Women Tackling Disasters
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India's Plan To Tackle Disasters Neglects Women, Disabled, Lower Castes, Say Aid Workers
India’s new plan to tackle disasters fails to address the needs of vulnerable groups, which could lead to millions of women, children, disabled and elderly people as well as lower caste and tribal communities being put at further risk, aid workers said. Prime Minister Narendra Modi unveiled India’s first National Disaster Management Plan (NDMP)...
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Women are Key in Tackling Disaster, Say UN Officials
Women are far more exposed to disasters than men given their frontline roles in the home and in healthcare, the UN says, arguing that improving gender equality is key to saving lives.
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India's Plan To Tackle Disasters Neglects Women, Disabled, Lower Castes, Say Aid Workers
India’s new plan to tackle disasters fails to address the needs of vulnerable groups, which could lead to millions of women, children, disabled and elderly people as well as lower caste and tribal communities being put at further risk, aid workers said. Prime Minister Narendra Modi unveiled India’s first National Disaster Management Plan (NDMP)...
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Women are Key in Tackling Disaster, Say UN Officials
Women are far more exposed to disasters than men given their frontline roles in the home and in healthcare, the UN says, arguing that improving gender equality is key to saving lives.
