1. Home
  2. Update

Jamaica: Ministry commits to gender mainstreaming in disaster risk reduction

Source(s): Jamaica Observer, the
Upload your content

The Ministry of Local Government and Community Development says it is committed to the facilitation of gender mainstreaming and values the importance of gender equality in disaster risk reduction.

[...]

“Let me underscore the commitment of the ministry in gender mainstreaming by indicating that we have every intention of establishing gender focal points within the 14 municipal corporations islandwide,” [Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Desmond McKenzie] said.

“This is to send a strong message that gender mainstreaming is not only a focus at the central government level, but it is a focus for us in local governance and at the community level. It is a way of life for us at the ministry,” the minister added.

[...]

Read the original story here

Editors' recommendations

Explore further

Themes Gender Governance Disaster risk management Small Island Developing States (SIDS)
Country and region Jamaica
Share this

Please note: Content is displayed as last posted by a PreventionWeb community member or editor. The views expressed therein are not necessarily those of UNDRR, PreventionWeb, or its sponsors. See our terms of use

Is this page useful?

Yes No Report an issue on this page

Thank you. If you have 2 minutes, we would benefit from additional feedback (link opens in a new window).