Drought, Famine and Displacement in Somalia: Considerations for Emergency Humanitarian Response
Gender Based Violence is a cross-cutting issue and therefore should be integrated into all aspects of emergency humanitarian response. All humanitarian actors share a responsibility to ensure that their activities do not lead to or perpetuate discrimination, abuse, violence, neglect or exploitation. All sector activities should promote and respect human rights and enhance the protection of women, girls, men and boys. The factors that contribut e to Gender Based Violence in Somalia are complex and varied. The protective environment, which is already fragile in South and Central Somalia, is only expected to deteriorate under the current circumstances. The GBV Working group, with support from the Protection cluster and IASC GenCap adviser has developed this checklist to ensure the mainstreaming of GBV into the work of clusters. Below are cluster specific actions to ensure the mainstreaming of GBV.
