Gender-Based Violence in Disasters – A Governance Failure in the Asia Pacific

A recent webinar hosted by the Gender Stakeholders’ Group of the Asia Pacific Partnership for Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) in collaboration with Duryog Nivaran (DN) and the All-India Disaster Mitigation Institute (AIDMI) highlighted the pressing need for renewed focus and research on Gender-Based Violence (GBV) in the Asia Pacific region for 2026.