Statements
Official Statements from the Second Session of the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction.
Opening Statements (by order of speakers)
Global & Regional Perspectives (by order of speakers)
| Report of the ISDR Scientific and Technical Committee | Mr. Walter Ederlen | Assistant Director-General for Natural Sciences, UNESCO | Global & regional perspective |
| Views from the Frontline 2009: the headlines | Mr. Marcus Oxley | Global Network of Civil Society Organisations for Disaster Reduction | Global & regional perspective |
| Discours de Loïc Fauchon, Deuxième session de la Plateforme mondiale pour la réduction des risques de catastrophes | Mr. Loïc Fauchon | President of the World Water Council | Global & regional perspective |
| Official Statement by Dr. Carlos Foradori (Argentina), Chair of the ISDR Support Group Global Platform for Disaster Reduction 2009 | Dr. Carlos Foradori | Chair of the ISDR Support Group | Global & regional perspective |
| Report of the Council of Arab Ministers Responsible for Environment | HRH Prince Turki Bin Nasser Bin Abdul Aziz Al-Saud | Chairman of the Executive Office of the Council of Arab Ministers Responsible for the Environment, General President of the Meteorology and Environmental Protection | Global & regional perspective |
| Implementation of the HFA and Pacific Regional DRM Framework for Action: Achievements and Challenges | Ms. Cristelle Pratt | SOPAC Director | Global & regional perspective |
| Regional Achievements and Challenges in Implementing the Hyogo Framework for Action | Dr. Abebe Haile Gabriel | Acting Director of the Department of Rural Economy and Agriculture, African Union Commission | Global & regional perspective |
| EU Statement on Disaster Risk Reduction: intervention by the Czech Presidency on behalf of the EU | Mr. Tomas Husak | Ambassador, Permanent representative of the Czech Republic to the United Nations in Geneva, on behalf of the Czech Presidency of the European Union | Global & regional perspective |
| Statement of the Council of Europe to the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction | Mr. Eladio Fernández-Galiano | Executive Secretary of the European and Mediterranean Major Hazards Agreement (EUR-OPA) | Global & regional perspective |
| A European Community strategy on disaster risk reduction | Mr. Eckart Guth | Ambassador of the European Commission Delegation in Geneva | Global & regional perspective |
| Progress of the HFA implementation in the Asean region | Ms. Adelina Kamal | Head of Disaster Management and Humanitarian Assistance Division, ASEAN Secretariat | Global & regional perspective |
| Assessment of Progress in the Implementation of the HFA: a Regional Perspective from the Americas | Mr. Pablo González | Chief, Risk Management and Adaptation to Climate Change (RISK-MACC), Department of Sustainable Development, Organization of American States (GS/OAS) | Global & regional perspective |
Country Statements (alphabetical order)
| Afghanistan | Mr. Habibullah Habib | Director of Foreign Relations Department and Technical Advisor at the Afghan National Disaster Management Authority (ANDMA) | |
| Algeria | Mr. Rabah Ouldamer | Wali Hors Cadre au Ministère de l'Intérieur et des Collectivités Locales | |
| Argentina | Mr. Ambassador Gabriel Fuks | President of White Helmets Commission of Argentina, Head of Argentina's Delegation | |
| Australia | Mr. Jamie Isbister | Assistant Director General and Humanitarian Coordinator, Africa, Humanitarian and Peace Building Branch, Australian Agency for International Development | |
| Bahrain | H.E. Mr. Ahmed Mahdi Al-Haddad | Assistant Under-Secretary for Political Affairs and International Cooperation, Ministry of Foreign Affairs | |
| Benin | Mr. Bienvenu Agbidinoukoun | Représentant du Ministre de l'Intérieur et de la Sécurité Publique, Président du Comité National de la Protection Civile | |
| Bhutan | H.E Lyonpo Minjur Dorji | His Excellency, Minister for Home and Cultural Affairs | |
| Bolivia | Mr. Gil Hernan Tuco Ayma | Viceministro de Defensa | |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Mr. Samir Agic | Assistant Minister
