The Deputy Executive Director of UN Women, Yannick Glemarec, will participate at the fifth Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (24-26 May) in Cancun, Mexico, which will convene more than 5,000 delegates to discuss how to prevent disasters and reduce the loss of lives, as well as economic and infrastructure losses. Disasters affect women, girls, boys and men differently. Research shows that women and girls are most vulnerable to disasters and more likely to die than men in disasters—for instance, at the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami, women and children made up 77 per cent of the victims in Indonesia. At the same time, women and girls have unique roles in resilience building, disaster response and recovery. They are often the first responders when disaster strikes, tending to the needs of their families and communities and coping with the adverse impact on their livelihood and possessions. During the event, UN Women…
UN Women Launches New Programme to Address Gender Inequality
