UN SURVEY FOCUSES ON HOW PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES COPE DURING DISASTERS

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UN SURVEY FOCUSES ON HOW PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES COPE DURING
DISASTERSNew York, Jul 29 2013 2:00PMA United Nations online survey
launched today seeks to provide insight into how to reduce risk and
help persons with disabilities around the world cope with and prepare
for disaster events.

The first-ever survey of its kind, produced by the UN Office for
Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR) and partners, focuses on issues such
as the ability to protect oneself and having sufficient time to
evacuate before a potential disaster. It also asks questions about
knowledge, awareness and participation in disaster management plans at
national and local level.

"The survey will focus on a major blind spot in disaster management,
the needs of the one billion or more people estimated to live with
some form of disability," said the Special Representative of the
Secretary-General for Disaster Risk Reduction, Margareta Wahlström.

"We can expect that as many as 30 million people living with a
disability are affected during an average year by earthquakes and
weather-related hazards."

According to UNISDR, this is the first survey of its kind and the data
gathered could help Governments and international organizations put in
place preparedness policies aiming to protect persons with
disabilities during disasters.

"This survey has the potential to provide a very revealing insight
into how we can reduce disaster risk for people living with
disabilities which can then be included in the new global agreement on
disaster risk reduction which will be in place by 2015," Ms. Wahlström
said.

The survey results will be announced on International Day for Disaster
Risk Reduction which is marked each year on October 13. In a news
release, UNISDR said it is working closely with UN Enable, the
Disability-inclusive Disaster Risk Reduction Network for Asia and the
Pacific and other partners on implementing the survey.
Jul 29 2013 2:00PM
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