An Advocacy Brief for Disaster Risk Reduction, UNICEF Regional Office for East Asia and Pacific

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In East Asia and Pacific, UNICEF is among the leading agencies in several sectors in implementation and advocacy, including making child-critical services more resilient and working for and with young people: e.g., in shock-responsive social protection, education, health, mental health and psychosocial support, nutrition, child protection and water, sanitation & hygiene (WASH). UNICEF is committed to reducing risk and building resilience, before and after disaster.

This advocacy brief showcases UNICEF’s key messages and efforts in ensuring child-sensitive programming is incorporated in DRR and CCA plans, protocols and policies; providing technical expertise to government leaders and line ministries on multiple hazards (including in fragile and risk-prone contexts); promoting age- and gender-disaggregated research to inform decisions; and supporting children and young people to participate and lead in reducing risk at home, school and in their communities.