Logo of Phnom Penh Post newspaper Phnom Penh Post - Disaster management staff slated to take gender inclusivity training

Disaster management staff slated to take gender inclusivity training

Content image - Phnom Penh Post
Banteay Meanchey officials assist after a storm destroyed three houses in April. BANTEAY MEANCHEY ADMINISTRATION

Disaster management staff slated to take gender inclusivity training

The National Committee for Disaster Management (NCDM) is planning to train core staff so they can disseminate new guidelines for mainstreaming gender in inclusive disaster management to relevant officials at all ministries and state institutions, according to NCDM spokesman Soth Kimkolmony.

Kimkolmony told The Post on July 10 that two or three officials from the disaster management secretariat of each ministry and institution would be trained, a total of more than 100. He said NCDM was currently finalising a budget for the training.

“We will teach them to be core trainers so they can teach gender inclusiveness to their own departments. This is the most efficient way of making sure this knowledge reaches all stakeholders at the national and sub-national level,” he said.

Kimkolmony said the guidelines focused on the cycle of disaster management, how to include a gender perspective into disaster management policies, plans and programmes.

He added that the guidelines focused on several vulnerable groups, including the elderly, pregnant women, children, the disabled and other stakeholders, including ethnic minorities, people living with HIV/AIDS, and LBGTI groups at the time of a disaster.

Chan Lina, president of the Association to Support Vulnerable Women, supported the NCDM, saying this was a good time for women to think about what to do in a disaster.

“When there is a disaster, we have to know how to help our family. If some members of our family cannot swim or walk, for example, we should save them first. Then we should come back and try to help others,” she said on July 10.

Lina added that disasters were not limited to floods. She urged women to have plans in place in the event of any kind of disaster, citing a fire as a second example. In particular, they should be careful not to lose important documents such as family books and ID cards, because these documents were crucial for functioning in society.

MOST VIEWED

  • Joy as Koh Ker Temple registered by UNESCO

    Cambodia's Koh Ker Temple archaeological site has been officially added to UNESCO’s World Heritage List, during the 45th session of the World Heritage Committee held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on September 17. The ancient temple, also known as Lingapura or Chok Gargyar, is located in

  • Ream base allegations must end, urges official

    A senior government official urges an end to the allegations and suspicions surrounding the development of Cambodia’s Ream Naval Base, now that Prime Minister Hun Manet has addressed the issue on the floor of the 78th UN General Assembly (UNGA 78). Jean-Francois Tain, a geopolitical

  • Cambodia set to celebrate Koh Ker UNESCO listing

    To celebrate the inscription of the Koh Ker archaeological site on UNESCO’s World Heritage List, the Ministry of Cults and Religion has appealed to pagodas and places of worship to celebrate the achievement by ringing bells, shaking rattles and banging gongs on September 20. Venerable

  • CP denied registration documents by ministry

    The Ministry of Interior will not reissue registration documents to the Candlelight Party (CP). Following a September 21 meeting between ministry secretary of state Bun Honn and CP representatives, the ministry cited the fact that there is no relevant law which would authorise it to do

  • Cambodian diaspora laud Manet’s UN Assembly visit

    Members of the Cambodian diaspora are rallying in support of Prime Minister Hun Manet’s forthcoming visit to the 78th UN General Assembly (UNGA 78) in the US’ New York City this week. Their move is an apparent response to a recent call by self-exiled former

  • After three deferrals, Capital Gains Tax to take effect Jan 1, 2024

    The General Department of Taxation (GDT) will implement the Capital Gains Tax starting January 1, 2024 to after being deferred three times as industrial players warn that the implementation might have some negative impact on the property market growth, which is down due to the economic downturn.