An Expert Group Meeting on Review of the IASC Gender Handbook was held November 30-December 1, 2015, in New York, hosted by UN Women. This is the newsletter for the Gender Handbook review.
The report illustrates a growing recognition that gender equality is pivotal to humanitarian response. It is encouraging that concerted efforts are being made to ensure that humanitarian programming effectively addresses the distinct needs of women, girls, men and boys. For example, many operations identified specific protection and reproductive needs of girls and women along with programming strategies and activities to address these needs.