Rapid Gender Analysis Cyclone Amphan
Categories: Humanitarian Emergencies
Sub-Categories: Climate and Environment, Human Development, Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV), Sexual and Reproductive Health
Country: Bangladesh
Region: South and Central Asia
Year: 2020
Citation: "Rapid Gender Analysis Cyclone Amphan," The United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women. June 2020.
Sub-Categories: Climate and Environment, Human Development, Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV), Sexual and Reproductive Health
Country: Bangladesh
Region: South and Central Asia
Year: 2020
Citation: "Rapid Gender Analysis Cyclone Amphan," The United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women. June 2020.
Executive Summary
On May 20, Super Cyclone Amphan made landfall in Bangladesh impacting 2.6 million people in 19 districts. A Rapid Gender Analysis (RGA) on the impacts of Cyclone Amphan has been conducted through contributions from the following Gender in Humanitarian Action Working Group (GiHA) member agencies: UN Women, CARE, Oxfam and Christian Aid. In the hardest hit districts, it is estimated that nearly 820,000 women – including over 49,316 pregnant women and 29,133 female-headed households – were affected by Cyclone Amphan. The Rapid Gender Analysis confirmed that certain groups were hit particularly hard, including female-headed households, pregnant and lactating women, people with disabilities, sex workers, transgender persons, adolescent boys and girls. In the aftermath, women and girls are at greater risk of gender-based violence such as domestic violence and early marriage in a context of existing gender inequality and discrimination. The report outlines key findings and concludes with immediate and medium to longer term recommendations for humanitarian response.