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(from left) Mr. Patrick Kangwa, SADC, Mrs. Rhoda Peace Tumusiime, AUC Commissioner, Mr. Alain Wong, Environment Minister, Mauritius, Mr. Robert Glasser, head of UNISDR
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Africa speaks with one voice on DRR

The 6th Africa Regional Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction closed today with comments on a draft Programme of Action for implementation of the Sendai Framework which will be considered tomorrow by a Ministerial level meeting.
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction - Regional Office for Africa
(from left): Mr. Xavier Agostinho Chavana, Mozambique government, Dr. Ailsa Holloway, Stellenbosch University, Prof. Wadid Erian, League of Arab States, Mr. Robert Glasser, UNISDR head, Ms. Katie Peters, ODI (Photo: UNISDR)
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Agenda 2030 and search for coherence

There was a wide ranging discussion on understanding disaster risk and coherence between the main framework agreements comprising the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda.
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction - Regional Office for Africa
Mauritius Government Minister Alain Wong Yen Cheong (centre) speaking to the media yesterday following the opening of the Africa Regional Platform on Disaster Risk Reduction with Ms. Olushola Olaide of the African Union Commission, and Mr. Robert Glasser, head of UNISDR.
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Mauritius invests 2% GDP in resilience

The Africa Regional Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction is being hosted by a small island developing state for the first time. The conference has been hearing what Mauritius is doing to reduce disaster risk and fight climate change.
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction - Regional Office for Africa
Meeting host Mr. Alain Wong Yen Cheong, Minster of Environment, Sustainable Development, and Disaster and Beach Management of Mauritius, said the adoption of the Sendai Framework was a historic milestone (Photo: UNISDR)
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End the tyranny of ignorance on disaster risk

UNISDR chief, Mr. Robert Glasser, today called for "an end to the tyranny of ignorance" on disaster risk during a press conference on the first day of the African Regional Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction in Mauritius.
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction - Regional Office for Africa
(from left) At the media workshop today in Mauritius, Mr. Ritvik Neerbijn, Mauritania Broadcasting Corporation, Mr. Jatin Dindoyal and Mr, Fabrice Chelman of Mauritius Government Information Services, and Ms. Slviane Velvendron, Radio Plus
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Africa convenes on Sendai Framework

The 6th Session of the Africa Regional Platform opens tomorrow and is expected to recommend a programme of action for implementation of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction.
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction - Regional Office for Africa
Deep in discussion: participants at the Singapore workshop debate ways to boost their countries' disaster risk management capacity (Photo: Nanyang Technological University – Centre for Continuing Education)
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Singapore and UNISDR boost developing countries' Sendai capacity

Singapore and the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR) have renewed their partnership to strengthen the disaster risk management capacity of Small Island Developing States (SIDS) and other developing countries that are vulnerable to natural disasters and are on the front line of climate change.
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction - Office in Incheon for Northeast Asia and Global Education and Training Institute for Disaster Risk Reduction
Rescuers providing emergency medical attention to mock survivors on site during AIRTEST16 (Photo: NDRRMC)
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Mauritius tests life-saving skills in the face of air disasters

Lying in the midst of the Indian Ocean, Mauritius is keenly aware of the importance of preparing for natural and man-made hazards alike, and the island nation has been assessing its ability to save lives in the event of an air crash.
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction - Regional Office for Africa
24 countries taking part in tsunami drill
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24 countries taking part in tsunami drill

World Tsunami Awareness Day will be marked for the first time this year, on November 5. This week 24 countries with exposed coastlines in the Indian Ocean are taking part in one of the largest tsunami drills ever staged.
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)

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