Managing Sexual
Violence Against Aid Workers: Prevention, Preparedness, Response and
Aftercare
Material European
Interagency Security Forum (EISF) 7 hours
This 134-page
document aims to support aid agencies in preventing, being prepared for and
responding to incidents of sexual violence against their staff. This document is intended as a good practice
guide to help strengthen existing processes and support organizations as they
set up their own protocols.
While there are many competing terms and definitions, this guide refers to sexual violence as any act of a sexual nature that is unwanted or forced. It covers all incidents from sexual harassment to rape, including stalking, sharing sexual images without consent and sexual assault
This guide is not aimed at survivors of sexual
violence. It is intended to be a good
practice guide to help organizations strengthen existing processes and set up
their own protocols..
Sexual violence in
all its forms violates human rights and organizations have a duty of care to
respond to incidents of sexual violence against their staff.
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Monday, May 6, 2019
May 2019. DisasterReady. Managing Sexual Violence Against Aid Workers: Prevention, Preparedness, Response and Aftercare
Sunday, May 5, 2019
Part 2: Thurs, May 9, 2019 12:00 Noon. Tackling racial bias and marginalization ( in the USA) through impact investment.
The
second in a three part series of webinars on diversity, inclusion and
accountability in the investment world will take place on Thursday May 9,
12:00 noon EST.
Kindly spread the word and book your spot.
Tackling racial bias and
marginalization ( in the USA) through impact investment.
What's
at stake is getting financial capital to do a better job at improving our
world. We are having an active dialogue, informed by evidence and focused on
solution design.
The
panelists are drawn from the Ford Foundation, specialist impact investing
firms, and advocates for racial justice.
Our
discussion promises to be informative and lively. The intention is to
consolidate the recommendations and discussions, build community around this
issue, and design a set of implementable interventions.
Hope
you can join us.
Wednesday, May 1, 2019
Training: Search & Rescue (SAR). Anne Arundel County, MD. June 2019
Search and Rescue Tech III / CERT SAR Class Announcement
Anne
Arundel – Annapolis CERT is sponsoring an Introduction to Search and Rescue
which will be taught by DELMARVA Search & Rescue. The SARTECH III
certification exam will be given upon completion of the class (note the class
IS NOT required to take the SARTECH III class online).
The class will be held
on
a. Friday, 21 June from 1800 – 2000,
b. Saturday, 22 June from 0800 – 1700 and
Friday and Saturday will be held at the Anne Arundel County Fire Academy in Millersville
c. Sunday 23 June from 0800 – 1700.
Sunday’s class will be held at a local park
The cost for the class, including instructional fees, exam and book is $205 plus Eventbrite processing fees. If you have the book or will purchase from Amazon prior to the class use ISARBook discount code during registration.
The
cost for the class will include the instruction by DELMARVA SAR, NASAR testing
fee for SARTECH III and the REQUIRED book “Introduction to Search and Rescue”.
Attendees who already have the book may use the code ISARBook
at check out and save $35.95.
If you would like to order Introduction to Search
and Rescue from Amazon now use this link: https://amzn.to/2PDfbyB (AAACERT is
an Affiliate and will earn a small percentage on purchases).
To
register for the class visit: https://aaacert-isar19.eventbrite.com
Tuesday, April 30, 2019
FREE....May 13-14, 2019. DC HOMELEAND SECURITY AND PREPAREDNESS SYMPOSIUM.
DC
HomEleand Security and Preparedness Symposium
Session 2: State Panel Facilitated Discussion:
Accommodating the Whole Community
Presenters:
§ Dennis
Boyd, New York City Office of Emergency Management
§ Dawn
Brantley, Virginia Department of Emergency Management
§ Christine
Heyser, Department of Human Services, Harrisburg, PA
§ Beth
MacDonald, Delaware Department of Health and Social Services
Moderator:
Delores
Scott, DC Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency
(HSEMA)
This
session will address how disability rights laws apply to emergency
management, legal trends and promising practices for accommodating the whole
community.
Registration: Registration is free,
but space is limited. I encourage you to register as soon as you can.
Here is the link: https://attendify.co/symposium-day-one-9am-530pm-YZdUUFF.
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Thursday, April 25, 2019
GAO Report: DHS, FEMA Disaster Recovery Contracting Process Needs Major Fixes
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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GAO Report: DHS, FEMA Disaster
Recovery Contracting Process Needs Major Fixes
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April 25, 2019 (WASHINGTON) – Today, Rep. Bennie G.
Thompson (D-MS), Chairman of the Committee on Homeland Security, announced
the release of a new
Government Accountability Office (GAO) report he requested on the DHS and
FEMA contracting process for disaster recovery efforts.
The report, entitled “Actions Needed to Improve the Use
of Post-Disaster Contracts to Support Response and Recovery” found that:
Chairman Thompson released the following statement on the
report:
“This GAO report makes clear that the federal
government still has work to do when it comes to contracting for disaster
recovery and response efforts. Spending on disaster contracts lacks
much-needed transparency – taxpayers need to know what they’re funding to
provide survivors assistance in the aftermath of a disaster. The GAO
also found that disaster recovery contracting is not locally focused, so
businesses feeling the pain of loss after a disaster are often not given the
chance to help rehabilitate their community and restart their business.
“The GAO report also highlights how FEMA is still
undergoing serious staffing challenges that need to be addressed by the
Administration. As we are about to enter the 2019 hurricane season, I
urge DHS and FEMA to promptly fill these important vacancies and follow
through on the GAO’s recommendations that will increase productivity and
transparency in the disaster response and recovery process.”
Following the release of the report, Chairman Thompson
sent a
letter to Acting FEMA Administrator Peter Gaynor to demand answers
about the large slate of vacancies in FEMA’s contracting workforce.
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Media contact: Adam Comis at (202) 225-9978
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Tuesday, April 23, 2019
CERF: The fund that functions 'like the ambulance for the UN'. April 2019
"What
CERF does best is get there very early," explains Lisa Doughten, who
oversees operations of the U.N.'s Central Emergency Response Fund.
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Local entrepreneurs on funding access: 'The system is broken'. April 2019
Investing in social entrepreneurs is an
oft-touted solution to tackling development challenges. But the system
designed to support them is flawed, several entrepreneurs at the Skoll World
Forum tell Devex. Read more
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