Making Gender Matter in Humanitarian Operations

  • Kristin Sørung Scharffscher

Summary

The purpose of this review is to assess to what extent UNHCR, WFP, Unicef, and UNOCHA are aware of and integrate the standards of the Inter-Agency Standing Committee Gender Handbook in Humanitarian Action in its programming, and to what extent this Handbook is being used and implemented as a guiding tool in humanitarian operations. The review also briefly assesses the GenCap system and the cluster approach with regard to the implementation processes.

Citation

Sørung Scharffscher, Kristin. Making Gender Matter in Humanitarian Operations. Oslo: Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation, 2012.

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