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OCHA Policy Brief on Gendered Drivers, Risks and Impacts of Food Insecurity in the Sahel and the Horn of Africa

UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (2023) CC

It is widely understood that the food insecurity crisis in the Sahel and the Horn of Africa is one of the world’s fastest growing and most neglected crises. It lacks sufficient global focus, resources and urgency. As in so many crises, women and girls are disproportionately affected and shoulder t...he consequences of protracted neglect, with unconscionable impacts on their safety, life chances and agency. Gaining a holistic view of the gendered drivers, risks and impacts of food insecurity in the Sahel and the Horn of Africa is difficult. This is due to a lack of data and prioritization, and the large geographical and socioeconomic terrain covered by both regions. However, what we do know about this crisis is more than enough to urgently address the needs of women and girls. An OCHA discussion paper on this topic (which will be published imminently, and from which this policy brief is drawn) found that there is: A strong risk of profound regression in gender equality gains made to date in the countries of concern, including on education, sexual and reproductive health, and the economic independence of women and girls (with knock-on effects on broader humanitarian and development outcomes). An increasing challenge to reverse what must be recognized as a protracted and growing gender-based violence (GBV) emergency in the Sahel and the Horn of Africa. The food insecurity crisis in the Sahel and the Horn of Africa is protracted, multidimensional and highly gendered, with spiralling impacts on gender equality and food security outcomes. It is driven by interwoven and overlapping factors, including climate change, political instability, conflict, socioeconomic conditions, migration and displacement and, more recently, COVID-19 and the war in Ukraine. Interlinked with these factors are gendered structural drivers of food insecurity, including deeply entrenched gender inequalities and harmful social norms. Gendered risks and impacts of food insecurity include alarming limitations on access to education, sexual and reproductive health rights, women’s agency and participation, and dramatic increases in different existing forms of GBV and the emergence of new ones. Recognition of such gendered dimensions of food insecurity and of the need for a multisectoral approach in the response is key to addressing the crisis, along-side sustained commitment and adequate allocation of resources. This policy brief draws out key findings from the OCHA discussion paper on this topic, which includes a desk review of studies, assessments and reports, and interviews with local women’s organizations on the front lines of the food insecurity crisis in communities across both regions. Below are the most pressing gendered drivers, risks and impacts of food insecurity (not in order of priority), as well as key gaps in the current humanitarian response to food insecurity, and recommendations to take forward. more

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Estado Mundial de la Infancia 2023 Para cada infancia, vacunación

UN Children's Fund UNICEF (2023) C1

Las historias de estos tres niños ilustran a la perfección uno de los mayores logros de la humanidad en materia de salud pública: la vacunación para todos los niños y niñas. Un centro de salud. Una campaña de vacunación. Un campamento para desplazados internos. Estos son los contexto... more

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Key considerations for on-site assessment of refugee transit points and accommodation centres in the EU/EEA in the context of the refugees fleeing the war in Ukraine

UN High Commissioner for Refugees UNHCR (2022) C1

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Born into War -1,000 Days of Lost Childhood (Yemen)

UN Children's Fund UNICEF (2018)

In Yemen, the poorest country in the Middle East, 3 million children have been born into horrific violence that has escalated since March 2015. Calling for the needs of Yemen’s children to be prioritized, UNICEF’s “Born into War” report reminds involved parties of their legal obligations t... more

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South Sudan 2020 Humanitarian Response Plan at a Glance

UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) (2020) C1

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Towards a Human Rights-Based Approach to Migration: Training Guide

UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights OHCHR (20023) CC

This training guide is designed to enable participants to understand the human rights perspective on migration, and how human rights laws and standards can be operationalized to make migration safer and an empowering experience for all. It provides an introduction to related principles and issues an... more

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Philippines : Typhoon Mangkhut: Flash Update No. 05 18 September 2018

UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) (2018) C1

More than 230,000 people displaced by Typhoon Mangkhut in Philippines Access is still limited due to landslides in mountain areas. Some areas are still flooded, leaving people vulnerable to diseases including leptospirosis, dengue, acute gastroenteritis and AWD

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Yemen Nutrition Cluster: SAM Gap Analysis (as of 31 December 2017)

UN Children's Fund, iMMAP, Nutrition Cluster (2018)

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Kenya Comprehensive Refugee Programme 2015

UN High Commissioner for Refugees (2015)

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Assessment of the Needs and Humanitarian Situation within Syria - Thematic Situation Analysis Report, June 2015

UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs OCHA (2015)

Large File 24.5 MB!! Please download from the external download link Data presented in this report was gathered in the Area of Origin’s twenty-first round of data collection and reflects the situation in Syria in May 2015. Data collection adheres to a remote assessment methodology whereby partici... more

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Perú: Impacto de las lluvias e inundaciones - Reporte de Situación No. 02 al 20 de marzo 2017

UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (2017) C1

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Global Humanitarian Overview 2022

UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) (2021) C1

In 2022, humanitarian action will need to adapt to new and challenging realities. The COVID-19 pandemic is taking a heavy toll in developing countries, civilians continue to be the most affected by conflict and extreme poverty is rising. Climate change effects are devastating, forced displacement is... more

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WASH - Facts & Figures whole of Syria: End of the year 2019

UN Children's Fund UNICEF (2020) CC

SITUATION ANALYSIS • In Syria, nine years into the crisis, access to sucient quantities of safe water remains limited, with increased water quality assurances and support to water systems rehabilitation, operation and maintenance unconditionally needed. • There is a need to maintain the provis... more

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World Cities Report 2020 - The Value of Sustainable Urbanization: Key findings

UN-HABITAT (2020) C1

The World Cities Report 2020 shows that the intrinsic value of sustainable urbanization can and should be harnessed for the wellbeing of all. The Report provides evidence and policy analysis of the value of urbanization from an economic, social and environmental perspective, including the unquantifi... more

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Panorama Global Humanitario 2021 (Abridged Version)

UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) (2020) C1

COVID-19 has triggered the deepest global recession since the 1930s. Extreme poverty has risen for the first time in 22 years, and unemployment has increased dramatically. Women and young people aged 15 – 29 working in the informal sector are being hit the hardest. School closures have affected 91... more

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The role of Environmental and Spiritual Ethics in Galvanizing Nature Based Solutions

UN Environment Programme (2020) CC

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Urban Ecosystem-based Adaptation: Regreening Cities to Takle Climate Change

UN Enivronemnt Programme UNEP (2022) CC

Briefing Note 8. Ecosystem-based adaptation (EbA) is a strategy for adapting to the adverse impacts of climate change by harnessing nature and the services it can provide. This strategy is crucial for cities and peri-urban areas, threatened by a multitude of climate hazards and home to more than ha... more

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Too lilttle, too slow- Too Little, Too Slow – Climate adaptation failure puts world at risk. Excecutive Summery

UN Enivronemnt Programme UNEP (2022) C1

As climate impacts intensify across the globe, nations must dramatically increase funding and implementation of actions designed to help vulnerable nations and communities adapt to the climate storm

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Ukraine: 2022 Flash Appeal: Estimated Number of People Reached by Cluster & Oblast As of 5 January 20

UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs OCHA (2023) C1

UKRAINE 2022 Flash Appeal: Estimated Number of People Reached by Cluster & Oblast

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Collecting Data on Chid Disability. Companion Technical Booklet

UN Children's Fund UNICEF (2014)

Webinar. The purpose of this booklet is to help readers understand why data on children with disabilities are currently inadequate, the difficulties that surround the gathering of high-quality data on disabled children, and why there is a real need to improve the collection, analysis, dissemination... more