discussions. One government official from Somaliland was also present. The diagram below shows the representation of participants by country and by national and international organisations.