From OCHA

OCHA's policy on gender equality (English) (French)

OCHA Tool Kit - Gender Equality: Tools to support implementation of OCHA’s policy on gender equality

OCHA Plan of Action - Gender Equality

OCHA Gender Equality - PowerPoint presentation

OCHA Gender Resource Package

OCHA Gender Equality Newsletter - October 2007

Highlights on Key Gender-based Violence Initiatives in Humanitarian Settings  - January 2007

From IASC

IASC Gender Handbook in Humanitarian Action: Women, Girls, Boys and Men - Different Needs Equal Opportunities  - December 2006

IASC Gender Handbook - Power Point presentation

IASC Guidelines for Gender-based Violence Interventions in Humanitarian Settings: Focusing on Prevention and Response to Sexual Violence in Emergencies. (2005)

Policy statement on the Integration of a Gender Perspective in Humanitarian Assistance, 13 May 1999

IASC Gender Policy: Implementation matrix for the Independent Review of the 1999 IASC Policy

Action to address gender based violence in emergencies: IASC Statement of Commitment, 13 January 2005

 More resources and training materials are available on www.humanitarianreform.org/gender

General Documents on Gender in Humanitarian Action

Gender and Humanitarian Assistance Resource Kit (IASC 2002)

Gender Checklist for Peace Operations (UN 2003)

Inventory of United Nations Resources on Women, Peace and Security (UN 2004)

Selected UN Guidelines on Gender-based Violence

Standard Operation Procedures for interventions to prevent and respond to gender-based violence

The Standard Operation Procedures (SOPs) are posted for information purposes only. The terminology used or methodologies chosen do not necessarily reflect agreed upon best practices.

GBV SOP - Eritrea

GBV SOP - Kenya

From ReliefWeb

The ReliefWeb Library contains a wealth of documents on gender issues from a number of sources inside and outside the UN system:  

Note: All documents are in Word format unless otherwise indicated.  Documents in PDF format require the Adobe Acrobat Reader, which can be downloaded free of charge from the Adobe website (http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html.)  Documents in PowerPoint format require the PowerPoint viewer which can be downloaded free of charge from the Microsoft website.