#UN70: My Stroll with Margareta Wahlstrom, Special Representative of the Secretary General on Disaster Risk Reduction
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Huffington Post Inc.
Margareta Wahlstrom talked with Ebenezar Wikina for Huffington Post on this week's UN General Assembly, the work of the UN since its inception 70 years ago, the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction and its relation to the SDGs, and the refugee crisis in Europe and North America.
"Risk Reduction is not a stand-alone issue... you cannot achieve sustainable development if you don't recognize and manage risk" said Wahlstrom. She was appointed the first Special Representative of the Secretary General (SRSG) for disaster Risk Reduction in 2008, and since then she's been leading the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR) to forge partnerships with governments to ensure a safer world for everyone.