Head of Protection and Rescue Sector Ministry of Security Bosnia and Herzegovina | Written |
| Brazil | H. E. Ms. Ivone Maria Valente | National Secretary of Civil Defense,
Ministry of National Integration, Federative Republic of Brazil. | |
| Brunei Darussalam | Mr. Yahya Haji Abd Rahman | Director
National Disaster Management Centre Brunei Darussalam | |
| Burkina Faso | Mr. Amandé K. Belem | Permanent Secretary of CONASUR, Burkina Faso | |
| Burundi | S.E. Mr. Alain Guillaume Bunyoni | Ministre de la Securité Publique, Commissaire de Police | |
| Cabo Verde | Mr. Livio Fernandes Lopes | Minister of the Interior Administration ,Cape Verde | Written |
| Cameroon | Mr. Edou Emmanuel | Ministre Délégué | |
| Canada | Mr. Marius Grinius | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Permanent Representative | |
| China | Mr. Baodong Li | Ambassador, Permanent Representative of China to the United Nations and Other International Organizations in Switzerland | |
| Colombia | Mr. Carlos Costa Posada | Ministro de ambiente, vivienda y desarollo territorial | |
| Comoros | Mr. Mohamed Bacar Dossar | Directeur de cabinet à la Presidence, Charge de la Défense | |
| Congo, Rep of the | Mr. Okio Luc-Joseph | Ambassador, Permanent Representative | |
| Cook Islands | Mr. Charles Carlson | Director Emergency Management Cook Islands, Office of the Prime Minister | |
| Costa Rica | Dr. Marco Antonio Vargas Díaz | Ministro de Coordinación Institucional | |
| Côte d'Ivoire | Mr. Ochou Abé Delfin | General Director of Environment, National Focal Point for DRR | |
| Cuba | Mr. Ramón Pardo Guerra | Head of Cuban Delegation / Chief of Civil Defensem | |
| Denmark | Ambassador Ib Petersen | State Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark | |
| Ecuador | Ing. Lorena Cajas Albán | Secretaria Técnica | |
| Egypt | Mr. Magued Ibrahim Osman | Chairman of the Information and Decision Support Center – Egyptian Cabinet | |
| El Salvador | Ms. Ana Elizabeth Cubias Medina | Directora General Adjunta de Desarrollo Social Integral | |
| Ethiopia | Mr. Mitiku Kassa | State Minister for Disaster Risk Management and Food Security Sector | |
| Fiji | Mr. Joeli Cawaki | Director National Disaster Management Office | |
| Finland | Mr. Hannu Himanen | Ambassador, Permanent Mission of Finland in Geneva | |
| France | Ms. Anne-Marie Levraut | Déléguée adjoint aux risques majeurs | |
| Gabon | Ms. Hortense Togo | Directeur Général de la Prévention des Risques
Ministere del'Environnement | |
| Georgia | Mr. Gocha Jobava | Ministère des affaires intérieures de Georgia, Département des situations d'urgence | |
| Germany | Mr. Busso von Alvensleben | Ambassador
Commissioner for Global Issues: Civil Crisis Prevention, Human Rights, Humanitarian Aid and International Terrorism Federal Foreign Office | |
| Ghana | Hon. Mr. Cletus Avoka | Minister for the Interior | |
| Haiti | H.E. Mr. Jean Max Bellerive | Minister of Planning, Haiti | |
| Hungary | Dr. Katalin Cecei-Mórotz | Head of Department | Written |
| India | H.E. Mr. Mullappaly Ramachandran | Minister of State for Home Affairs
Ministry of Home Affairs Government of India | |
| Indonesia | Dr. Syamsul Maarif | Minister/Chief of National Agency for Disaster Management (Badan Nasional Penanggulangan Bencana/BNPB) | |
| Indonesia | Mr. Suprayoga Hadi | Director for Special Area and Disadvantaged Region, National Development Planning Agency (BAPPENAS), Republic of Indonesia National Project Director for Safer Communities through Disaster Risk Reduction in Development Project, a cooperation between Government of Indonesia and UNDP | Written |
| Iran, Islamic Rep of | Mr. Hossein Bagheri | Deputy Interior Minister and Head of The National Disaster Managment Organization of the Islamic Republic of Iran | |
| Italy | Minister Plenipotentiary Stefano Taliani | Ministry of Foreign Affairs | |
| Jamaica | Mr. Bruce Golding | Prime Minister (oral statement) | |
| Japan | H. E. Mr. Masayoshi Namiki | Vice-Minister for Disaster Management, Cabinet Office | |
| Jordan | Mr. Lt. Talal Alghrair | disaster department officer in Jordan civil defense | |
