Outcome LAC_D_4.2

A more gendered humanitarian response is ensured.

UN Women advanced in achieving a more gendered humanitarian response. To achieve this, a project proposal titled "Promoting Localized Gender Accountability to Address Inequality and Gender-Based Violence in Humanitarian Crisis" was developed and approved for implementation in Guatemala, Colombia, and Haiti. This mentioned-above project aims at strengthening UN Women's coordination mandate and its gender mainstreaming actions in humanitarian affairs. In August 2022, the biannual Humanitarian Response Plan (HRP) 2022-2023 for Venezuela was published. The document consulted 22 women's organizations in the Humanitarian Needs Overview (HNO). Thanks to the UN Women-OCHA-Gencap joint work, the HRP includes the following: A gender chapter. A new gender coordination mechanism. A roadmap for integrating the gender approach in humanitarian action. As for the Interagency Coordination Platform for Refugees and Migrants from Venezuela (R4V), gender focus was mainstreamed in the 2023-2024 Response Plan (RMRP), and a specific gender chapter was elaborated, reflecting that 92% of R4V partners incorporated gender equality measures in their planning, compared to 80% in 2021. Nevertheless, 15% of R4V partners did not conduct gender analysis to tailor their programs. Therefore, UN Women developed an action plan to strengthen gender mainstreaming for the 2023-2024 RMRP. Finally, humanitarian Response Plans were elaboratd in Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Guatemala, El Salvador, and Honduras, with the support of UN Women, Peace, and Security-and Humanitarian Action team.

A more gendered humanitarian response is ensured.

Through the provision of technical assistance to regional clusters and country offices, UN Women was successful in ensuring a more gender responsive humanitarian response in the LAC region. At the regional level, UNW participated as gender focal point in two humanitarian cluster systems: R4V and REDLAC, leading, along with OCHA and UNDP, the REDLAC Gender Group which was key to highlight the specific protection and assistance needs of women and girls in the humanitarian response during the Haiti crisis. UNW´s RO also provided technical assistance to COs in Central America (Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua), Colombia and to the Humanitarian team in Venezuela towards strengthening the incorporation of the humanitarian needs and capacities of women and girls in the humanitarian response plans. In Venezuela, UN Women ACRO collaborated with OCHA to integrate a gender perspective throughout the Humanitarian Cycle and is financing a specialized consultant to increase local gender expertise in the clusters, inter-clusters and Humanitarian Team, and to elaborate a Gender Assessment. 191 humanitarian actors from civil society organizations and UN agencies have strengthened their capacities for the incorporation of the gender approach in humanitarian response through the course "Gender Equality in Humanitarian Action" launched on FLACSO's virtual platform. The course was led by UN Women, as co-leader of the REDLAC Gender Roundtable in Humanitarian Action and in coordination with 17 international organizations and UN agencies. In Venezuela, sixteen women-led organizations strengthened their capacities to provide assistance to GBV survivors in emergency contexts (VBGE), through a course designed by UNFPA and the Center for Women's Studies of the Central University of Venezuela (CEM-UCV) with UNW´s Support. Through a specialized consultancy, information on the technical and management capacities of women's organizations will be included in the capacity-building process.