PROTECTION OVERVIEW 31 MARCH 2015 RESPONSE TO CYCLONE PAM – VANUATU KEY STATS 1 PREVALENCE (%) AND PATTERNS OF VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN (15-49) IN VANUATU (2009) Source: UNFPA, 2013 FOR THE PEOPLE OF VANUATU 166,000 affected across 22 islands 110,000 need drinking water 82,000 children affected 75,000 need shelter 1. OCHA Situation Reports 9 and 14, 23 and 30 March. 60% Lifetime physical or sexual violence by partner 33% Non-partner sexual violence > 15 yrs 30% Childhood sexual abuse 28% Non-partner physical violence > 15 yrs SEXUAL AND GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE KEY MESSAGE: We know that SGBV increases after emergencies: after the 2011 cyclones, a Vanuatu counselling centre recorded a 300% increase in gender-based violence referrals. 3 KEY QUESTIONS: FUNDING The Flash Appeal requests $764,000 for gender and protection. It had received no funding as of 31 March. 2 2. UN OCHA Financial Tracking System. HOW TO IMPROVE PROTECTION ACROSS YOUR PROGRAMMING: 1. Invest in community consultation. Identify people who are most vulnerable, what their needs are, and how to best assist them. Have you put in place steps to prevent sexual violence and abuse in your programs and areas of operation? Do you and your staff know what to do if you come across evidence of sexual violence and abuse? SEE KEY RESOURCE: Guidelines for GBV Interventions 3. https://support.unwomen.org.au/pages/vanuatu-cyclone-pam-emergency-relief CHILD PROTECTION Only 29% girls and 35% boys were registered before the crisis. Children not registered are more vulnerable to exploitation when they are separated from their caregivers. Key issues for children include security, education and health.4 PEOPLE WITH DISABILITY Approximately 5% of the Vanuatu population have a disability. 5 Sight is most problematic, followed by hearing difficulties for men and mobility limitations for women.6 KEY MESSAGE: Observations suggest children and families with disabilities are not routinely included in the planning and delivery of programs.7 2. Make sure women, children and people with a disability are included in planning and implementing programs. KEY QUESTIONS: 3. Check that everyone in need is able to safely access your programs, and there is no discrimination resulting in groups being inadvertently excluded. Have you identified ways in which to make children less vulnerable and more secure through your programming? Does your program actively ensure people with disability have access to assistance? SEE KEY RESOURCE: 4. Ensure people can access your programs with dignity. Minimum Standards for Child Protection Women’s Refugee Commission Disability Inclusion: from Policy to Practice Do you and your staff know what to do if you come across evidence of abuse? 4. UNICEF Situation Report 27-28 March. www.humanitarianadvisorygroup.org Humanitarian Symbols: OCHA KEY QUESTIONS: SEE KEY RESOURCE: 5. UNICEF and VNSO (2014) Children, Women and Men with Disabilities in Vanuatu, 6. 6. Ibid. 7. OCHA Situation Report 14, 30 March.