

49).Ī woman prisoner of war shall not be sentenced to a punishment more severe, or whilst undergoing punishment be treated more severely, than a woman member of the armed forces of the Detaining Power dealt with for a similar offence (C. The work that women are asked to do shall take their sex into account (C.

Women prisoners shall be under the immediate supervision of women (P. 75), especially sanitary conveniences (C. In all camps where women prisoners of war are quartered at the same time as men prisoners, separate dormitories (C. Women shall be especially protected against any attack on their honour, in particular against rape, enforced prostitution, or any form of indecent assault (C. Armed conflict of an international character This report is available in English, French, Spanish and Arabic below and in Russian here.You can also scroll down to download the executive summary or individual chapters in English.I. The next pandemic could be just around the corner: if the experience of COVID-19 won’t quicken our steps toward preparedness, what will? We can save lives simply by being prepared. In other words, preparedness is an ongoing, continuous process. Being truly prepared therefore means being ready to respond, to recover, and to learn lessons for next time. Our World Disasters Report 2022 focuses on the coronavirus pandemic and preparedness: both the ways preparedness ahead of COVID-19 was inadequate, and how the world can prepare more effectively for future public health emergencies.įor the IFRC, preparedness encompasses preventing, responding to, and recovering from an emergency. More than 6.5 million people are confirmed to have died in less than three years, and the pandemic’s indirect impacts have touched the lives of virtually every community on the planet. The COVID-19 pandemic has been the biggest disaster in living memory, on almost any measure.
