Gender equality and the empowerment of women in natural disasters 2012, para. 5
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Stressing the importance of taking equally into account the specific needs of women and vulnerable people within groups such as children, older persons and persons with disabilities in every phase of disaster risk reduction, response and recovery, ensuring equal opportunities for their participation in these processes, calling for a people-centred, holistic approach, in order to build an inclusive society, supported by a social bond among people through community-based approaches, which promotes gender equality and the empowerment of women, strengthens the resilience of communities and reduces social vulnerabilities to disasters,
Legal status
Negotiated soft law
Body
Commission on the Status of Women
Document type
Resolution
Means of adoption
Consensus
Topic(s)
Equality & Inclusion
Humanitarian
Person(s) affected
Children
Older persons
Persons with disabilities
Women
Year
2012
Paragraph type
PP
Reference
CSW resolution, Gender equality and the empowerment of women in natural disasters (2012), PP 5.