Gender equality for resilience in protracted crises
The pursuit of gender equality and women’s empowerment is essential in crisis situations. A strong body of evidence exists that hunger and rural poverty can be reduced when gender equality is factored into programming. Men, women, boys and girls are exposed to different types of risks and challenges, and have specific coping strategies related to food and nutrition security. A better understanding of these gender-related differences and constraints is critical to help communities become more resilient in the face of risk and uncertainty.
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has developed a number of proven approaches to work with rural men and women in protracted crises situations. These approaches not only focus on the practical needs of women and girls, but strive to positively transform gender roles and relations, thus meeting their strategic needs.
Intended Audience
This webinar will discuss policy responses and programming measures aimed at gender equality based on FAO experiences in different protracted crises contexts. The webinar will focus in particular on the implementation of the recommendations and principles of the Committee on World Food Security’s Framework for Action for Food Security and Nutrition in Protracted Crises.
What's Included
The Knowledge Sharing Platform on Resilience is pleased to invite you to its 5th webinar of the monthly series on resilience linked to food security and nutrition within the framework of the European Union-FAO programme INFORMED (Information for Nutrition Food Security and Resilience for decision-making).
This series of webinars is organized jointly by the FAO Strategic Programme on Resilience and the European Union-DEVCO.
The speaker is Unna Mustalampi, Gender Mainstreaming Officer, FAO.
See the background documentation for more information on the speaker and further references on the topics.
How to Register
Kindly register in advance. This will ensure you will receive all documentation, feedback and recording of the webinar after the event.
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