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Disasters fuel forced marriages The shooting of 14-year-old schoolgirl, Malala Yousafzai, in Pakistan on Tuesday by the Taliban because of her campaigning for girls to stay at school and avoid forced early marriage provides a tragic back-drop to today's first-ever International Day of the Girl Child which focuses on these issues.	11 Oct 2012	News briefs
UNISDR honors Thailand's Prime Minister The UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Disaster Risk Reduction, Margareta Wahlström, today honored the Prime Minister of Thailand, H.E. Yingluck Shinawatra, as a leading woman figure in disaster management.	12 Oct 2012	News briefs
UNISDR chief calls for women and girls to take lead on disaster management The Head of the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction, Margareta Wahlström, today marked International Day for Disaster Reduction with a call for women and girls to take leadership in disaster management in a world where disasters are on the rise.	12 Oct 2012	Press release
Women and Girls: a force for community, country and regional resilience to disasters It is a great honour to be here with you today to celebrate jointly the ASEAN Day for Disaster Management (ADDM) and the International Day for Disaster Reduction (IDDR).	12 Oct 2012	Statements & speeches
Women, girls, and disasters Every year, more than 200 million people are affected by disasters. Many will bear the brunt of recurring floods, storms, or droughts, and the majority of them will be women and girls. Most of those affected by recurring disasters survive. In fact, in all but the poorest and most poorly run countries, deaths resulting from weather-related disasters are on the decline.	15 Oct 2012	Statements & speeches
2nd session of the African Ministerial Conference on Meteorology (AMCOMET) - Statement by Margareta Wahlström First of all let me convey my gratitude to the Government of Zimbabwe for hosting this conference and to the organisers for their work. This event is an important step towards linking climate services to the needs of end users, mainly development actors, disaster risk managers and communities, in order to anticipate disasters and future changing climate. Climate science shall provide evidence and help inform decision makers to adapt to the expected changes and reduce related risks.	15 Oct 2012	Statements & speeches
Japanese experts call for gender equality A panel of eight leading women experts meeting at the birthplace of the Hyogo Framework for Action called on UNISDR Chief, Margareta Wahlström, to exert pressure for gender equality in disaster risk reduction. The dialogue with Ms. Wahlström was part of Kobe's observance of International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction.	16 Oct 2012	News briefs
UNISDR debuts film festival on disaster risk reduction Eleven short films on disaster risk reduction have been selected for competition in the first Asian Film Festival on Disaster Risk Reduction which will take place at the Fifth Asian Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction next week in Yogyakarta, Indonesia.	18 Oct 2012	Press release
Asian ministers meet in Indonesia to discuss impact of disasters on economic growth More than 1,200 participants including 49 Government Ministers and high level delegates from Asia will gather next Tuesday in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, at the Fifth Asian Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction (AMCDRR) where the devastating consequences of disaster losses across the region will be top of the agenda.	19 Oct 2012	Press release
UNISDR supports establishment of national agency for disaster management in Lebanon UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Disaster Risk Reduction, Margareta Wahlström, praised the efforts of the Government of Lebanon over the last years to create a firm foundation in building resilience and reducing disaster risk in the country.	19 Oct 2012	News briefs
UN report finds disasters taking heavy toll on economic development in Asia-Pacific A UN Report released today at the opening of the Fifth Asian Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk reduction shows that Asia and the Pacific is paying a huge price for extreme weather events which are now impacting negatively on the continent's economic development.	23 Oct 2012	Press release
Indonesian president fears that disasters could push millions into poverty The President of Indonesia, Dr. Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, said today that the UN High-Level Panel of Eminent Persons on the Post-2015 Development Agenda which met last month for the first time, shares the view that "natural disasters and other crises could push millions of people back into poverty."	23 Oct 2012	Press release
Fifth Asian Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction - Opening address by Margareta Wahlstrom On behalf of the participants of the Fifth Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction, let me thank the Indonesian Government for hosting this timely conference.	23 Oct 2012	Statements & speeches
UNISDR chief meets children on risk UNISDR Chief Margareta Wahlström today met with children from four of the world's most disaster-prone countries Cambodia, Indonesia, Japan and the Philippines, who shared with her their views on the implementation of the five-point Children's Charter for Disaster Risk Reduction.	24 Oct 2012	News briefs
Asian children want greater involvement in disaster risk reduction Governments across Asia must involve children when they plan and implement projects to help disaster-prone communities mitigate risks and the impact, youth participants at a regional ministerial meeting said.	24 Oct 2012	Press release