| Kenya | Hon. Dr. Naomi N. Shaban | Minister, Ministry of State for Special Programmes | Written |
| Korea, Rep of | Mr. Choi Seongryong | Administrator of National Emergency Management Agency(NEMA), Korea | |
| Kyrgyzstan | Mr. Kasymaliev Mukambet Shadykanovich | Deputy Minister of MES KR | |
| Lao People's Democratic Republic | Mr. Prasith Dethphommatheth | Director General of the Social Welfare Department, Head of the National Disaster Management Office, Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare | |
| Lesotho | Hon. Dr. Motloheloa Phooko | Minister in the Prime Minister's Ofice | |
| Madagascar | Mamy Razakanaivo , Executive secretaire of CPGU | Lead of CPGU (Prevention and Emmergency Management Unit by the Prime minister's Office) | |
| Malawi | Mrs. Lillian D. Ngóma | - | Written |
| Malaysia | Hon. Mr. Liew Vui Keong | Minister's Department Malaysia | Written |
| Maldives | H.E. Dr. Ahmed Shaheed | Minister of Foreign Affairs
Head of Delegation | |
| Mali | Général Sadio Gassama | Ministre de la Sécurité Intérieure et de la Protection Civile | |
| Mauritania | Dr. Sidi Ould Aloueimine | Directeur des Pollutions et des Urgences Environnementales/ chargé de la mise en place de la Plateforme Nationale de Prévention et Gestion des Risques de Catastrophes/Ministère chargé de l'Environnement et du Développement Durable | |
| Mexico | Ms. Lic. Laura Gurza Jaidar | General Coordinator for Civil Protection, Secretary of Government, Mexico | |
| Mongolia | Mr. Enkhbold Miyegombo | Deputy Prime Minister of Mongolia | |
| Morocco | Abderazek Laasal | Representant du la Mission Permanente du Royawme du Maroc aupres de UN a Geneva | |
| Mozambique | Mr. Xavier Agostinho Chavana | Ministry of Planning and Development | Written |
| Myanmar | H.E. Mr. Maung Maung Swe | Minister, Ministry of Social Welfare, Relief and Rehabilitation
Leader of Myanmar Delegation | |
| Nepal | Hon. Dr. Govind Prasad Kusum | Secretary for Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of Nepal (oral statement) | |
| Netherlands, the | H.E. Ambassador B. van Eenennaam | H.E. Ambassador B. van Eenennaam, Permanent Representative of the Netherlands to the UN and other organisations in Geneva. | |
| New Zealand | Ms. Mikaela Nyman | Deputy Director, Humanitarian and Peace Building, NZAID | |
| Niger | H.E. Mr. Issouf Baco | Ministre de l'Environnement et de la Lutte contre la Désertification du Niger | |
| Nigeria | Mr. Olusegun Ojo | Director, National Emergency Management Agency | |
| North Macedonia | Dr. Pande Lazarevski | Director of the Crisis Management Center | |
| Norway | Mr. Håkon Arald Gulbrandsen | Deputy Minister for Development | |
| Pakistan | Lt. Gen. (R) Farooq Ahmad Khan | Chairman, National Disaster Management Authority, Pakistan. | |
| Palestine, State of | Mr. Jalal Al Dabbeek | Associate professor
Director of Earth Sciences and seismic Engineering Center at An Najah National University | |
| Panama | Sr. Rafael Bonilla | Chief of International Technical Cooperation | |
| Paraguay | Mr. Lic. Gladys Cardozo | Deputy Minister of National Emergency | |
| Peru | Mr. Luis Felipe Palomino Rodriguez | Chief of the National Institute of Civil Defense | |
| Philippines | Mr. MGen Glenn J Rabonza, AFP (Ret) | Administrator, Office of Civil Defense and
Executive Officer, National Disaster Coordinating Council | |
| Russian Federation | Mr. Sergey Molchanov | Deputy Director of the Scientific and Technical Office of the EMERCOM of Russia | |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | Mr. Carl Herbert | National Disaster Coordinator | Written |
| Samoa | Mr. Vaito’a Toelupe | Senior Disaster Management Officer
Disaster Management Office Ministry of Natural Resources & Environment | |
| Saudi Arabia | Mr. Ahmed A. Alyahya | Director General, Research & Economic Studies Department | |
| Senegal | Mr. Amadou Lamine Ndiaye | Coordonnateur National du Programme de Réduction des Risques de Catastrophes | |
| Sierra Leone | Ms. Mary Mye-Kamara | Director,
Disaster Management Department Office of National Security State House Freetown, Sierra Leone | Written |
