Implementing and Reporting on the Sendai Gender Action Plan: Webinar for Non-Government Stakeholders
- English
Timings
Session One
Time: 10am Bangkok, 2pm Suva
Session Two
Time: 9am Geneva, 11am Nairobi
Objectives of the webinar
For non-government stakeholder attendees to:
- Gain a greater understanding of the Sendai GAP, its purpose and importance in DRR and resilience building efforts.
- Develop an enhanced understanding of the relevant Recommended Actions and how to implement these in their organisational contexts.
- Learn how to report on their implementation of the Sendai GAP through the Sendai Framework Voluntary Commitments online platform.
Expected Outcomes
- Attendees to have an enhanced understanding of the Sendai GAP and to be able to identify opportunities within their own work to implement the Sendai GAP and its Recommended Actions.
- Increased numbers of non-governments actors reporting on the Sendai GAP using the Sendai Framework Voluntary Commitments online platform (https://sendaicommitments.undrr.org/).
Background
The Gender Action Plan to Support Implementation of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction (Sendai GAP), was launched during the 68th session of the Commission of the Status of Women at the United Nations in New York on 18th March 2024. The goal of the Sendai GAP is to accelerate achievement of the Sendai Framework by substantially increasing gender-responsive disaster risk reduction and substantially decreasing gender-related disaster risk by 2030.
The Sendai GAP outlines nine key objectives under the four priorities of the Sendai Framework, and 33 recommended actions to promote gender equality and the empowerment and leadership of women and gender stakeholders in DRR.
The immediate trigger for development of the Sendai GAP in 2023 was the Sendai Framework Midterm Review (SF-MTR) during 2022-2023, as well as the Agreed Conclusions of the UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW66) which called for the development of a gender action plan for the Sendai Framework. An analysis of gender and social inclusion in country and thematic reports to the SF-MTR demonstrated good practices and highlighted that governments considered addressing gender inequality as one of the key priorities in disaster risk reduction that required more attention towards 2030. This was also made clear in regional, stakeholder and UN system agencies' reports, as well as in the final MTR-SF report, which concluded that a gender action plan was essential.
The process of Developing the Sendai GAP was co-led by UNDRR, UN Women and UNFPA. As with the Sendai Framework, the Sendai GAP recognises that an all-of-society approach is vital, and women's organizations and other gender and social inclusion stakeholders will be integral to the implementation of the Sendai GAP.
Target Audience
Non-government actors who are supporting implementation of the Sendai GAP including civil society, women's organisations, private sector, community organizations, NGOs, academia etc.
Guiding questions for attendees
- Can you share good practices in gender-responsive DRR?
- How are you supporting, or planning to support, implementation of the Sendai GAP?
- What experiences have you had reporting through the Sendai Framework Voluntary Commitments online platform?
- How can you utilize further the Sendai Framework Voluntary Commitments online platform for visibility to your work and achievements?
- What support would you need to strengthen implementation and reporting on the Sendai GAP?