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Date 22
June 2005
Press Release No: N/30/2005
DISASTER MANAGEMENT
THE FOCUS OF FIRST COLLABORATIVE FORUM IN BANGKOK
Bangkok (United Nations Information Services)
– The first meeting of a group of experts will gather
for three days on 22-24 June at the UN Conference Centre in
Bangkok, Thailand. The High-level Expert Group on Technical
Options for Disaster Management Systems: Tsunamis and Others
is composed of civil defence policy-makers and system developers
from the Asia-Pacific region.
The meeting is being organized by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP) with generous financial support of France and the Republic of Korea.
Numerous high-level meetings since the 26 December
earthquake and tsunami have emphasized the importance of early
warning systems, and in more general terms, requested that effective
disaster and other hazard management be incorporated in national
development plans.
The aim of the forum is to gather together technical
experts with national disaster management officials, to exchange
ideas and improve capabilities for disaster management. A second
aim is to explore possible activities toward improved regional
cooperation in comprehensive disaster management.
The meeting is a collaboration among UNESCAP; the United Nations Office for the Coordination of
Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA); the ITU Telecommunication Standardization
Bureau (TSB) and the Asia-Pacific Multilateral Cooperation
in Space Technology and Applications (AP-MCSTA).
For further information please contact:
UN Information Services Bangkok
Tel: +(66-2) 288-1861-69, Fax: +(66-2) 288-1052
E-mail: unisbkk.unescap@un.org
http://www.unescap.org
Contact Persons at UNESCAP
Mr. Wu Guoxiang
Chief, STAS/ICSTD
Tel: (662) 288-1456; Fax : (662) 288-1085
Email: wugu@un.org
Mr. Htin Aung
Coordinator
Tel: (662) 288-2591; Fax (662) 288-1085
Email: aungh@un.org
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