| South Africa | Mr. Andries Oosthuizen | Deputy Director: Humanitarian Assistant and International Law | Written |
| Sri Lanka | Hon. Mahinda Samarasinghe | Minister of Disaster Management and Human Rights | |
| Sudan | Mr. Hassan Suliman Mohammed | Written | |
| Sweden | Mr. Jan Knutsson | Director General for Development Cooperation - Ministry for Foreign Affairs | |
| Switzerland | Mr. Toni Frisch | Ambassador and Head Corporate Domain Humanitarian Aid & SHA (Swiss Development Cooperation Agency),
Swiss Ministry for Foreign Affairs | |
| Syrian Arab Republic | Mr. Erfan Ali | Director of Systems & Plans
Ministry of Local Administration | Written |
| Tajikistan | Mr. Sulton Rahimov | Head of Department of Ecology and Emergency Situations at President's Executive Office, Republic of Tajikistan | |
| Tanzania, United Rep of | Hon. Mr. Hamza Hassan Juma | Minister of State, Chief Minister's Office, Zanzibar, United Republic of Tanzania | |
| Thailand | Mr. Anucha Mokkhavesa | Director-General of Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation | |
| Turkey | Mr. Mustafa Taymaz | General Director, HFA Focal Point for The Republic of Turkey | |
| Uganda | Hon. Musa Ecweru | Minister of State for Relief, Disaster Preparedness and Refugees | |
| Ukraine | Mr. Oleg Pinskyi, Colonel of Civil Protection | Head of the Department on Euro-Atlantic Cooperation
International Cooperation Department Ministry of Emergencies, Ukraine | |
| United Kingdom | Written | ||
| United States of America | Dr. David Applegate | Senior Science Advisor for Earthquake and Geologic Hazards, U.S. Geological Survey and Chair, National Science and Technology Council Subcommittee on Disaster Reduction | |
| Venezuela, Bolivarian Rep of | Mr. Diego Ibarra Martinez | Third Secretary, Permanent Mission to the United Nations Office in Geneva | |
| Viet Nam | Prof. Dr. Dao Xuan Hoc | Vice Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Ministry | |
| Yemen | Mr. Abdulkhaleq Al-Ghaberi | HFA National Focal Point, Head of the External Coordination Unit
Ministry of Water & Environment |
Other Delegations Statements (alphabetical order)
| Actions by Churches Together International (ACT) | Mr. Peter Rottach | chair of ACT Climate Change group and project coordinator of Diakonie Katastrophenhilfe | Written |
| African Union Commission | Dr. Abebe Haile Gabriel | Ag. Director, Rural Economy and Agriculture, AFrican Union Commission | |
| Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport - League of Arab States | Dr. Mohamed Farghaly | Director-General of the Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport - League of Arab States | |
| Arbeiter-Samariter-Bund Deutschland e.V. (ASB) | Written | ||
| Asian Disaster Preparedness Center (ADPC) | Dr. Bhichit Rattakul | Executive Director of ADPC | |
| Asian Disaster Reduction & Response Network (ADRRN) | Mr. Manu Gupta | Vice-Chairperson | Written |
| Asian Disaster Reduction Center (ADRC) | Mr. Koji Suzuki | Executive Director
Asian Disaster Reduction Center | |
| Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) | Mr. Glenn J Rabonza | Vice-Chair of the ASEAN Committee on Disaster Management (ACDM) | |
| Bangladesh Disaster Preparedness Centre (BDPC) | Mr. Muhammad Saidur Rahman | Director | |
| BOND DRRG | Ms. Sarah Moss | Chair of BOND Disaster Risk Reduction Group | |
| Caribbean Disaster Emergency Response Agency (CDERA) | Ms. Andria Grosvenor | Caribbean Disaster Emergency Response Agency | |
| Centro de Coordinacion para la Prevencion de los Desastres Naturales en America Central (CEPREDENAC) | Mr. Ivan Morales | Executive Secretary, -CEPREDENAC- | |
| Commonwealth Secretariat (COMSEC) | Mr. Julius Kaberere | Adviser, Technical Co-operation and Strategic Response, Governance and Institutional Development Division (GIDD). | Written |
| Czech National Committee for Disaster Reduction (CNC-NDR) | Written | ||
| Disaster and Development Centre (DDC) | Dr. Andrew Collins | Director of the Disaster and Development Centre, Northumbria University | Written |
