The Inter-Agency Minimum Standards for Gender-based Violence in Emergencies Programming
Publisher: UNFPA
Date Published: 2022
Languages: English
The toolkit comprises two main resources: the GBViE Minimum Standards and the Essential Services Package. These resources are designed to guide practitioners in addressing gender-based violence in humanitarian emergencies and development contexts.
Main Contribution
The main contribution highlighted in the text is related to UNFPA's implementation of programs addressing gender-based violence (GBV), particularly through the use of two key resources: the Inter-Agency Minimum Standards for Gender-Based Violence in Emergencies Programming (GBViE Minimum Standards) released in 2019 and the Essential Services Package for Women and Girls Subject to Violence released in 2015.
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The information suggests that GBV practitioners are the primary audience for these resources. The text emphasizes the challenges faced by practitioners in determining when and how to use the tools and how to adapt different approaches to diverse contexts.
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The document highlights that during emergencies, GBV programming must pivot to meet new and emerging needs. The UNFPA plays a coordination role in the GBV Subcluster and is the provider of last resort. The toolkit should be used to establish common agreement, measurable expectations, enhance quality programming, monitor intervention effectiveness, increase accountability, and train staff or partners.
GBV Prevention
The document emphasizes the importance of preparedness and coordination in preventing GBV during emergencies. It mentions the role of the GBViE Minimum Standards in ensuring a high level of preparedness, including supporting partnerships, coordination, and planning.
Creating Normative Change
The toolkit supports normative change by providing guidelines and standards for GBV programming in emergencies and development contexts. It emphasizes the importance of adapting approaches to diverse contexts and building on existing capacities.
How it could be adapted to the communities
The text mentions the need for flexibility across the humanitarian-development-peace nexus. It suggests transitioning from the GBViE Minimum Standards to the Essential Services Package and utilizing the standards when the package is already being implemented. The adaptation should consider the specific needs and capacities of communities in different contexts.
Keywords
Essential Services Package for Women and Girls Subject to Violence, normative change, survivor-centered approach, humanitarian-development-peace nexus
