Inclusion

This brief describes violence against women and girls (VAWG) prevention and response measures to be taken into account in disaster management projects. It also highlights a number of promising practices based on previous experiences with VAWG prevention

This is a summary of the report on Children and Youth participation during the Third UN World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction (WCDRR) and its preparatory process.

This document describes the Worldwide Initiative for Safe Schools (WISS) and covers six key areas: 1. Why this Initiative; 2. What is a Safe School? 3. Worldwide initiative's objectives; 4. Key pillars of the Worldwide Initiative for Safe Schools; 5. What

Disaster risk reduction lessons, simulation drills, quizzes, school and home safety planning are all join efforts that make children and their families more protected and prepared for natural disasters, reports Dipecho South Caucasus programme...

The United Nations Development Programme and Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) have pledged to help Nigeria's effort to reduce disaster risk in the country, reports the Daily Trust. Applauding NEMA for taking the lead in designing a national strategic plan, the UN Country Director said, 'We must find local solutions…We must also promote inclusion. We all know that during disaster, women, youths, the elderly and people with disabilities are often affected the most.'...

'Before we didn’t talk about the things we need to do when there is a typhoon on it’s way. Through this training, I learned that children play a vital role in preparing for typhoons,' 10-year-old Felicity Lumongsod told Rappler. She knows that typhoons are inevitable, she has experienced them her whole life...

Myanmar suffers heavy rain, winds and flooding since Cyclone Komen made landfall in Bangladesh on 30 July, causing landslides and damages in different parts of the country, warn United Nations agencies. 'Beyond the immediate impact, the floods will have a longer term impact on the livelihoods of these families,' Shalini Bahuguna, from the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) warned...

Australasian Journal of Disaster and Trauma Studies, Volume 19, Special Issue:

The Second Integrated Research on Disaster Risk Conference was held in Beijing, China, on the 7th to 9th of June, 2014. This event gathered a diverse international combination