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Displaying 6 of about 6 resultsNine years to the day after the adoption of the global blueprint for disaster risk reduction by the United Nations Member States, the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) is celebrating the launch of the Gender Action Plan to Support Implementation of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030. Known as th…
The Gender Action Plan to support implementation of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030 (Sendai GAP) has been launched and is available now. The Sendai GAP aims to accelerate progress towards the mutually reinforcing goals of gender equality and the prevention and reduction of disaster risk by ensuring DRR efforts are gender-respo…
Watch the live eventCo-sponsored by: Australia, Norway, the Philippines, Peru, UNDRR, UNFPA and UN Women.Time13:15-14:30 GMT-5AboutThe “Gender Action Plan to Support Implementation of the Sendai Framework” (Sendai GAP) will be launched in New York on 18 March 2024 in the margins of the 68th session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW68).The de…
The theme for this year’s International Women’s Day is “Invest in women: accelerate progress” which is exactly what the Gender Action Plan to Support Implementation of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030 (Sendai GAP) aims to do. Even though the launch of the Sendai GAP is scheduled for later this month, the United Nations Office f…
The nominations for the 2024 Women’s International Network for Disaster Risk Reduction (WIN DRR) Leadership Awards are now open! Nominate yourself or others by 14 June 2024 for:The Rising Star Award (US$ 7,500): Granted to an individual woman who has demonstrated leadership potential early in her disaster risk reduction career.The Excellence Award (US$…
In the heart of Guatemala's urban metropolitan area, the community of Montemoria in Villa Canales faces major challenges: lack of urban planning, absence of effective drainage systems for torrential rains, lack of decent housing, and extreme poverty make this place a critical point in terms of risk and vulnerability.From difficult accessibility to the p…