Dear Friends and Colleagues,
This seems to be the time of year when some good reports are published. Below please find a link to the Red Cross & Red Crescent World Disasters Report 2007 and the 240 page report is available in French and Spanish from this site.
For those who are unable to access the website, please mail me and I will send it on in either of the languages and in PDF or Word.
Best wishes,
Frank
Frank Mulcahy
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http://www.ifrc.org/publicat/wdr2007/index.asp?gclid=CICU8L6BqJACFQiKMAodtgNzqQ
World Disasters Report 2007 - Focus on discrimination
“ "Hurricane Katrina is now symbolic of what happens even in the most 'developed' of countries, when disaster hits communities already disadvantaged by deeply rooted forms of discrimination. This vital report demands awareness of the reality of discrimination in the delivery of essential humanitarian assistance.". ”
Gay J. McDougall, United Nations Independent Expert
on minority issues
Gender, race, colour, religion, age – there are so many reasons why people can be excluded from their society. Those who are face an uphill struggle for equality, even if they have the strength and wherewithal to take the first steps. However many do not.
What, then, is the reality for these groups when disaster strikes? Hidden, ignored or simply invisible, the most vulnerable – and those potentially in the greatest need – are rarely, if ever, at the forefront of aid operations.
This report turns the spotlight on these groups, examining how and why they face discrimination. It calls on communities, governments and agencies to work harder to identify the most vulnerable and work together to ensure that their specific needs are addressed in an emergency.
The World Disasters Report 2007 features:
Disasters do not discriminate – people do Overcoming multiple disasters: discriminating against minorities
Older people and discrimination in crises
Disability and disasters: towards an inclusive approach
The urgency of equality: ending discrimination against women and its consequences in emergency situations
Dealing with discrimination in disaster recovery
Disaster data: key databases, trends and statistics
Published annually since 1993, the World Disasters Report brings together the latest trends, facts and analysis of contemporary crises – whether 'natural' or human-made, quick-onset or chronic
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