Created: 1 February 2022
Last edited: 31 January 2023
Social Media in Emergencies: UNICEF Guidelines for Communication and Public Advocacy
Quick Facts
Publishing Organisation:
UNICEF
Year:
2012
Languages:
English
Status:
Published
Covers Thematic
Social Media
Target audience
Policy Makers local, national, and European agencies and institutes, public authorities, standardization bodies
Practitioners Practitioners is a target group in LINKS which comprises local, national and European disaster management organizations, civil protection agencies, first responders, NGOs, security networks...
Disaster Management Phase
Before Comprises 'Preparedness Phase' and 'Prevention Phase'</br></br>Preparedness action is carried out within the context of disaster risk management and aims to build the capacities needed to efficiently manage all types of emergencies and achieve orderly transitions from response to sustained recovery.</br></br>Source: https://www.undrr.org/terminology/preparedness</br></br>Prevention (i.e., disaster prevention) expresses the concept and intention to completely avoid potential adverse impacts of hazardous events.</br></br>Source: https://www.undrr.org/terminology/prevention
Synopsis
No synopsis provided.
The guidelines concentrate on the use of social media to communicate with the general public and the media. They do not cover use of social media for gathering data on evolving crises, ‘crisis mapping’ or needs assessment.
