Review of OCHA’s Gender Equality Policy

OCHA’s mission is to mobilize and coordinate effective and principled humanitarian action in
partnership with national and international actors in order to alleviate human suffering, advocate
for the rights of all people in need, promote preparedness and prevention, and facilitate
sustainable solutions. As part of this mission, OCHA is committed to furthering gender equality,
recognizing that gender inequity undermines the ability of women and girls to exercise their
rights and play active roles in emergency response, rehabilitation and development.

In support of this goal, OCHA developed and implemented a Gender Equality Policy (GEP) in
2005. In order to assess the overall performance of OCHA’s GEP to date, to take stock of what
OCHA has done to install gender mainstreaming policies, reflect upon its relevance, and inform
forthcoming revisions to the Policy, OCHA undertook a review of the GEP.