International Strategy for Disaster Reduction A/RES/70/204 13. Stresses the importance of mainstreaming a gender perspective and the perspectives of persons with disabilities in disaster risk management so as to strengthen the resilience of communities and reduce social vulnerabilities to disasters, and in this regard recognizes the need for the inclusive p articipation and contribution of women, children, older persons, persons with disabilities, indigenous peoples and local communities, as well as the role of youth, volunteers, migrants, local communities, academia, scientific and research entities and netw orks, business, professional associations, private sector financing institutions and the media in all forums and processes related to disaster risk reduction, in accordance with the Sendai Framework; 14. Encourages Governments to promote women’s full, equal and effective participation and leadership in the design, management, resourcing and implementation of gender-sensitive disaster risk reduction policies, plans and programmes; 15. Underlines the importance of the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction, the regional and subregional platforms for disaster risk reduction and the thematic platforms in order to forge partnerships, periodically assess progress on implementation and share practice and knowledge on disaster risk-informed policies, programmes and investments, including on development, climate issues and disaster-induced human mobility, as appropriate, as well as to promote the integration of disaster risk management in other relevant sectors; re gional intergovernmental organizations should play an important role in the regional platforms for disaster risk reduction; 16. Reaffirms that international cooperation for disaster risk reduction includes a variety of sources and is a critical element in supporting the efforts of developing countries to reduce disaster risk; 17. Recognizes the scale of action needed at the national level, in particular, for the development of national and local disaster risk reduction strategies and the establishment and strengthening of national disaster loss databases, as well as the conduct of risk assessments, and reaffirms the need for the enhancement of the implementation capacity and capability of developing countries, in particular the least developed countries, small island developing States, landlocked developing countries and African countries, as well as middle-income countries facing specific challenges, including the mobilization of support through international cooperation, for the provision of means of implementation, in accordance with their national priorities; 18. Acknowledges the importance of the work of the agencies, programmes and funds of the United Nations system and other relevant institutions in disaster risk reduction, the substantial increase in demands on the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction and the need for timely, stable and predictable resources necessary for supporting the implementation of the Sendai Framework; 19. Requests the Secretary-General, in this regard, to review the requirements for the United Nations system to support the implementation of the Sendai Framework and to include the findings in his report to the General Assembly at its seventy-first session, as requested in paragraph 22 of the present resolution, within existing resources; 20. Recognizes the continued importance of voluntary funding, and urges donors to continue to provide sufficient funding to the United Nations Trust Fund for Disaster Reduction to support the implementation of the Sendai Framework , including through the contribution of unearmarked funds; 5/6