International DRR day celebration in Myanmar
Type: Meeting or Conference
Organizer(s): United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction - Regional Office for Asia and Pacific ; Ministry of Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement
Date: 13 Oct 2011
Location: NayPyiDaw (Myanmar)
Venue: Myanmar Convention Centre
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Description
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To mark the International DRR Day, an event was held on October 13th in Myanmar's capital with the participation of Margareta Wahlstrom. The event was led by RRD (Relief and Resettlement Department).
UNDP awarded the winners of the essay competition for IDDRR.
Over 100 children from local schools attended. Plan International, Care, Oxfam, UNDO and UNESCO together with the Ministry of Education prepared an information sheet on IDDRR for school-aged children that was distributed across the country.41,000 schools and 6,00 hospitals and health facilities pledged for safety
Links and Downloads
- Opening Statement by Dr. Sai Mauk Kham, Vice-President of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar [PDF] Step Up for Disaster Risk Reduction! International day for disaster reduction 13 October 2011 View all international day for disaster reduction 2011 events View all international day for disaster reduction 2011 news