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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Cyclone Remal made landfall near the Bangladesh-India border, severely impacting the Sundarbans in Satkhira district on 26 May 2024, affecting 4.6 million people. The GiHA Working Group initiated the Rapid Gender Analysis on 27 May,…
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This update communicates the activities of Gender in Humanitarian Action (GiHA) Working Group in Bangladesh in the months August and September and shares some useful information and resources on the gender mainstreaming in humanitarian action.
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I. Background Protecting human rights and promoting gender equality is central to humanitarian action. The needs of women, men, girls, boys, people with disability and gender diverse people are different and distinct, and often these differences are…
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I. Background Protecting human rights and promoting gender equality is central to humanitarian action. The needs of women, men, girls, boys, people with disability and gender diverse people are different and distinct, and often these differences are…
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PREAMBLE Bangladesh experienced a devastating second wave of COVID-19 from April to August 2021, fueled by the delta variant of SARS-CoV-2, with many districts showing a steep rise in infections and deaths. While the wave ultimately subsided,…
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Why is inclusion of gender equality important for disaster preparedness and response activities? Natural disasters impact women, girls, boys, and men of all ages differently. Due to pre-existing gender inequalities women, children, persons with disabilities and gender…
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Developed by the Gender in Humanitarian Action (GiHA) Working Group Chaired by Department of Women Affaris, Ministry of Women and Children Affaris and Co-chaired by UN Women The following advocacy messages are developed based on the IASC…
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Minutes of the second quarterly meeting of GiHA Bangladesh working group Chair: Farida Pervin, Director General, Department of Women Affairs Co-Chair: Dilruba Haider, Programme Specialist, UN Women Date: 30 July 2023 Time: 11:00AM — 01:00 PM Venue: Multipurpose Hall Room,…
