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Gender

Addressing the gender implications of disaster risk reduction (DRR) policy and practice, raising awareness of gendered vulnerabilities of both men and women, and promoting gender-sensitive approaches to DRR.

Call to include people with disabilities in disaster risk reduction plans

23 May 2013, PINA

'Disability has been recognized as an issue that has received far too little attention with the consequence of increasing exposure of people with disabilities and missing the opportunity to draw on their unique capacities'. Fiji’s Minister for Disaster Management, Inia Seruiratu has assured a review of national policies on disaster risk reduction will include the needs of women, children and people with disabilities...


Extracts of progress reports by progress indicator on the implementation of the Hyogo Framework for Action
  • Indicator 4.2 [PDF, 102Kb]Social development policies and plans are being implemented to reduce the vulnerability of populations most at risk

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