International Strategy for Disaster Reduction 


Media room
Statements
   
High-Level Panel on the Occasion of the International Women’s Day
8 March 2005, Commission on the Status of Women (CSW), New York
Gender Equality and Disaster Risk Reduction
Sálvano Briceño, Director, ISDR Secretariat (Geneva)
   
Know the risks
UNCCD statement in support of the "World Conference on Disaster Reduction" in Kobe, Japan, 2005.
By HamaArba Diallo
Executive Secretary UNCCD
Bonn, December 2004
 
   
Statement at the Conference on Education Unesco, International Bureau of Education (IBE)
Geneva, 9 September 2004
By Sálvano Briceño, Director, United Nations Inter-agency Secretariat of the International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UN/ISDR)
   
Disasters – A Failure of Environmental and Human Security
On the occasion of the Opening Ceremony of the

United Nations University Institute on Environment and Human Security
Bonn, Germany
Tuesday 15 June 2004
Sálvano Briceño
Director, UN Secretariat of the International Strategy for Disaster Reduction
 
   
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technical Advice

Twentieth session Agenda item 9
Bonn, 16-25 June
Statement by the Inter-Agency Secretariat for the International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (ISDR)
by Salvano Briceno, Director
   
UNDP Launch of Global Report:
“ Reducing Disaster Risk: A Challenge for Development”

Palais des Nations, Salle XII, Tuesday 3 February 2004
Sálvano Briceño, Director ISDR Secretariat
   
Message of UN/ISDR Director Sálvano Briceño
On the occasion of the Public Forum on Catastrophic Floods
Commemorating the World Water Day (22 March) and World Meteorological Day (23 March)

Tuesday 23 March 2004
Tokyo, Japan
   
58th SESSION OF THE UNITED NATIONS GENERAL ASSEMBLY
Second Committee
Secretary General’s Report on the International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (A/58/277)
Under Agenda item 94 e) on “Environment and Sustainable Development”, at the Second Committee
 
   
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
Subsidiary Body for Scientific and technical Advice

Nineteenth session
Milan, 1-9 December 2003
Statement by the Inter-Agency Secretariat for the
International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (ISDR)
   
Asian Conference on Disaster Reduction 2003
16-17 January 2003, International Conference Centre, Kobe
by Sálvano Briceño, Director UN/ISDR
   
The Second Asian Meeting on the UN International Strategy for Disaster Reduction
New Delhi, 24 January 2002
Statement By Kenzo Oshima
Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs
United Nations
   
Asian Meeting on the International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (ISDR)
New Delhi, 23 January 2002
REMARKS BY KENZO OSHIMA
Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs
   
WORLD METEOROLOGICAL DAY
Reducing Vulnerability to Weather and Climate Extremes

Geneva, 22 March 2002
Statement by Kenzo Oshima
Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator
United Nations
   
Introductory Statement to the Second Committee of the UN General Assembly
Under Agenda Item 98(B)

Implementation of the International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (Report of the Secretary-General A/56/68);
International Cooperation to Reduce the Impact of the El Nino Phenomenon (Report of the Secretary-General A/56/76)
New York, 30 October 2001
   
12th Civil Defence World Conference
“ Civil Defence: a tool for international solidarity against natural and man-made disasters in the 21st century”

CICG, Geneva, 25 June 2001
STATEMENT by
Sálvano Briceño, Director, Secretariat for the ISDR
   

Statements To The Economic And Social Council on the Implementation of the International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (ISDR) and International Cooperation to Reduce the Impact of the El Nino Phenomenon
Geneva, 25 July 2001
Mr. Kenzo Oshima
Under-Secretary-General For Humanitarian Affairs

   
HLWG Meeting on ISDR
24 July 2001
Talking Points for Mr. Kenzo Oshima, USG
   
Statement by the UN Secretariat for the International Strategy for Disaster Reduction
High-level Ministerial African Preparatory Meeting for WSSD

17 October 2001
Nairobi, Kenya
   

Informal briefing panel to Missions during ECOSOC
11 July 2001
Topic: Natural Disasters, preparedness and response
(UNDP, ILO, PAHO/WHO, OCHA and ISDR Secretariat, chaired by Mr. Ross Mountain)
Talking points on the International Strategy for Disaster Reduction,by the Director for the Secretariat of the UNISDR, Mr. Sálvano Briceño

   
Ceremony of the 2001 United Nations Sasakawa Award for Disaster Reduction
Wednesday 10 October 2001
Palais Des Nations, Room XVI, Geneva
   

Fifth Session of the Conference of Parties to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD)
Geneva, 10 October 2001
Sálvano Briceño, Director, United Nations Secretariat of the International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UN/ISDR)

   
2001 United Nations Sasakawa Award for Disaster Reduction
Wednesday 10 October 2001, Room XVI, Palais des Nations, 14:30
By Sálvano Briceño, Director ISDR
   
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