Children and youth

Strategies and approaches to empower children and youth and engage them as actors and contributors in DRR and resilience-building policies, programmes and strategies.

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Even though children are generally the most vulnerable population in most disaster situations, they are not usually considered separately when evaluating disaster risks. Usually, it is the adults who speak and act on their behalf. The purpose of this

Asian Disaster Preparedness Center
ProVention Consortium
Center for Disaster Preparedness
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A Chengdu city government official said schools were allowed to resume classes after building inspections were carried out....

China Daily
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The handbook Civil Protection in the Family describes with simple concepts and numerous illustrations the risks present on Italian territory, suggesting to the reader the behaviour to adopt when faced with small or big emergencies.

National Civil Protection Department (Dipartimento della Protezione Civile)
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Ģý and UNICEF have together produced an educational kit for children called “Let’s learn to prevent disasters!”.

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (Ģý)
United Nations Children's Fund - Switzerland
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The booklet is designed to be used by schools around the world to complement existing materials about nature-induced disasters in each country. Targeted for ages 8-12, some parts can be tailored to both younger and older children.

International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction
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