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GenCap Highlights - Indonesia

This presentation highlights the achievements and recommendations of gender mainstreaming efforts in humanitarian response in Indonesia, taking into account the country's unique context and challenges. The presentation emphasizes the importance of evidence-based findings, collaboration, and the integration of gender into cluster responses. It also discusses the need for gender expertise within cluster lead agencies and improved gender analysis and data disaggregation.

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GenCap Highlights - Indonesia

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  1. GenCap Highlights - Indonesia Presentation - Inter Agency Standing Committee Linda Pennells IASC GenCap Gender Advisor Office of the UN Humanitarian/Resident Coordinator – OCHA Assignment: 06.08.08 – 06.01.09 Presentation Date: 21.01.09

  2. Indonesia – The Context • Ring of Fire: earthquake centre - 129 active volcanoes • Annual flashfloods, mudslides, droughts • Highest # human deaths – bird flu • Pockets of insurgency • UN-GoI partnership in DRR & emergency response

  3. Strategy • Support: Clusters / UNCT –contingency plans, rapid needs assessment (RNA) • Engage: build credibility via evidence-based field findings Aceh tsunami – insights on each sector Yogyakarta/Central Java earthquake – shelter Papua – community engagement dynamics • Advocate/build capacity: use findings to anchor training, facilitation, presentation • Keep door open: be there

  4. Major Outcomes • More gender-responsive cluster response: CP, RNA, shelter ‘demonstrator’, OCHA checklist • Gender Theme Group operating at a more strategic level: Gender Strategy for Inter-Agency Collaboration, Aceh Gender Joint Programme • Increased collaboration with donors on gender agenda: donor request training & UN GE ‘value added’ • Need registers for SEA Network

  5. Major Outcomes • More gender-responsive cluster response: CP, RNA, shelter ‘demonstrator’, OCHA checklist • Gender Theme Group operating at a more strategic level: Gender Strategy for Inter-Agency Collaboration, Aceh Gender Joint Programme • Increased collaboration with donors on gender agenda: donor request training & UN GE ‘value added’ • Need registers for SEA Network

  6. Enabling Factors • Champions – Head of OCHA, Head of UNFPA, RC and teams • Working in collaboration – gender focal points, partners (IFRC) • Packaging: cluster-specific findings & briefings • Linking humanitarian action to development • Plugging in donors & implementers

  7. Cameo Moments • Gender Theme Group bonds and ‘comes back for more’ • RC/HC facilitates gender session with Gender Theme Group • Head of OCHA creates GM facilitation art

  8. Challenges • Lack of GE mechanisms for inter-agency work • Preparedness/CP dilemma: ‘no-crisis’ complacency • Gender Theme Group: no PAF – no legitimacy • Fragmentation between emergency-recovery-development frustrates GE

  9. UNCT GENDER MAINSTREAMING Other ‘One UN’ Initiatives Joint Programmes SEA STRATEGY IASC Clusters

  10. Recommendations / Insights • Socialize the Cluster Approach • Strengthen IASC TOR - GE • Agree multi-cluster key performance indicators & gender analysis • Ensure gender competency is strategically located

  11. Recommendations / Insights • Require HQ of each cluster lead agency to commit to ensuring senior gender TA is on site for the 3-month emergency period • Get R&R mechanisms right – GE • Do econometrics study of data sex disaggregation

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