Africa: On International Disaster Reduction Day, UN Focuses On Safety of Persons With Disabilities

13 October 2013

Marking the International Day for Disaster Reduction, the United Nations today called on countries to ensure the safety of persons with disabilities by including them in their planning and preparedness measures.

"Early warning systems, public awareness campaigns and other responses often fail to consider the needs of persons with disabilities, putting them at an unnecessarily elevated risk and sending a harmful message of inequality," Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said in his message for the Day.

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