On 9 June 2023, the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan (PCUz) in collaboration with the National Human Rights Centre and the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Republic of Uzbekistan held a roundtable to discuss the draft Methodological Guidelines to Ensure Rights of Women and Children in Emergency Situations.
This draft was developed by the PCUz supported expert Henri Myrttinen in the framework of the recently adopted National Action Plan for the implementation of the UN Security Council Resolution 1325 (Women, Peace and Security) in Uzbekistan. Eighteen representatives from the Ministry of Emergency Situations and the Institute of Civil Protection under the Academy of the Ministry of Emergency Situations learnt about the international good practices on integrating gender aspects in the various emergency situations, including natural disaster risks such as earthquakes, floods and droughts as well as regional and global trends such as pandemics and climate change.
In her welcoming remarks, Dilnoza Muratova, Deputy Director of the National Center for Human Rights, stressed that "introducing a gender perspective into the field of disaster risk reduction is key to the development of the specific abilities of different gender groups to survive the crisis and cope with its consequences."
Nadia Yakhlaf-Lallemand, the Head of Human Dimension at the PCUz, added that "recognizing these gender differences will enable better planning and implementation of disaster prevention, risk reduction, and immediate and long-term responses to address the needs and vulnerabilities of all people affected by disasters."
This roundtable was organised within the PCUz project "Promoting Gender Equality and Combating Human Trafficking".
