Caracas, 6 November 2019
During my first visit to Venezuela, I have seen how ordinary women, men and children face overwhelming challenges every day to survive. Millions cannot afford the bare minimum of food, water, and health care. The situation continues to deteriorate.
Dear Colleagues,Many of the projects for which partners completed the IASC Gender with Age Marker for the design phase are now ready for monitoring. Results from GAM monitoring globally (results attached) are showing some clear areas of achievement, e.g.
The Governments of Norway, Iraq, Somalia and the United Arab Emirates, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), with invaluable support from Norwegian Church Aid, hosted the international conference “Ending Sexual and Gender-Based Violence in Humanitarian Crises” in Oslo, Norway on 23-24 May.
Humanity & Inclusion has created a learning toolkit to improve the collection of quality data on persons withdisabilities and improve its use by humanitarian organisations.
The reform of the United Nations development system (UNDS) is mandated by the General Assembly of the United Nations in Resolution A/RES/72/279 of 31 May 2018, backed by strong senior leadership and unanimous support from Member States.
21 January 2019Dear Colleagues,Realizing the rights of persons with disabilities and our collective commitment to leaving no one behind is an imperative that reaches across all three pillars of work of the United Nations. Given our mandate, it is furthermore incumbent on the United Nations system to itself embody this commitment within our own internal arrangements.
We, the Principals of OCHA, UNHCR, WFP and UNICEF have, in recent months, continued to engage in discussions on cash-based assistance as one of the most significant reforms in humanitarian assistance in recent years, one that helps us to better serve affected populations in a principled and dignified manner and gives them a greater decision-making role in their own lives interrupted by conflict and natural disasters.
The IASC Gender with Age Marker (GAM) looks at the extent to which essential programming actions address gender- and age-related differences in humanitarian response.
