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Strong commitment to disaster risk reduction in Myanmar Myanmar, a country prone to natural hazards, has shown positive progress in the areas of early warning, emergency preparedness and responses in recent years. Now, the Government is stepping up cooperation with global and regional partners to reach its long-term target of becoming a disaster resilient country.	14 Oct 2011	News briefs
Message for the International Day for Disaster Reduction by Margareta Wahlström This year on International Disaster Reduction Day, UNISDR and its partners invite children and young people to “Step Up for Disaster Risk Reduction” as the group of people most affected by disasters worldwide.	13 Oct 2011	Statements & speeches
UNISDR head visits Myanmar to discuss action plan for disaster reduction The Special Representative of the UN Secretary General for Disaster Risk Reduction, Margareta Wahlström, arrived in Myanmar today at the invitation of the government, on a three-day visit during which she will engage with senior Government Ministers on a national action plan for disaster risk reduction and a Disaster Management Law.	12 Oct 2011	Press release
Vulnerability to Natural Hazards Rising Rapidly in Europe Vulnerability to natural hazards is rapidly on the increase in Europe, UNISDR Chief, Margareta Wahlström, told the Second Annual European Forum for Disaster Risk Reduction (EFDRR) yesterday in Skopje, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.	11 Oct 2011	News briefs
Pakistan President tells UNISDR he will champion disaster risk reduction UN Disaster Risk Reduction Chief, Margareta Wahlström, met today for the first time with Pakistan’s President, Asif Ali Zadari, to discuss how Pakistan responds to “the new normal” in dealing with floods which have inundated the country for two successive years.	7 Oct 2011	Press release
UNISDR head calls for 'quantum leap' in approach to recurring floods in Pakistan The Special Representative of the UN Secretary General for Disaster Risk Reduction, Margareta Wahlström, arrives on a three-day visit to Pakistan tomorrow (October 6) during which she will meet with President Asif Ali Zadari, Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani, the National Disaster Management Authority, Meteorological Department officials and aid donors, to discuss future risk reduction measures as the country tries to cope with floods which have displaced an estimated 5.4 million people.	5 Oct 2011	Press release
World Habitat Day 2011: Over 800 cities join resilience campaign to fight climate change The UN Disaster Risk Reduction Office, UNISDR, today announced that 841 cities and municipalities around the world, representing hundreds of millions of urban dwellers, are now active participants in the World Disaster Reduction Campaign “Making Cities Resilient” which was launched over a year ago.	3 Oct 2011	Press release
Heavy Floods Widespread Across Asia UNISDR Chief Margareta Wahlström today expressed concern at the great number of people who have lost their lives or have been affected by severe floods currently ravaging many countries across Asia.	30 Sep 2011	News briefs
UNISDR backs charter to end extreme hunger The head of the United Nation’s disaster risk reduction office, UNISDR, Margareta Wahlström, today strongly backed the NGO initiative “Never Again: A Charter to End Extreme Hunger.”	27 Sep 2011	Press release
UNISDR Chief visits devastated centre of Japan Quake Six months after the Great East Japan Earthquake, Margareta Wahlström, the United Nations Disaster Risk Reduction Chief, has met with Mayor Jin Sato of Minami-Sanriku town which lost 558 people in the tragedy. The total population of the town was 17,300 before the disaster and 343 are still unaccounted for.	22 Sep 2011	News briefs
32 Cities across Serbia join World Disaster Reduction Campaign, as work continues to establish a National Platform Serbia has taken a major step towards establishing a National Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction with the announcement that 32 Serbian cities have now formally joined the World Disaster Reduction Campaign – Making Cities Resilient: 'My city is getting ready!'	14 Sep 2011	News briefs
Margareta Wahlström holds press conference at Japan National Press Club, discusses March earthquake 国連国際防災戦略事務局（UNISDR）のトップである、マルガレータ・ワルストロム国連事務総長特別代表（防災担当）が9月8～11日にかけて、日本を公式訪問しました。9月9日、日本記者クラブで記者会見が行われました。 Margareta Wahlström, Margareta Wahlström, the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General (SRSG) for Disaster Risk Reduction and Chief of UNISDR, visited Japan from 8 – 11 September. A press conference was held at Japan National Press Club on 9 September.	11 Sep 2011	News briefs
"Climate change and migration: the latest evidence" - Eurasylum monthly policy interview with Margareta Wahlstrom Each month Eurasylum conducts a short interview of a leading player in international migration and asylum affairs, within a range of policy, academic and practitioners’ areas of expertise. This month they interviewed Margareta Wahlstrom on climate change and migration.	8 Sep 2011	Statements & speeches
ECOSOC 2011 Statement by Margareta Wahlström, Special Representative of the Secretary General for Disaster Risk Reduction Disasters have a proven negative impact on education and the efforts of governments to achieve MDG 2.	7 Jul 2011	Statements & speeches
Future Development Must Be Centred Around Risk: article by United Nations Disaster Risk Reduction Chief Around 20% of the Earth is at risk from at least one natural hazard and more than half the world’s six billion plus population is exposed. In a matter of minutes, at least one hazard can change the world they know. Only through incorporating risk into development planning can we start to reduce this exposure.	6 Jul 2011	Statements & speeches
Statement by the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Disaster Risk Reduction on World Meteorological Day Today’s observance of World Meteorological Day with its theme of “Climate for You”, highlights the direct link between climate change, weather variability and the increase in the frequency as well as severity of weather related natural hazards.	23 Mar 2011	Statements & speeches
Statement by the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Disaster Risk Reduction on the 11 March Earthquake and Tsunami in Japan The United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UNISDR) expresses its profound regret at the loss of life and the immense damage inflicted upon the people of Japan on 11 March 2011, when an earthquake and tsunami struck the north-eastern coast of the country. We take this opportunity to offer our deepest condolences to all who have lost family members and homes as well as those who still await information about missing relatives and friends.	18 Mar 2011	Statements & speeches

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