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Baku hosts Workshop on National Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction

18 October 2010 15:16 (UTC +04:00)

Baku. Lachin Sultanova â€“ APA. Sub-Regional Office of the United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UNISDR) for Central Asia and the Caucasus and the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Republic of Azerbaijan, with support from UNDP, will be holding a workshop on National Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction on 20 October 2010 in Baku, UNDPI told APA.

The overall purpose of the meeting would be to bring together all stakeholders in the area of disaster risk reduction (DRR) and potential partners of the National Platform to discuss ways to improving national coordination in disaster risk management and risk reduction, as well as reporting on the progress achieved in the country.

The workshop will bring together representatives of the relevant Government ministries including the Ministry of Emergency Situations, Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources, Ministry of Health and Ministry of Industry and Energy, bilateral donors, international and national NGOs and media. Ms. Goulsara Pulatova, Regional Coordinator of UNISDR Central Asia & Caucasus office and Mr. Abdurahim Muhidov, HFA Coordinator will facilitate the Workshop.