Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations

FAO
Address/Websites

Viale delle Terme di Caracalla. 00153 Rome, Italy

http://www.fao.org/home/en/

About Measure

Background

The mandate of the Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is to raise levels of nutrition, improve agricultural productivity, better the lives of rural populations and contribute to the growth of the world economy.

Areas of Focus

FAO seeks to promote gender equality and reduce discrimination against women through various activities that also support the elimination of violence against women. Activities focus on the reinforcement of food security and the economic rights of women, mainly by promoting their access to and management of economic resources, the reduction of women’s workload, access to healthcare, education, training and information, and the promotion of women’s participation in decision-making processes. In agriculture and rural settings where FAO operates, GBV is a pervasive and persistent reality.

Resources

  1. Understanding the gender-related impact of the crisis in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank for an inclusive response Briefing note on the Occupied Palestinian Territory (2024) 
  2. The status of women in agrifood systems. (2023) 
  3. Eliminating gender-based violence and protecting rural communities through food security and agricultural interventions – Brief (2023) 
  4. Complementary Information Note - Gender-related impacts of the Ukraine Conflict (2022) 
  5. Practical guide on how to eliminate gender-based violence and protect rural communities through food security and agriculture interventions - Guidance for FAO staff and partners (2022) 
  6. Paving the way to build the resilience of men and women. How to conduct a gender analysis of resilience. Rome. (2019)  
  7. Protection from gender-based violence in food and nutrition security interventions (2018) 
  8. How can food security interventions contribute to reducing gender-based violence? (2016) 
  9. GUIDANCE NOTE Gender, food security and nutrition in protracted crises Women and girls as agents of resilience (2016) 
  10. A gender-responsive approach to disaster risk reduction (DRR) planning in the agriculture sector. Guidance for supporting rural women and men to build resilience in the face of disasters 

 

ABOUT 2 RESULTS
Mar 2014 - Mar 2016
Capacity Building for UN
In 2015 FAO hired a consultant,  Gender Expert (Gender-based violence and food security), to develop an FAO-specific Guidance on addressing gender-based violence. View More

In 2015 FAO hired a consultant,  Gender Expert (Gender-based violence and food security), to develop an FAO-specific Guidance on addressing gender-based violence. The aim of the Guidance titled, 'Protection from gender-based violence in food security and agriculture interventions: A Guide for FAO and partner staff' is to assist FAO country offices in designing and delivering food security and nutrition interventions in ways that prevent and mitigate gender-based violence and contributes to the protection of survivors and those most at risk.

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Mar 2014 - Mar 2016
Capacity Building for UN
In March 2016 a webinar on Protection from Gender-based Violence in Food Security and Nutrition interventions was delivered, available to all staff, as part of the roll-out of the new corporate guidelines. View More

In March 2016 a webinar on Protection from Gender-based Violence in Food Security and Nutrition interventions was delivered, available to all staff, as part of the roll-out of the new corporate guidelines. Tailored guidance will be provided to staff working on projects in decentralized offices during 2016 and 2017.

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