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Journal article

Grassroots responses to violence against women and girls in post-earthquake Nepal: lessons from the field

20/07/2016

17 pages long

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Grassroots responses to violence against women and girls in post-earthquake Nepal: lessons from the field

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Violence against women and girls (VAWG), including sexual violence, can increase after natural disasters. This article provides evidence from Nepal, a country where progress has been made on gender equality but VAWG remains an endemic problem. Research since the earthquakes involving women activists and non-government organisations indicates the continuing challenges facing disaster response efforts to […]

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Briefing paper

Rebuilding a More Resilient Nepal: Key recommendations for reconstruction and recovery

29/10/2015

1 documents

34 pages long

Languages: English

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The April 2015 earthquake devastated Nepal, affecting more than eight million people. Nepalis have shown remarkable resilience in the face of the disaster, and six months on people are rebuilding their homes, their lives and their country. Reconstruction provides an opportunity to build back better and create a stronger, more equal country that is more […]

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Media briefing

The Nepal Earthquake Six Months On: What needs to happen now?

23/10/2015

1 documents

8 pages long

Languages: English

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On 25 April 2015, Nepal was struck by a massive 7.6 magnitude earthquake that left nearly 9,000 people dead and destroyed or damaged more than 850,000 homes. Many of the affected people have received some support from the Government of Nepal and aid organizations, but others are still waiting for assistance. The government’s response has […]

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Education resource

The Nepal Earthquake

29/04/2015

4 documents

Languages: English

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On Saturday 26 April 2015, an earthquake of magnitude 7.8 on the Richter scale struck the poor, landlocked and mountainous Asian state of Nepal. By 29 April 2015, the death toll in Nepal had risen to more than 5,000. This resource consists of an assembly, a slideshow presentation and an accompanying script. The assembly was […]

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Discussion paper

Disaster Risk Reduction Makes Development Sustainable

15/01/2014

1 documents

6 pages long

Languages: English

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Governments and institutions must place risk reduction at the centre of the post-2015 development agenda, to ensure that disasters do not derail development. The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) must contain: A disaster reduction target; Disaster risk reduction integrated across other targets; Commitment of countries to measure risk and account for disaster losses; and A specific […]

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Grassroots responses to violence against women and girls in post-earthquake Nepal: lessons from the field

Rebuilding a More Resilient Nepal: Key recommendations for reconstruction and recovery

The Nepal Earthquake Six Months On: What needs to happen now?

The Nepal Earthquake

Disaster Risk Reduction Makes Development Sustainable