The following countries had disaster risk reduction frameworks that explicitly mention persons with disabilities:
The following countries reported disability-specific disaster risk reduction frameworks:
Responses to the ESCAP government survey and UN-Women, “WRD Policy Tracker”, web page. Available at https://wrd.unwomen.org/policy-tracker#map-table (accessed on 29 April 2022).
United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, “Statistics, SDG Indicators Database”, database. Available at https://unstats.un.org/sdgs/dataportal/database (accessed on 29 April 2022): United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (2022), 2021.
United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, “Statistics, SDG Indicators Database”, database. Available at https://unstats.un.org/sdgs/dataportal/database (accessed on 29 April 2022): United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (2022). Afghanistan, 2019; Armenia, 2020; Australia, 2020; Azerbaijan, 2017; Bangladesh, 2021; Bhutan, 2018; Cambodia, 2019; China, 2020; Fiji, 2020; Georgia, 2020; India, 2020; Indonesia, 2020; Japan, 2020; Kazakhstan, 2020; Kiribati, 2020; Kyrgyzstan, 2019; Malaysia, 2020; Maldives, 2017; Marshall Islands, 2020; Federated States of Micronesia, 2020; Mongolia, 2020; Myanmar, 2017; Nauru, 2020; Nepal, 2019; New Zealand, 2020; Pakistan, 2020; Palau, 2020; Papua New Guinea, 2020; Philippines, 2020; Republic of Korea, 2020; Russian Federation, 2020; Samoa, 2020; Solomon Islands, 2021; Sri Lanka, 2020; Tajikistan, 2020; Thailand, 2020; Tonga, 2020; Türkiye, 2017; Turkmenistan, 2019; Tuvalu, 2020; Uzbekistan, 2020; Vanuatu, 2020.
The following countries and territories had disaster risk reduction training concerning persons with disabilities:
The following countries and territories reported the availability of a disability-inclusive curriculum:
The following countries reported that persons with disabilities had been consulted in preparing training programmes:
The number of countries and territories mentioned should not be considered as representing an exhaustive list.
Responses to the ESCAP government survey and ESCAP mapping of State party’s reports to the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. The reports can be found at OHCHR, “UN Treaty Body Database”, database. Available at https://tbinternet.ohchr.org/_layouts/15/treatybodyexternal/TBSearch.aspx?Lang=en&TreatyID=4 (accessed on 2 May 2022).
The following countries and territories reported the availability of laws concerning the accessibility of emergency shelters:
The following countries and territories reported the availability of technical standards concerning the accessibility of emergency shelters:
The following countries reported the availability of accessibility audit reports concerning the accessibility of emergency shelters:
Responses to the ESCAP government survey.
Responses to the ESCAP government survey: Fiji, Audit Report on General Administration, Social Services and Economic Services Sectors (2018), Report of the Audit General of the Republic of Fiji (2019), Performance Audit on the Access for Persons with Disabilities to Public Offices and Public Transport (2020), April 2020; Hong Kong, China, Home Affairs Bureau, November 2021; Republic of Korea, Ministry of Health and Welfare, Korea Disabled People’s Development Institute, Complete Enumeration Survey on the Amenities for Persons with Disabilities, 2018; Singapore, Ministry of Home Affairs, 2021; Thailand, data source not specified.
