Speeches and Statements
Opening and closing ceremony speeches
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Amina J. Mohammed
United Nations Deputy Secretary-General Opening Ceremony Speech |
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Jayathma Wickramanayake
Envoy of the Secretary-General on Youth Opening Ceremony Speech |
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H.E. Inga Rhonda King
President of ECOSOC Closing Ceremony Speech |
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Official statements
Statements by Member States
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| Afghanistan |
His Excellency Najib Aqa Fahim
Minister of Afghanistan National Disaster Management Authority (ANDMA) |
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| Algeria |
Mr Tahar Melizi
National Delegate for Major Risks |
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| Argentina |
Mr Emilio Renda
Secretary of Civil Protection |
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| Armenia |
His Excellency Feliks Tsolakyan
Minister of Emergency Situations |
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| Australia |
Mr Robert Cameron
Director General of Emergency Management |
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| Azerbaijan |
His Excellency Ragim Latifov
Deputy Minister of Emergency Situations |
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| Bangladesh |
His Excellency Mohammed Enamur Rahman
State Minister of Disaster management and Relief |
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| Belarus |
His Excellency Uladzimir Vashchanka
Minister of Emergency Situations |
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| Benin |
Mr Ouorou Baro Mora
Director of Cabinet of Interior Minister and Public Security |
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| Bolivia |
Her Excellency Julia Verónica Collado Alarcón
Vice Minister of Drinking Water and Basic Sanitation |
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| Botswana |
Mr Moagi Baleseng
Director of the National Disaster Management Office |
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| Brazil |
Mr. Alexandre Lucas Alves
National Secretary for Civil Protection and Defence |
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| Burundi |
Mr. Gahungu Pierre Claver
Inspector General of Public Security and Disaster Management |
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| Cambodia |
His Excellency Norith Ma
Deputy Secretary General of the National Committee for Disaster Management |
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| Cameroon |
His Excellency Atanga Nji Paul
Minister of Territorial Administration |
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| Canada |
Ms Stephanie Durand
Director General of Emergency Management Policy and Outreach, Public Safety Canada |
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| Chile |
Mr Ricardo Toro Tassara
National Director of the National Emergency Office (ONEMI) |
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| China |
His Excellency Jianhua Fu
Vice Minister of Emergency Management |
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| Colombia |
Mr Eduardo Jose Gonzalez Angulo
General Director of National Unit for Disaster Risk Management (UNGRD) |
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| Congo, Dem Rep of the |
His Excellency Bernard Biando
Minister of Solidarity and Humanitarians Actions |
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| Costa Rica |
Mr Alexander Solis Delgado
President of National Commission for Risk Prevention and Emergency Care(CNE) |
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| Cuba |
His Excellency Ramón Pardo Guerra
Chief of the National General Staff of Civil Defense |
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| Czech Republic |
Prof. Pavel Danihelka
Faculty of Safety Engineering, Technical University of Ostrava |
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| Dominican Republic |
His Excellency Isidoro Santana
Minister of Economy, Planning and Development |
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| Ecuador |
Ms Maria Alexandra Ocles
General Director of National Service for Risk and Emergency Management |
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| Egypt |
Mr Aly Haridy
Director of Crisis Management and Disaster Risk Reduction Department, Prime Minister's office |
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| El Salvador |
Mr. Roberto Adolfo Ceron Pineda
Manager of Hydrology of Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources |
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| Ethiopia |
Mr Mitiku Gutile
Commissioner of National Disaster Risk Management Commission |
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| Fiji |
Mr Meleti Raimuria Bainimarama
Permanent Secretary for Rural and Maritime Development |
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| Finland |
Ms Satu Santala
Director General of Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland (FORMIN) |
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| France |
His Excellency Francois Rivasseau
Permanent Representative of France to the United Nations Office and other International Organizations in Geneva |
