The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP) in cooperation with the United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UNISDR) and other International Organizations in Thailand will be commemorating the annual International Day for Natural Disaster Reduction on 10 October 2007 to held at the United Nations Conference Centre (UNCC).
This year, the commemoration of IDNDR 2007 is also aimed to highlight the findings of the Asia Pacific Regional Workshop on School Education and Disaster Risk Reduction (8-10 October 2007) and serves as a “wake up call” to re-double our efforts on the issue of “Education for Disaster Risk Reduction”, as a culmination of the 2006-2007 World Campaign for Disaster Reduction on the theme "Disaster risk reduction begins at school".
IDNDR 2007 activities will include the Launch of International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) Global Alliance for Disaster Risk Reduction and an Exhibition titled "Education for Disaster Reduction in the UNESCAP Region." Key issues brought to fore will address education and awareness raising for disaster risk reduction.
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For further information on the Asian Disaster Preparedness Centre, please visit the ADPC web site: www.adpc.net
For further information on the International Strategy for Disaster Reduction and the UN Sasakawa Award, please visit the ISDR web site: www.unisdr.org and:
http://www.unisdr.org/eng/public_aware/world_camp/2006-2007/iddr/2007-iddr.htm
For more information on the International Red Cross Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), please visit: http://www.ifrc.org/index.asp
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