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The Risk of Gender-Based Violence in Disasters and Mitigation Recommendations in Indonesia

The Risk of Gender-Based Violence in Disasters and Mitigation Recommendations in Indonesia
The Risk of Gender-Based Violence in Disasters and Mitigation Recommendations in Indonesia

Publisher

MOWECP Indonesia, Yayasan Kerti Praja, Yayasan Pulih, UNFPA

Number of pages

2

Author

MOWECP Indonesia, Yayasan Kerti Praja, Yayasan Pulih, UNFPA

Technical Reports and Document

The Risk of Gender-Based Violence in Disasters and Mitigation Recommendations in Indonesia

Publication date

03 September 2024

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In 2021 and 2022, the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Indonesia, in collaboration with Kerti Praja Foundation (YKP) and Pulih Foundation, under the coordination of the Ministry of Women's Empowerment and Child Protection (KemenPPPA), conducted a Rapid Gender-based Violence Risk Assessment and Safety Audit (RGA) in areas affected by natural  disasters in Indonesia. This rapid assessment aimed to identify conditions that could increase the risk of gender-based violence in post-disaster situations. Information was collected from 5 disaster-affected locations in 2021-2022 from 351 displaced communities and 57 evacuation site managers in East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) due to the Seroja Cyclone in April 2021; the eruption of Mount Semeru in Lumajang Regency, East Java, in December 2021; the earthquake in Pasaman and Pasaman Barat Regencies, West Sumatra in February 2021; and the earthquake in Cianjur Regency, West Java in November 2022. The findings of the RGA indicate that efforts to reduce the risk of GBV still need to be taken more seriously and systematically by various parties involved in the disaster response.