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| Gabon |
Mr Christian Minko Mi Etoua
Deputy Secretary General, Prime Minister's Office |
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| Gambia |
His Excellency Lamin B. Dibba
Minister of Environment, Climate Change and Natural Resources |
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| Germany |
His Excellency Norbert Barthle
Parliamentary State Secretary of Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development |
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| Ghana |
His Excellency Henry Quartey
Minister for the Interior |
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| Guatemala |
Mr. Sergio Garcia CabaÑas
Executive Secretary, National Coordinator for Disaster Reduction (CONRED) |
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| Honduras |
Mr Rony Javier Rodriguez Villafranca
Vice Commissioner, Permanent Commission for Contingencies (COPECO) |
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| India |
His Excellency Pramod Kumar Mishra
Additional Principal Secretary to Prime Minister |
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| Indonesia |
His Excellency Muhammad Jusuf Kalla
Vice President of the Republic of Indonesia |
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| Iran, Islamic Rep of |
His Excellency Esmaeil Najjar
Deputy Minister of Interior, Head of National Disaster Management Organization (NDMO) |
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| Jamaica |
His Excellency Desmond Mckenzie
Minister of Local Government and Community Development |
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| Japan |
His Excellency Kenji Yamada
Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs |
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| Jordan |
Mr Walid M. M. Qashha
Vice Chairman of National Center For Security And Crisis Management (NCSCM) |
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| Kazakhstan |
Mr Barat Duzakbayev
Deputy Chairman, Committee for Emergency Situations of the Ministry of Internal Affairs |
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| Kenya |
Mr Charles Owino
Director of National Disaster Operations Centre |
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| Korea, Dem People's Rep of |
Mr Il Sop Kang
Chairman of State Committee for Emergency and Disaster Management |
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| Korea, Rep of |
His Excellency Heein Ryu
Vice Minister for Disaster and Safety Management |
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| Kyrgyzstan |
His Excellency Azamat Mambetov
State Secretary of Emergency Situations |
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| Lao People's Democratic Republic |
His Excellency Khampheng Saysompheng
Minister of Labour and Social Welfare, Chairman of National Disaster Prevention and Control Committee |
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| Luxembourg |
Her Excellency Taina Bofferding
Minister of Home Affairs |
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| Madagascar |
Mr Mamy Nirina Razakanaivo
Executive Secretary, Emergency Prevention and Management Unit |
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| Malawi |
Mr James Chiusiwa
Director of Disaster Risk Reduction |
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| Malaysia |
Her Excellency Wan Azizah Wan Ismail
Deputy Prime Minister |
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| Mali |
Mr Seydou Doumbia
Director General of Civil Protection of Mali |
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| Marshall Islands |
Her Excellency Doreen de Brum
Permanent Representative of the Republic of the Marshall Islands to the United Nations Office and other International Organizations in Geneva |
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| Mexico |
Her Excellency Socorro Flores
Permanent Representative of Mexico to the United Nations Office in Geneva |
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| Mongolia |
His Excellency Enkhtuvshin Ulziisaikhan
Deputy Prime Minister |
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| Montenegro |
Mr Ljuban Tmusic
Head of Department for Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid |
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| Mozambique |
His Excellency Albano Macie
Vice Minister of Administration and Public Function |
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| Myanmar |
His Excellency Soe Aung
Deputy Minister of Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement |
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| Nepal |
Mr Prem Kumar Rai
Secretary of Ministry of Home Affairs (MOHA) |
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| New Zealand |
His Excellency Kris Faafoi
Minister of Civil Defence |
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| Niger |
His Excellency Laouan Magagi
Minister of Humanitarian Action and Disaster Management |
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| Nigeria |
Mr Mustapha Yunusa Maihaja
Director General of National Emergency Management Agency |
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| North Macedonia |
Mr Pavle Trajanov
National Coordinator for Disaster Risk Reduction |
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| Norway |
Mr Oisten Knudsen jr.
