This session will focus on the humanitarian crisis presently unfolding in Afghanistan and with a point of departure in the ‘Call to Action on GBV’, the event will: Bring attention to gender considerations as key for the ability of humanitarian actors to mitigate gender-specific risks and effectively reach all segments of the affected population Call for all stakeholders in the humanitarian system to prevent, mitigate, and respond to GBV and other gender-specific risks by incorporating gender considerations into humanitarian crisis response from the outset of a crisis, and delivering gender sensitive humanitarian response, in the present crisis in Afghanistan and elsewhere.”