P2P Webinar: Gender-Based Violence: How can field leadership make a difference? Part 1

Leadership by Humanitarian Coordinators and Country Teams is critical for addressing the scourge of Gender-Based Violence (GBV). Affecting up to 70 percent of women in some of the world’s largest humanitarian crisis, there is an undeniable imperative for action by leaders. An important starting point is recognising that GBV response cannot be dismissed as a purely technical or cultural problem. It must be fully integrated and practically applied across all operations with clear ownership, guidance, and prioritisation by senior leadership.

This two part webinar series on humanitarian leadership, Gender-Based Violence and collective response aims to:
• Provide concrete examples of how senior leaders have sought to address GBV in Nigeria, Pakistan, and West Africa;
• Outline key steps that humanitarian leaders can take to address GBV, especially HCs and HCTs; and
• Guide listeners as to where they can go to obtain support.

The webinars will be facilitated by Ingrid Macdonald, Director, P2P Support - IASC.

Panellists

Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin, Executive Director & Under-Secretary-General of The United Nations, UNFPA
Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin is Under-Security General and Executive Director of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA). Before joining UNFPA, he was Nigeria’s Minister of Health. Dr Osotimehin has also served as the Director-General of Nigeria’s National Agency for the control of AIDS, which coordinates all HIV/AIDs work in Nigeria. He currently chairs the World Economic Forum’s Global Agenda Council on the Demographic Dividend, as well as the Global Agenda Trustee for the Forum’s Global Challenge on Economic Growth and Social Inclusion.

Mr. Peter Lundberg, Deputy Humanitarian Coordinator, Nigeria
Peter Lundberg is the Deputy Humanitarian Coordinator (DHC) for Nigeria, based in Maiduguri. He was previously Director for Humanitarian Assistance at the Swedish International Development Agency (SIDA) and Deputy Consul General for Sweden in Jerusalem. From 2007 to 2010, he worked with the IFRC as External Relations Coordinator in Malaysia and Head of Delegation and Country Representative in Zimbabwe. Mr Lundberg has held several positions within the Swedish Government. He also was the Development Delegate for the Swedish Red Cross based in Ethiopia.