Integrating gender into humanitarian action: Good practices from Asia (1)
Source
Asian Disaster Preparedness Center
United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs - Headquarters
United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women
Publication Year
2015
Number of pages
8 p.
This publication demonstrates successfull initiatives that have been taken in Asia to ensure an equal treatment of all in society before, during and after disasters, and more specifically in the Philippines, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Nepal.
Statistics show that women are disproportionately negatively affected by disasters. As stated in the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction, the reduction of risks from disasters requires engagement and partnernship from all in society.
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