Paper details

Paper authors	Jo-Hannah Lavey
In panel on	Participation and Accountability in Humanitarian Disaster Management
Paper presenter(s) will be presenting	In-Person / Online

Abstract

Humanitarians provide assistance and protection to those affected by crises based on need. They have committed to 'leave no-one behind'. Despite this commitment, sexual and gender minorities are largely missing from humanitarian action. "Too many officials and NGO leaders operate on the mistaken belief that LGBT people face no greater vulnerabilities than the general population, constitute a number insignificant to warrant attention, or are undeserving of the assistance due to other disaster victims and survivors". This paper challenges the premise that it is too hard to improve the inclusion of sexual and gender minorities in humanitarian action. It looks at why it is so important that we make progress quickly, identifies possible roadblocks, and suggests practical ways to move the inclusion of sexual and gender minorities into the 'possible basket', mapping actions against the humanitarian program cycle.

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