This report was undertaken by the Women’s Refugee Commission, with the support of the Government of Switzerland, to identify how the humanitarian community was integrating existing gender guidance across all sectors and whether gender was being dealt with centrally as an institutionalized way of working rather than peripherally. This report contains findings and recommendations.
This compendium was developed with the help of many individuals. At the request of the USAID East Africa Regional Mission with the Inter-agency Gender Working Group (USAID), MEASURE Evaluation developed this compendium in collaboration with a technical advisory group (TAG) of experts. The goal was to develop a set of monitoring and evaluation indicators for program managers, organizations, and policy makers who are working to address violence against women and girls (VAW/G) at the individual, community, district/provincial and national levels in developing countries. An extensive literature review was undertaken to document any indicators in the field that were already being used. A steering committee of experts met over a period of several months to select members of the TAG, develop a framework for the compendium and generate an initial list of indicators for wider input from the TAG.
This year's report, "Shelter from the Storm: A Transformative Agenda for Women and Girls in a Crisis-Prone World", focuses on UNFPA's humanitarian response in the wake of natural disasters, conflicts and other emergencies.
It's a particularly timely topic for Asia-Pacific, the world's most disaster-prone region. The report contains many examples from across Asia-Pacific which, together with stories from crises elsewhere, clearly demonstrate why women, girls and young people must be at the centre of humanitarian response, not only as beneficiaries but active players in shaping their own destinies and well-being -- as well as the resilience of their wider communities -- in the face of formidable challenge
