Disaster

I story: Winning battles

I story: Winning battles

Port Louis, 13 April: I have fought many battles. When I was a child I was discriminated against because I was plump and had curly hair. I did not have […]

April 13, 2020 Themes: Disaster | Feminism | Gender equality | Health Programs: Health | News

How COVID 19 has changed my life in 4 weeks

How COVID 19 has changed my life in 4 weeks

It is puzzling how only a few weeks ago (March 2020), life was normal. Now everything has flipped over because of the corona virus disease (COVID-19). When the year 2020 […]

April 13, 2020 Themes: Business Unusual | Disaster | Economic violence | GBV Programs: Opinion

PROMOTING THE RIGHTS, NEEDS AND AGENCY OF WOMEN AND GIRLS IN HUMANITARIAN ACTION

With continued population growth, urbanization, stretched natural resources, protracted conflict and the impact of climate change becoming more apparent, the number of humanitarian crises continues to grow, as does the […]

Gender and Disaster Knowledgebase

Find links to the latest gender and disaster news as well as bibliographies, papers, guidelines and other materials shared by GDN members and affiliates and resources on gender equality and […]

Environment

Environment

Mozambique, August 2015

HEBERGEMENT DES SINISTRES : LES SITES PERIPHERIQUES SONT FERMES_April 2015

HEBERGEMENT DES SINISTRES : LES SITES PERIPHERIQUES SONT FERMES Contexte: au dĂ©but de l’annĂ©e 2015, la capitale de Madagascar a connu une montĂ©e d’eau qui a causĂ© des milliers de […]

Women’s Coalition of Zimbabwe issues statement on South Africa Xenophobic attacks

We the women of Africa, citizens of Zimbabwe, bemoan and denounce the slaughter of the sons and daughters of Africa in gruesome xenophobic attacks that have so far claimed five lives and maimed many in neighbouring South Africa. These statistics are appalling.

HEBERGEMENT DES SINISTRES : LES SITES PERIPHERIQUES SONT FERMES_Africa News Hub_3 Avril 2015

HEBERGEMENT DES SINISTRES : LES SITES PERIPHERIQUES SONT FERMES 3 Avril 2015 Contexte: au dĂ©but de l’annĂ©e 2015, la capitale de Madagascar a connu une montĂ©e d’eau qui a causĂ© des […]

Malawi: les secours aux inondations doivent tenir compte du genre

Lilongwe, 5 fĂ©vrier : Au cours du mois de janvier, le prĂ©sident Peter Mutharika a dĂ©clarĂ© le Malawi zone sinistrĂ©e aprĂšs que des inondations ont frappĂ© 15 des 28 districts du pays, faisant plus de 200 morts ou portĂ©s disparus et dĂ©plaçant 174 000 personnes Á  travers le pays. Le dĂ©partement de gestion des dĂ©sastres affirme que 638 000 personnes sont affectĂ©es alors que le rapport de la situation d’Oxfam indique que bien que les donnĂ©es ne soient pas dĂ©composĂ©es par sexe, les femmes et les enfants sont affectĂ©s de façon disproportionnĂ©e par ces inondations. Dans tous les camps, les femmes et les filles dĂ©passent les garçons et les hommes.

Malawi: Flood relief must be gender responsive

Malawi: Flood relief must be gender responsive

Lilongwe, 28 January: President Peter Mutharika declared Malawi a disaster zone earlier this month after floods hit 15 of the country’s 28 districts, leaving more than 200 people dead or missing, and displacing 174 000 people across the country.