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1. The 16 days of Activism to end gender-based violence was organised by WFP from 25 November to 10 December 2017 with an active participation at HQ, Regional Bureaux, Country, Field and Liaison Offices.
2. The Director of WFP Gender Office participated in IANWGE annual meeting in New York in March 2017 and 2018.
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5. WFP can most effectively respond to GBV as a protection concern through strong coordination with partners and advocacy is almost exclusively done in coordination with protection actors. As part of its prevention and response to conflict-related sexual violence WFP remains actively engaged in the following inter-agency coordination mechanisms/groups: the IASC Gender Reference Group and the Gender-based Violence AOR, the Global Call to Action on Protection from GBV in Emergencies, the Global Protection Cluster, the IASC GenCap and ProCap Steering Committees and the Secretary General’s initiative on Human Rights Up Front. Members of the Gender Office represent WFP in IASC GRG and serve as Co-Chair of the IASC GenCAP Steering Committee. Members of the Emergencies and Transition unit represent WFP in the IASC ProCap project.
6. WFP participated into the IASC PSEA/AAP task team.
In reference to trainings and capacity building of WFP employees, a good example related to PSEA could be the online e-learning, made compulsory for all WFP employees, on Prevention of Fraud, Corruption and SEA.
WFP MYANMAR Country Office
1) For the opening of the 16 Days Campaign against GBV, WFP Myanmar closely cooperated with the National Myanmar Gender Equality Network (GEN) and supported its national campaign ‘From Peace in the home to peace in the world: Involve men to fight violence against women.” Furthermore, a brief footage in the IDP camp benefitting from the new transfer modality (e-wallet) in Myitkyina, Kachin State, was produced with statements of internally displaced women and men on the importance of understanding the root causes of intimate partner violence which might arise from changing in-kind assistance to cash based transfer modalities. WFP Field Office closely collaborated with Karuna Mission Social Solidarity (KMSS), UNFPA and UNHCR on various actions suggested to prevent GBV within the families and also in communities where strongly defined gender roles are still deeply embedded within a cultural or religious coat and gender equality neglected on the public agenda. As an example, the humanitarian community together with IDPs competed in the mini marathon organized by the GBV working group.
2) WFP male staff signed up to the WFP Men Stand for Gender Equality pledge and remained highly engaged in contributing to the country wide campaign to prevent GBV highlighted during orange days and events like the International Women’s Day.
3) WFP Myanmar reiterated its commitment to organize monthly orange days in its Field Offices. In March 2018, Myitkyina Field Office dedicated a special event to help staff understand the negative consequences of GBV against women and girls and learned about the importance of promoting a peaceful co-existence that begins at household level. WFP staff acknowledged that in their working environment, women’s voices and suggestions are still less powerful than those provided by men.