Today is the International Day for Disaster Reduction (IDDR), a day to encourage every citizen and government to take part in building more disaster resilient communities and nations.
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A natural disaster affects everybody.
This year’s theme for IDDR is ‘Women and Girls: The (In)visible Force of Resiliance.’
Margareta Wahlström, a Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Disaster Risk Reduction, describes the theme in the following way:
“We know that when women and young girls are involved in planning and decision-making in communities they contribute their fair share to keeping the community safe.
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