In response to gaps leveraging women’s capacities and experiences in disaster risk reduction, a Regional Asia-Pacific Conference on Gender and Disaster Risk Reduction was held in May 2016. This was organised by UN Women and the Government of Viet Nam, in collaboration with UNDP, UNDRR and other partners, with support from the Government of Japan.
The 300 participants from Viet Nam and twenty-two countries across the Asia-Pacific region agreed on a set of recommendations for action aligned with the Sendai Framework’s four Priorities for Action. The conference then adopted the “Ha Noi Recommendations for Action on Gender and Disaster Risk Reduction,” providing concrete actions for national governments to move forward on strengthening integration of gender equality in the implementation of the Sendai Framework.
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