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Thematic Area Guide for: Guidelines for Integrating Gender-Based Violence Interventions in Humanitarian Action Reducing risk, promoting resilience and aiding recovery Camp Coordination and Camp Management Child Protection Education Food Security and Agriculture Health Housing, Land and Property Humanitarian Mine Action Livelihoods Nutrition Protection Shelter, Settlement and Recovery Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Humanitarian Operations Support Sectors IASC. Inter-Agency Standing Committee Acknowledgements This Thematic Area Guide (TAG) is excerpted from the comprehensive Inter-Agency Standing Committee Guidelines for Integrating Gender-Based Violence Interventions in Humanitarian Action: Reducing risk, promoting resilience and aiding recovery (IASC, 2015), available at < >.

protection mechanisms, and long-standing gender inequalities can all magnify the risks of gender-based violence – especially for women and girls. While protection is a concern of all humanitarian actors, specialized protection agencies have a critical role to play in addressing the risks of gender-

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