Gender Standby Capacity Project (GenCap)
The Gender Standby Capacity Project (GenCap) is a pool of senior gender advisors who are deployed to humanitarian situations to support the Humanitarian Coordinator (HC) and cluster leads in mainstreaming gender equality programming across all sectors of humanitarian action.
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World
IASC Gender Handbook for Humanitarian Action 2017 [EN/AR/TR]
The IASC Gender Handbook for Humanitarian Action provides practical guidance for humanitarian workers to mainstream gender equality into humanitarian action across sectors. It also aims to place protection at the centre of humanitarian action, with an…
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World
Le guide des genres pour les actions humanitaires 2017
Deuxième édition entièrement révisée Le Comité permanent interoganisations (IASC) a publié la version originale Femmes, filles, garçons et hommes. Des besoins différents, des chances égales : Guide pour l’intégration de l’égalité des sexes dans l’action humanitaire en…
Key Documents
- Données sur l"égalité des sexes au Cameroun - HNO 2020
- The Gender Handbook for Humanitarian Action 2017 [EN/FR]
- Femmes, filles garçons et hommes : des besoins différents, des chances égales
- Directives en vue d'interventions contre la violence basée sur le sexe dans les situations de crise humanitaire
- IASC | Intercluster Coordination : Gender Handbook in Humanitarian Action | 22 Août 2016
- IASC Gender Handbook .Different Needs – Equal Opportunities
- Le Genre dans le Cycle de Programme Humanitaire
- IASC Guidelines for Gender-based Violence Interventions in Humanitarian Settings - 2005
Latest gender updates
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Cameroon
UNFPA Cameroon Situation Report: Politics, Conflict, Climate Disaster, and Displacement (1 - 28 February 2026)
In February, the localities of Bargaram and Darak in Cameroon’s Far North Region experienced a series of severe attacks by non-state armed groups. These incidents resulted in civilian casualties, abductions, and the looting and destruction of…
Cameroon + 2 more
Humanitarian Action for Children 2026 - Cameroon
Appeal highlights In Cameroon, 2.9 million people, including 1.5 million children, are expected to require humanitarian assistance in 2026 due to protracted conflict, climate shocks, disease outbreaks and economic pressures. The highest needs are in Far North,…
Cameroon
Cameroon: 60% gap in funding for education is putting girls at risk of forced marriage and abuse, warns IRC | The IRC
Yaoundé, Cameroon, March 23, 2026 — The International Rescue Committee (IRC) is warning that girls in conflict-affected areas of northern Cameroon are the hidden victims of the ongoing crises. Violence, school closures, and severe funding shortfalls…