100th anniversary San Francisco: "Too many children are killed in schools when disasters strike"

As the United States commemorates the 100th anniversary of the San Francisco earthquake of April 18, 1906, one of the worst earthquakes in U.S. history, the director of the United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction secretariat recalls the importance of education in disaster risk reduction policies.
Date:
19 Apr 2006
Sources:
  • United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR)

Keywords

Themes:
Education & School Safety, Media
Countries:
United States of America
Regions:
Americas
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