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Women, girls, boys and men: Gender handbook in humanitarian emergencies

In the rush to respond to humanitarian emergencies, we sometimes lose sight of who we are meant to be helping. We offer protection and distribute aid but can
forget that women, girls, boys and men often have different needs, face different threats and have different skills and aspirations. Ignoring this can mean our assistance is not properly targeted. This can be both wasteful and harmful.

This handbook offers real and practical guidance on identifying and addressing the differing needs and situations of women, girls, boys and men; in other words, being sensitive to gender issues in humanitarian crises. It is not about adding new tasks or responsibilities to jobs that are already tough. It is simply about good, common sense programming.

Author

Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC)