Essay FocusChildren's rights in emergencies and disasters
References (7)
World disaster report 2001: focus on recovery
Humanitarian charter and minimum standards in disaster response, 2004 edition
Holistic care of children in complex humanitarian emergencies
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2021, International Journal of Disaster Risk ReductionCitation Excerpt :Every year, about 66.5 million children and adolescents are affected by natural disasters [1].
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2021, International Journal of Disaster Risk ReductionCitation Excerpt :In Australia [27] and El-Salvador [25] youth contributed to DRR by relaying information on disaster preparedness to their families and communities. In Sri Lanka, India, Indonesia, and Thailand, youth contributions to the community response to disasters have been highlighted [28]. In the Philippines, youth contributed to disaster recovery by consulting and reviewing existing disaster policies [29].
Tailoring disaster risk reduction for adolescents: Qualitative perspectives from China and Nepal
2019, International Journal of Disaster Risk ReductionCitation Excerpt :Yet evidence from prior disasters suggests that adolescents are skilled in assisting with rescue efforts, administration of first aid, supporting the transfer of injured survivors to medical care, arranging logistics, and searching for family members [21]. Adolescents have played an important role in relaying disaster preparedness information to their families and communities in Australia [22]; assisting with rescue services and disaster response efforts following the tsunami in Indonesia, India, Sri Lanka and Thailand [21]; promoting disaster risk reduction through adolescent and youth-led video advocacy in the Philippines [15]; and providing consultation and feedback through children's committees in Zambia [23]. However the contributions of adolescents are usually poorly acknowledged, and their input in higher-level discussions that guide the transition to recovery programing is often neglected [21].
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2015, International Journal of Disaster Risk ReductionCitation Excerpt :Children are highly impacted by disasters and at increasing risk due to climate change. Estimates of impact rise from 66.5 million children each year at the end of the twentieth century [1] to 175 million children affected every year over the second decade of the twenty-first century [2]. Children are at special risk in disasters, but they are not passive victims [3,4].