OCHA Gender Action Plan 2010

Introduction:

OCHA issued a policy on gender equality in 2005, recognizing that the successful implementation is a shared responsibility of all OCHA staff. The Gender Action Plan (GAP) is the main tool for OCHA to report on progress on gender equality. The GAP 2010 is the first plan based on the OCHA Strategic Framework 2010‐13, and aims at ensuring that gender issues are fully mainstreamed in all the strategic objectives.
The following FOs and ROs havesubmitted a GAP for 2010:
• Chad
• Colombia
• DRC
• Ethiopia
• Indonesia
• Iraq
• Kenya
• Myanmar
• Nepal
• Niger
• Somalia
• Zimbabwe
• ROAP
• ROLAC
• ROMENACA
• ROSEA
• ROWCA

HQ branches/units with a GAP for
2010:
• CISB
• CERF
• CRD
• DPSS
• ERSMB
• ESB
• HCSS
• HSU
• PDSB

All field offices and HQ branches are required to develop, submit and report on a Gender Action Plan.

Summary of the Gender Action Plans for 2010:

• 17 country and regional offices submitted a GAP for 2010. That is just above 50% of the field offices, which is still short of the 75% target.
• All regional offices have submitted a GAP.
• Although the quantity is less than expected, the quality of the GAPs is better than ever.
• On HQ level, fewer branches and sections have submitted a GAP than in previous years