Director General, Ministry of Justice and Public Security |
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| Pakistan |
His Excellency Tahir Hussain Andrabi
Acting Permanent Representative of Pakistan to the United Nations Office and other International Organizations in Geneva |
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| Palestine, State of |
Mr Naser Jaghoub
Head of Palestinian Agricultural Disaster Risk Reduction and Insurance fund |
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| Paraguay |
Mr. Francisco Antonioli
General Director of Risk Management Secretaria de Emergencia Nacional (SEN) |
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| Peru |
Mr Javier Abugattas
President of National Center for Strategic Planning |
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| Philippines |
His Excellency Ricardo Jalad
Vice Minister, National Disaster Management Organization |
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| Poland |
His Excellency Zbigniew Czech
Permanent Representative of Poland to the United Nations and other International Organizations in Geneva |
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| Qatar |
His Excellency Soltan bin Saad Al-Moraikhi
State Minister for Foreign Affairs |
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| Romania |
Mr Raed Arafat
State Secretary of Ministry of Internal Affairs |
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| Russian Federation |
Ms Svetlana Bandurkina
Advisor, International Cooperation Department, EMERCOM of Russia |
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| Saudi Arabia |
Mr Hamad Almubdel
Deputy Director-General of General Directorate of Civil Defense |
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| Somalia |
His Excellency Hamza Said Hamza
Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management |
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| South Africa |
Mr. Mmaphaka Tau
Deputy Director General, Head of National Disaster Management Centre |
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| South Sudan |
His Excellency Hussein Mar Nyuot
Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management |
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| Sri Lanka |
His Excellency A.L.A Azeez
Permanent Representative of Sri Lanka to the United Nations Office and other International Organizations in Geneva |
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| Sweden |
His Excellency Olsson Fridh
Deputy Minister for International Development Cooperation |
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| Switzerland |
Mr Benno Bühlmann
Director General, Federal Office for Civil Protection, Federal Department of Defense, Civil Protection and Sport |
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| Tajikistan |
His Excellency Mahmadtoir Zoir Zokirzoda
Deputy Prime Minster |
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| Tanzania, United Rep of |
Ms Dorothy Mwaluko
Permanent Secretary (Policy and Investment)of the Office of the Prime Minister |
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| Thailand |
His Excellency Nadhapit Sanidwongs
Vice Minister of Interior |
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| Togo |
Mr Akobi Messan
Secretary General of the Ministry of Security and Civil Protection |
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| Tonga |
Mr Mafua I Vaiutukakau Maka
Director of National Emergency Management Office |
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| Turkey |
His Excellency İsmail Çataklı
Vice Minister of Ministry of Interior |
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| Uganda |
Mr. Sam Serunkuma
Deputy Executive Director, Kampala City Authority |
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| United Kingdom |
Ms Imogen Parsons
Deputy Director Readiness and Response, Civil Contingencies Secretariat |
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| United States of America |
Mr Daniel Kaniewski
Deputy Administrator for Resilience, Federal Emergency Management Agency |
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| Vanuatu |
Mr Abraham Nasak
Director of the National Disaster Management Office |
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| Zambia |
Her Excellency Sylvia Bambala Chalikosa
Minister in the Office of the Vice President |
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| Zimbabwe |
His Excellency July Moyo
Minister of Local Government, Public Works and National Housing |
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Statements by Intergovernmental Organizations and UN System Entities
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| African Risk Capacity (ARC) |
Ms Christiana George
Gender Advisor |
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| African Union Commission (AU) |
Her Excellency Minata Samate Cessouma
Commissioner for Political Affairs |
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| Andean Community General Secretariat (CAN) |
Mr Jose Antonio Arrospide
General Director |
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| Argentina (on behalf of the members of the Meeting of Ministers and High Authorities for Integral Risk Management of Disasters of MERCOSUR (RMAGIR)) |
Mr Emilio Renda
Secretary of Civil Protection |
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| Asian Disaster Preparedness Center (ADPC) |
Mr Hans Joakim Guttman
Executive Director |
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| Asian Disaster Reduction Centre (ADRC) |
Mr Koji Suzuki
Executive Director |
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| Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) |
Mr Ronald Jackson
Executive Director |
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| Coordination Center for the Prevention of Natural Disasters in Central America (CEPREDENAC) |
Ms Claudia Herrera
Executive Secretary |
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| Council of Europe (COE) |
Mr Gianluca Silvestrini
Head of Major Hazards and Environment Division |
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| Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) |
Mr Dominique Kuitsouc
Disaster Risks Management and Climate Change Adaptation Regional Coordinator |
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| ECOWAS COMMISSION |
Ms Siga Fatima Jagne
ECOWAS Commissioner For Social Affairs And Gender |
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| European Union |
Mr. Christos Stylianides
European Commissioner for Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Management |
