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A CALL TO ACTION: PREVENTING AND RESPONDINGTO GENDER BASED VIOLENCE (GBV) IN DISASTERS
What is GBV ?
What are the types of GBV?
Why is it crucial to address gender in disasters?
Silence and lack of data does not mean GBV is not happening
Women and girls are not the only ones who are affected
Sexual, psychologicaland physical
exploitation and abuse
Women and children are 14 timesmore likely to die in disasters
Out of 4,841 respondents interviewed threemonths after Cyclone Nargis, 31.4% wereafraid they were going to be raped and20.4% were worried about increased
violence at home
Sexual violence against men and boyshas been reported in 25 conflict-affected
countries between 1998 and 2009
Over 1,700 transgender persons havebeen murdered in 63 countries in the
past decade.
For more information and to view references go to http://www.ifrc.org/en/what-we-do/principles-and-values/gender1/preventing-and-responding-to-gender-based-violence-gbv-in-disasters/
245 children wereintercepted from beingtrafficked after the 2015Nepal earthquake
Rape Forced traffickingand prostitution
Early marriage Denial of resources,opportunities or
services
Domestic violence
An umbrella term for any harmful act that results in, or is likely to result in, physical, sexual orpsychological harm or suffering to a man, woman, girl or boy on the basis of their gender. Gender-basedviolence is a result of gender inequality and abuse of power. It usually increases during disasters andconflicts. The fact that disasters often occur in areas of conflict suggests that the intersections between
GBV, conflict and disasters requires more attention.
In the 2015 IFRC study on GBV prevention and response in disaster settings, respondents inBangladesh and Samoa mentioned relocation after displacement, inequitable relief
distribution and economic hardship after a disaster as triggers for GBV increasing. Safety forwomen and girls in evacuation centres and shelters is of primary concern.
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What the IFRC and National Societies in Asia Pacific are doingabout it:
What other actors can do about it:
The IFRC is implementing the Minimum Standard Commitmentsto gender and diversity in Emergency Programming in all
National Societies, offering training or use of these guidelinesthrough our gender and diversity.
Bangladesh Red CrescentSociety is integrating violenceprevention and response
activities within the Community-Based Health and First Aid
(eCBHFA) package.
The primary aim is to reduce the risk of physical, psychological, and sexual and gender-based violence against girls,boys, women and men.
Samoa Red Cross Societyis working together withthe National DisasterCouncil to identify
evacuation centres andshelters, safe for women
and girls.
Myanmar Red Cross Societyis planning for more gendersensitive relief distributionand safe shelter design.
Assume GBV istaking place, evenif no reliable data is
available
Apply theIASC and
IFRC guidelines inspecific
organisationalcontext
Establisheffective lawenforcementmechanisms
and procedures,includingrelevant
criminal laws
Develop andensure
implementationof internal codesof conduct onchild protectionand prevention of
sexualexploitation and
abuse.
In camp settings,establish
committee thatcan reportinformally on
GBV and providesupport
mechanisms
Improve reportingmechanism andsystems for datacollection inemergencies
HUMANITARIAN ACTORS, such as the Red Cross,NGOs, and other organizations who work onpreventing, preparing for, responding to and
recovering from disasters should
To view the full list, go to http://www.ifrc.org/en/what-we-do/principles-and-values/gender1/preventing-and-responding-to-gender-based-violence-gbv-in-disasters/
Pay attention toGBV risks indisaster
managementlaws, policies and
plans.
Implement, monitorand follow-up on
Resolution 3 on 'Sexualand gender-basedviolence: Joint actionon prevention and
response
Develop locally-appropriate
processes to ensurethat women,
children and mencan report GBV
confidentially and ina timely manner.
Increaseawareness withinorganisations andcommunities thatdisasters can
heighten the riskof GBV
Ensure that GBVand the safety ofwomen andchildren are
considered in alldisaster
preparedness andplanning.
ALL ACTORS GOVERNMENTS HUMANITARIAN ACTORS