Stepping up the Call to Action on Protection from GenderBased Violence in Emergencies
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This session will investigate how early and sustained action can prevent, mitigate and respond to gender-based violence and how action can be at the heart of humanitarian response, as a main responsibility to protect people.
It will also focus on what concrete actions and tangible impacts can intensify engagement on the ground and strengthen the humanitarian community strategic commitment.
Speakers
Florence RANSON
Independent strategic communications adviserFlemming MOLLER MORTENSEN
Danish MinisterDevelopment Cooperation and Nordic CooperationPramila PATTEN
United Nations Special Representative on Sexual Violence in ConflictUnder-Secretary-General of the United NationsSofia SPRECHMANN
Secretary GeneralCARE InternationalTedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus
Executive DirectorWorld Health Organization (WHO) EC
Elizabeth CAMPBELL
Deputy Assistant SecretaryUnited States Bureau of Population, Migration and RefugeesPaul O'BRIEN
CEOPlan International IrelandMM
Mairi MACRAE
Senior AdvisorWomen of colour in Emergencies (WECIE)Shoko ARAKAKI
Director of the Humanitarian OfficeUnited Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)