Peru: Peace Boat arrives in Callao port to welcome children's proposals

Peace Boat arrived in Callao port to receive proposals from Peruvian children and youth, as part of an initiative intended to share experiences with Japan at a regional level in order to promote commitments through the production of resilience for the Third UN World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction (WCDRR) to be held in Sendai, Japan, reports the Peru News Agency.

The feelings and opinions of all Latin American children and teenagers will be presented at the Third UN World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction (WCDRR) in Sendai, Japan from 14 to 18 March. On 28 January 2015, the Peace Boat participants received the 100-meter long "Quipu of Latin America and the Caribbean for Resilience," a special knotted cord containing messages. The boat also carries a conference called "Road to Sendai" and international actions, such as the "Making cities resilient: My city is getting ready" campaign driven by the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction.