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SYRIA/JORDAN - UNPACKING GENDER -
HUMANITARIAN RESPONSE TO THE SYRIA REFUGEE CRISIS IN JORDAN
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Report:
Executive Summary:
In late 2013, the Women's Refugee Commission undertook an extensive literature review and a month-long field assessment in Jordan. The goal of the project was to identify how the humanitarian community was integrating existing gender guidance across all sectors and whether gender was being dealt with centrally as an institutionalized way of working rather than peripherally. It looked at the ways in which humanitarian agencies, including UN agencies and international and local organizations, assessed these needs and planned their programs. It also asked questions about the opportunities and good practices and models for promoting gender equality and women’s empowerment.
Our
study found that while agencies are starting to take serious steps to ensure
gendered needs are being addressed in their programs, there continue to be
challenges and gaps in services and resources. The report outlines the context
by sector, highlighting ongoing challenges and current practices in
distribution of resources, access to services and ensuring protection and
reduced risk for sexual and gender-based violence. The research found that
certain populations receive less attention and less access to programs,
including the elderly, women and girls living outside the camps, people with
disabilities and sexual minorities. Additionally, gender impacts the ability to
access information and thus access services. Finally, accountability and
follow-up in referral pathways continue to be major challenges that impact
specifically women, girls and boys.