| Disaster Management Agency (Gambia) | Ms. Essa Kham, Momodou kotu cham | Executive Director DMA, Minister of Forestry and Environment | Written |
| Disaster Prevention and Preparedness Initiative for South Eastern Europe (DPPI SEE) | Mr. Orhan Topcu | Head of Secretariat DPPI SEE | Written |
| Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) | Mr. Ricardo Zapata Marti | ECLAC Regional Focal Point for Disaster Evaluation | |
| Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) | Ambassador Hassan Taheiran | Deputy Secretary General | |
| Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) | Written | ||
| Gadjah Mada University (UGM) | Prof. Dr. Dwikorita Karnawati | Head of Geological Engineering Department, Gadjah Mada University and also the Coordinator for Interdisciplinary Research in Disaster Mitigation under ASEAN University Network | |
| Gender and Disaster Network (GDN) | Dr. Maureen Fordham | Coordinator, Gender and Disaster Network | |
| General Inspectorate for Emergency Situations Romania | Mr. Constantin Zamfir | Constantin Zamfir | Written |
| General Secretariat of the Organization of American States | Ambassador Albert R. Ramdin | Assistant Secretary General
Organization of American States | |
| Global Fire Monitoring Center (GFMC) | Prof. Johann Goldammer | Director, Global Fire Monitoring Center | |
| Global Network of Civil Society Organisations for Disaster Reduction | Written | ||
| Global Risk Forum davos (GRF) | Mr. Walter Ammann | Dr., President GRF Davos | |
| Grassroots Organizations Operating Together in Sisterhood (GROOTS) | Ms. Haydee Rodriguez | Executive Director of Cooperative Las Brumas
Cooperative Las Brumas is a member organization of GROOTS International Network. | |
| Group on Earth Observation (GEO) | Ms. Veronica Grasso | GEO Secretariat | Written |
| Huairou Commission | Ms. Prema Gopalan | Executive Director, Swayam Shikshan Prayog (SSP)& member of the Huairou Commission | |
| InterAction | Dr. Anne Castleton | Co-chair InterAction Disaster Risk Reduction Working Group | Written |
| Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) | Prof. Laban Ogallo | Professor/ Director, IGAD Climate Prediction and Applications Center (ICPAC) | |
| International Association for Wind Engineering (IAWE) | Mr. Yukio Tamura | President of IAWE President,
Professor, Wind Engineering Research Center, Tokyo Polytechnic University | Written |
| International Center for El Niño Research (CIIFEN) | Dr. Affonso Mascarenhas | International Director of CIIFEN | Written |
| International Centre for Water Hazard and Risk Management (ICHARM) | Prof. Kuniyoshi Takeuchi | Director of ICHARM and Preseident of IUGG GeoRisk commission | |
| International Code Council (ICC) | Written | ||
| International Council for Science (ICSU) | Prof. Gordon McBean | Chairperson, Scientific Committee for the ICSU-ISSC-ISDR Integrated Research on Disaster Risk (IRDR) programme | |
| International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) | Mr. Ibrahim Osman | Head of Delegation to the Global Platform, Deputy Secretary General | |
| International Hospital Federation (IHF) | Mr. Sev Lucas | Membership manager | |
| International Labour Organization (ILO) | Mr. Alfredo Lazarte-Hoyle | Director ILO/CRISIS | Written |
| International Organization for Migration (IOM) | Mr. Philippe Boncour | Head of International Dialogue on Migration - Migration and Climate Change Focal Point | |
| International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) | Mr. Neville Ash | Head, Ecosystem Management Programme, IUCN | |
| Japan Water Forum (JWF) | Mr. Tomoo Inoue | Project Leader, Japan Water Forum | Written |
| League of Arab States (LAS) | Mr. Youcef Tiliouant | 3eme Secretaire | |
| Mercy Corps | Written | ||
| Organization of American States (OAS) | Ambassador Albert Ramdin | Assistand Secretary General of the OAS | Written |
| Oxfam International | Mr. Jacobo Ocharan | Disaster Risk Reduction Manager
Humanitarian Departament | |
| Pan African Parliament | Hon. Rachel Shebesh | Chair- African Parliamentarians Initiative on climate risk reduction | |
| Plan International | Mr. Roger Yates | Humanitarian Director, Plan International | |