Overwhelming support in Asia for a new international agreement on disaster risk reduction High-level delegations from 50 countries across Asia and the Pacific -- the most disaster-prone region in the world -- today united around a call for an international agreement on disaster risk reduction to follow on from the Hyogo Framework for Action* in 2015.	25 Oct 2012	Press release
Fifth Asian Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction - Closing address by Margareta Wahlstrom I would like to begin by offering my sincere thanks to President Yudhoyono and the Government of Indonesia, the National Agency for Disaster Management, BNPB, and the Provincial Government of Yogyakarta Special Region, for making this 5th Asian Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction such an outstanding success. I would also like to specially thank the Governor of the Special Regional of Yogyakarta for hosting the dinner on the day of the opening ceremony and making this wonderful venue available to us.	25 Oct 2012	Statements & speeches
Disabled advocate takes centre stage at UNISDR film festival A courageous disabled 24-year-old woman from a flood-prone part of Bangladesh was the centre of media attention today at the first UNISDR Asia Disaster Risk Reduction Film Festival in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, as a story woven around her life took a top prize in the human interest category.	25 Oct 2012	News briefs
Disasters are "greatest threats to our national security" The President of the Republic of Indonesia, Dr. Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, made a keynote address to last week's 5th Asian Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction, in which he explained why his administration has made "disaster reduction our top national priority."	29 Oct 2012	News briefs
UNISDR chief welcomes initiative on climate services UNISDR Chief Margareta Wahlstrom spoke to the opening session of this week's extraordinary session of the World Meteorological Congress which is discussing the implementation plan and governance model for the Global Framework for Climate Services.	31 Oct 2012	News briefs
Hurricane Sandy underlines global threat of climate change and more extreme events says UNISDR Margareta Wahlström, the UN Special Representative for Disaster Risk Reduction, today said that the economic losses inflicted on the US and Caribbean island states by Hurricane Sandy underlined the growing threat posed by extreme natural hazards to the world economy.	31 Oct 2012	Press release
Risk reduction and economic development Government officials from Armenia, Cambodia, Gambia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Mongolia and Republic of Korea arrive in Incheon today for a five-day "Leadership Forum on Mainstreaming Adaptation and Disaster Reduction into Development." Over 30 officials from a variety of backgrounds will examine entry points for introducing disaster risk reduction into economic development.	5 Nov 2012	News briefs
Government officials debate planning challenges When it comes to critical infrastructure governments are increasingly aware of the role of disaster risk reduction in planning, and the value of applying the priorities for action in the Hyogo Framework for Action when it comes to protecting their investments.	6 Nov 2012	News briefs
UNISDR reports on HFA to UN General Assembly UNISDR Chief, Margareta Wahlström, yesterday introduced the Secretary-General's Report on the Implementation of the International Strategy for Disaster Reduction to Member States at the Economic and Financial Committee -- also known as the Second Committee - of the 67th session of the United Nations General Assembly.	8 Nov 2012	News briefs
Planners go Seoul gazing Seoul's Cheong Gye Cheon, a once polluted river now restored to its former glory, captured the attention of development planners and disaster managers meeting here this week for a Leadership Forum at UNISDR's Global Education and Training Institute for Disaster Risk Reduction.	8 Nov 2012	News briefs
After Sandy world weighs in on disaster risk reduction Development cannot be sustainable if it does not incorporate disaster risk reduction was a key message by Member States yesterday as the UN General Assembly's Second Committee (Economic and Financial Committee) began its two-day meeting on the issue of moving sustainable development forward.	9 Nov 2012	News briefs
UNISDR welcomes G20 backing for disaster risk financing UNISDR Chief, Margareta Wahlström, has welcomed the recognition by the G20 group of countries that disaster risk financing is crucial for good disaster risk management.	13 Nov 2012	News briefs
PreventionWeb turns five! The United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction today marks the 5th anniversary of the launch of PreventionWeb which is now used by 55,000 unique visitors every month as a common platform for disaster risk reduction professionals to find and share information and collaborate on disaster risk reduction issues.	15 Nov 2012	News briefs
UN starts work on action plan for risk reduction A major initiative to develop a UN strategic plan of action for disaster risk reduction and resilience got underway today at UNESCO HQ as representatives from 20 UN agencies and programmes convened for a two-day UN High Level Retreat.	19 Nov 2012	News briefs
Nepal’s tragedy in waiting It's a scenario from hell which could rival the 2010 Haitian earthquake in terms of human losses.	20 Nov 2012	News briefs