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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u>From United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction:<o:p></o:p></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">The Womens UN Report Network has released a 256 page report for 2022 “</span><b><span style="font-family:Roboto-Bold;color:#333233">Gender equality and women as key agents
of change</span></b><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">”</span><b><span style="font-family:Roboto-Bold;color:#333233"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The Direct Link to Full 256-Page 2022 Report is <a href="file:///C:/Users/Lois/Downloads/Global%20Assessment%20Report%20on%20Disaster%20Risk%20Reduction%202022_0%20(3).pdf">
<span style="color:blue">Global Assessment Report on Disaster Risk Reduction 2022_0 (3).pdf</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><img border="0" width="375" height="310" style="width:3.9027in;height:3.2291in" id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image002.png@01D85BCA.88456400" alt="A picture showing the cover of the 2022 report. It is aqua marine in colour and the fonts on the page is white in color.
It is named: Global Assessment Report on Disaster Risk Reduction."><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b><span style="font-family:Roboto-Bold;color:#333233">Gender equality and women as key agents of change<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333233">●</span><span style="font-family:ArialMT;color:#333233">
</span><span style="font-family:Roboto-Regular;color:#333233">There is great emphasis in the regions on the key role of women as leaders and agents of change to<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:Roboto-Regular;color:#333233">build resilient development pathways, actively participating in the creation and implementation of<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:Roboto-Regular;color:#333233">DRR strategies, policies, plans and programmes.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333233">●</span><span style="font-family:ArialMT;color:#333233">
</span><span style="font-family:Roboto-Regular;color:#333233">The negative impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on social and economic development have created<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:Roboto-Regular;color:#333233">disproportionate vulnerability and exposure for women and girls, all of which undermine efforts to<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:Roboto-Regular;color:#333233">achieve the 2030 Agenda as well as regional agendas. The various regional forums have called for<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:Roboto-Regular;color:#333233">the adoption of a gender-based approach that accounts for the needs of women, the elderly, children,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:Roboto-Regular;color:#333233">youth and persons with disabilities, as well as for a new social contract for inclusive all-of-society<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Roboto-Regular;color:#333233">approaches to build resilience.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><img border="0" width="359" height="513" style="width:3.743in;height:5.3402in" id="Picture_x0020_2" src="cid:image006.png@01D85BCA.88456400" alt="This is an infographics which shows the GAR 2022 Report call to action:
1. Measure what we value
2. Design system to factor in how human minds make decision about risk
3. Reconfigure governance and financial systems to work across silos and design in consultation with affected people."><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU" style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Kind regards<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU" style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-AU" style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Paradise Tabucala<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU" style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Public Relations & Communications Officer<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU" style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU" style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Pacific Disability Forum<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU" style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Ground Floor, Kadavu House, Victoria Parade | GPO Box 18458 | Suva, Fiji
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU" style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU" style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Phone: (+679) 3312008 | (+679) 3307530
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU" style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Mobile: (+679) 8990 134 (Vodafone)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU" style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Fax: (+679) 3310469
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU" style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Email:
<a href="mailto:paradise.tabucala@pacificdisability.org">paradise.tabucala@pacificdisability.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU" style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Website:
<a href="http://www.pacificdisability.org">www.pacificdisability.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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