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.
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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Hello, I'm Deborah Swallow and, for the last fifteen years, I've worked in over thirty countries addressing the complexities of people working internationally across multiple cultures, so individuals and organisations alike can gain an authentic competitive edge and win in international markets. 