| ProAct Network (ProAct) | Written | ||
| Regional Cooperation Council (RCC) | Mr. Efrem Radev | Head of Security Cooperation Unit
Regional Cooperation Council | Written |
| Saritsa Foundation | Colonel N M Verma, Director General | Director General, Saritsa Foundation | |
| Save the Children | Mr. Rudy Von Bernuth | Director, Alliance Cooperation in Emergencies | Written |
| South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation Secretariat (SAARC) | Mr. Pema L. Dorji | Director, SAARC Secretariat | Written |
| Sovereign Military Order of Malta | H.E. Mrs. Marie-Thérèse Pictet-Althann | Ambassador, Permanent Observer | |
| Sustainable Environmental and Ecological Development Society (SEEDS) | Mr. Etsuko Tsunozaki | Senior Advisor | Written |
| UNESCO/IOC | Mr. Peter Kolterman | Head, Tsunami Unit
UNESCO/IOC | Written |
| United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG) | Mr. Mohamed Boussraoui | Executive Officer | |
| United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) | Mr. Grégoire de Kalbermatten | Deputy Executive Secretary | |
| United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) | Mr. Xuan Zengpei | Director, Information and Communications Technology and Disaster Risk Reduction Division of ESCAP, Head of delegation | |
| United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) | Mr. Badaoui Rouhban | Director
UNESCO Section for Disaster Reduction | |
| United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) | Ms. Inga Björk Klevby | Deputy Executive Director, UN-Habitat | |
| United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) | Mr. Francesco Pisano | Manager, UNOSAT Programme
United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) | |
| United Nations University (UNU) | Dr. Fabrice Renaud | Associate Director | Written |
| United Nations Volunteers (UNV) | Mr. Ghulam Isaczai | Chief PDOG | |
| United Nations, Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) | Mrs. Mazlan Othman | Director, UNOOSA | |
| Voluntary Organisations in Cooperation in Emergencies (VOICE) | Written | ||
| Welfare Organization of Iran | Ms. Minoo Rafiei | Director general, State welfare organization | |
| World Food Programme (WFP) | Mr. Carlo Scaramella | WFP Climate Change Coordinator, Policy, Planning and Strategy Division | |
| World Health Organization (WHO) | Dr. Eric Laroche | Assistant Director General, Health Action in Crises, World Health Organisation | |
| World Meteorological Organization (WMO) | Mr. Hong Jan | ||
| World Society for the Protection of Animals (WSPA) | Ms. Larry Winter Roeder, Jr. | Director for United Nations Affairs, WSPA | |
| World Vision International | Mr. Richard Rumsey | Director of Disaster Risk Reduction & Community Resilience | |
| World Wildlife Fund International (WWFI) | Mr. James P Leape | Director General, WWF International |
Closing Statements (by order of speakers)
| Ms. Luz Amanda Pulido | Ms. Luz Amanda Pulido | Director of the National System of Disaster Prevention and Response, Colombia | |
| Hon. Nora Schimming Chase | Hon. Nora Schimming Chase | Member of Parliament, Republic of Namibia and Member of IPU | |
| Hon. Nora Schimming Chase | Hon. Nora Schimming Chase | Parlementaire de la République de Namibie et Membre de l'Union Interparlementaire | |
| Dr. J. Victor Rembeth | Dr. J. Victor Rembeth | National Platform of Indonesia on behalf of National Platform Representatives | |
| Mrs. Haydee Rodriguez | Mrs. Haydee Rodriguez | President of the Union of Women’s Cooperatives, Representative of Huairou Commission, GROOTS International and the Gender and Disasters Network. | |
| Constanco and Rhee | Constanco and Rhee | Representatives of Call for Action from Children (a proposal sponsored by UNICEF, Plan International and World Vision) | |
| Mr. Osman Ibrahim | Mr. Osman Ibrahim | Representative of the ISDR Management Oversight Board (MOB) | |
| Mr. John Holmes | Mr. John Holmes | Under Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Chair of the Second Session, Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction |