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Handbook for coordinating gender-based violence interventions in humanitarian settings

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The protection and safety of women and girls can be achieved only through coordinated, collective and sustained action. We know good coordination of interventions works and pays direct humanitarian dividends. Only through effective coordination can we bridge any gaps, address persistent challenges and make progress against common objectives. Specifically, GBV coordination ensures that every humanitarian response, from the earliest phases of a crisis, provides safe and comprehensive life-saving services for GBV survivors and mitigates the risks of GBV. Our ultimate goal is to eliminate GBV in all settings and make progress towards peace, security and human rights. In 2013, the Inter-Agency Standing Committee adopted its statement on the “Centrality of Protection” to place protection at the heart of humanitarian response; addressing GBV is among the core concerns of humanitarian protection policy. In the same year, key donor countries launched the “Call to Action” initiative to “transform the way GBV is addressed in humanitarian operations via the collective action of numerous partners”. In 2018, the GBV Area of Responsibility (GBV AoR), launched its three-year strategy to coordinate global efforts to address GBViE, bringing together UN Agencies, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), academics, and women-led organizations to ensure lifesaving, predictable and accountable GBV prevention, risk mitigation, and respons

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KP XI IND h

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KP XI IND h

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[s.l.] : Global protection cluster., 2010

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vi, 131 hlm. : ilus. ; 29 cm.

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English

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KP XI

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Kekerasan
Kekerasan berbasis jender

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