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          Thailand's Minister of Public Health, H.E. Clin. Prof. Emeritus Piyasakol Sakolsatayadorn said the International Conference was about identifying opportunities to integrate health in disaster risk reduction. (Photo: UNISDR)
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          Bangkok Principles on health risk agreed

          The Bangkok Principles were agreed today at the conclusion of the first international conference on the health aspects of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction which was attended by government officials from 54 countries.

          United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)
          United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction - Regional Office for Asia and Pacific
          The Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami remains a stark reminder of the risk of complex disasters (Photo: Toshiharu Kato / Japanese Red Cross Society)
          Press release
          Fifth anniversary of tsunami underlines risk of complex disasters

          The head of the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction, Mr. Robert Glasser, today attended the fifth anniversary memorial service for those who lost their lives in the Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami of March 11, 2011.

          United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)
          United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction - Regional Office for Asia and Pacific
          United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction - Kobe Office
          Port in Soma, Japan, Devastated by the 2011 Tsunami. UN Photo/Evan Schneider
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          Japanese Tsunami 5th anniversary underlines risk of complex disasters

          Marking the fifth anniversary of the Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami, the head of the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR), Mr. Robert Glasser, delivered a message on behalf of the UN Secretary-General, saying the world has much to learn from Japan on saving lives and reducing disaster losses.

          United Nations - Headquarters
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          United States: Earthquake and Tsunami Education Program Wins Excellence Award

          An education outreach program designed to help Pacific Northwest coast residents and visitors be safer has received the Award for Excellence for Educational Outreach to Schools. The program aims to improve Cascadia disaster resilience through educator professional development.

          Central Washington University
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          Haiti: Developing emergency evacuation plans for community infrastructures

          Despite its high vulnerability to disasters, emergency and evacuation plans are not mandatory in Haiti. To address this problem, International NGOs COOPI and GOAL are working to ensure the development and utilization of emergency and evacuation plans for community infrastructures to improve preparedness in case of a disaster.

          Cooperazione Internazionale
          UN Photo/JC McIlwaine
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          Focusing on health in disaster risk management

          "An under-resourced and poorly protected health system can multiply the impact of any initial disaster event" warns Robert Glasser, head of the UN Office for Disaster Reduction, in the Bangkok Post. "An integrated approach to health and disaster risk reduction is now an all-of-society imperative."

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          The Sendai Framework aligns with the International Health Regulations, which aim to help the international community prevent and respond to acute public health risks that have the potential to cross borders and threaten people worldwide, says Robert Glasser, head of UNISDR (Photo: UNISDR)
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          Opening remarks by Robert Glasser at the International Conference on the Implementation of the Health Aspects of the Sendai Framework

          The Sendai Framework aims to achieve a substantial reduction of disaster risk and losses in lives, livelihoods and health. It is fully aligned with the International Health Regulations, which aim to help the international community prevent and respond to acute public health risks that have the potential to cross borders and threaten people worldwide.

          United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)
          United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction - Regional Office for Asia and Pacific
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          Zika and Ebola show need for greater focus on health in disaster management

          The UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction and the World Health Organization today issued a joint appeal for national disaster management agencies to develop their preparedness and response capacities to include health emergencies alongside earthquakes, floods and storms as a top priority.

          World Health Organization (WHO)
          United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)

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