CALL TO ACTION
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The Call to Action on Protection from Gender-Based Violence in Emergencies (Call to Action) is a multi-stakeholder initiative launched in 2013 to fundamentally transform the way gender-based violence is addressed in humanitarian emergencies. The aim is to drive change and foster accountability so that every humanitarian effort, from the earliest stage of a crisis, includes the policies, systems and mechanisms to mitigate gender-based violence risks, especially violence against women and girls, and to provide safe and comprehensive services to those affected by gender-based violence...
The Call to Action was launched in 2013 by the United Kingdom and Sweden. to meet this challenge head on-to secure the transformational change that ensures priority attention to the needs and rights of women and girls and GBV survivors in humanitarian action.