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| Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations - Headquarters (FAO) |
Mr Shukri Farah Ahmed
Deputy Strategic Programme Leader |
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| Green Climate Fund (GCF) |
Ms Ania Grobicki
Deputy Director of Division of Mitigation and Adaptation |
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| IGAD Climate Prediction and Application Centre (ICPAC) |
Mr Guleid Artan
Director |
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| International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) |
Mr Elhadji Amadou Gueye Sy
Secretary General |
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| International Organization for Migration (IOM) |
Mr Louis Hoffmann
Head of Division, Department of Operations and Emergencies |
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| International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) |
Mr Ali Raza
Programme Manager for Ecosystem-based Adaptation & Disaster Risk Reduction |
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| Latin American and Caribbean Economic System (SELA) |
Mr Javier Paulinich
Ambassador, Permanent Secretary of the Latin American and Caribbean Economic System (SELA) |
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| Mexico (on behalf of the members of MIKTA) |
Her Excellency Socorro Flores
Permanent Representative of Mexico to the United Nations Office in Geneva |
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| Myanmar (on behalf of the members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)) |
His Excellency Soe Aung
Deputy Minister of Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement of Myanmar |
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| Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) |
Mr Ralf Ernst
Deputy Coordinator, Head of Environmental Activities |
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| Pacific Community (SPC) |
Ms Audrey Aumua
Deputy Director General |
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| Peru (on behalf of members of the Andean Committee for the Prevention and Attention of Disasters (CAPRADE)) |
Mr Javier Abugattas
President of National Center for Strategic Planning |
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| Sovereign Order of Malta |
Mr Michel Veuthey
Deputy Permanent Observer to the United Nations in Geneva |
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| United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) |
Mr Antony Spalton
Disaster Risk Reduction and Resilience Specialist |
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| United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) |
Ms Asako Okai
Assistant Secretary-General |
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| United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization - Headquarters (UNESCO) |
Mr Abdulaziz Almuzaini
Director of the UNESCO Geneva Liaison Office |
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| United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) |
Mr. Mamadi Diakite
Special Adviser, Security, Humanitarian and Fragile Countries |
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| WMO (on behalf of the UN Disaster Risk Reduction Focal Points Group) |
Mr. Petteri Taalas
Secretary-General, World Meteorological Organization |
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| World Food Programme (WFP) | Read | |
| World Health Organization (WHO) |
Dr. Ngoy Nsenga
Team Lead for East and Southern Africa, Emergency Program of WHO World Health Organization (WHO) |
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| World Meteorological Organization (WMO) |
Mr. Petteri Taalas
Secretary-General, World Meteorological Organization |
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Statements by Major Groups and other Stakeholders, Cities, NGOs, Private Sector and Academia
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| ARISE |
Mr Dale Sands
Co-Chair of ARISE |
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| Autonomous University of the State of Mexico (UAEMEX-FEO) |
Ms Miriam Gomez-Ortega
Coordinator of the International Network for Disaster Risk Management |
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| Children and Youth |
Ms. Nhilce Esquivel
UNMGCY Regional Focal Point for Disaster Risk Reduction in the Americas |
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| City of Rikuzentakata |
Prof. Murakami Toshiko
Special Representative of Mayor & Senior Executive Advisor City of Rikuzentakata |
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| Global Fire Monitoring Centre (GFMC) |
Mr Johann Georg Goldammer
Director |
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| Global Water Partnership (GWP) |
Ms Monika Weber-Fahr
Executive Secretary & CEO |
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| Habitat for Humanity International (HFHI) |
Mr Mario Flores
Director of Field Operations, Disaster Risk Reduction and Response |
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| Hyogo Prefectural Government (HPG) |
Mr Toshizo Ido
Governor |
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| Incheon Metropolitan City |
Ms Seonjoo Kang
Deputy Director |
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| Indigenous Peoples |
Mr Simon J. Lambert
Associate Professor Department of Indigenous Studies, University of Saskatchewan |
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| Institute of Mountain Hazards and Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences |
Ms Tianhai Jiang
International Collaboration Coordinator |
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| International Centre for Climate Change and Development (ICCCAD) |
Ms Shaila Shahid
Senior Advisor |
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| International Research Institute of Disaster Science, Tohoku University (IRIDeS) |
Mr Yuichi Ono
Professor |
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| Iwate University (I) |
Mr Katsumi Matusuoka
Professor and Advisor to the University President, Deputy Director of the Research Center for Regional Disaster Management |
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| Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) |
Mr Junji Wakui
Deputy Director General and Group Director for Disaster Risk Reduction Group |
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| Japan Women's Network for Disaster Risk Reduction (JWNDRR) |
Ms Yumiko Tanaka
Vice-President |
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| Joint statement on behalf of Faith Based Organizations (FBOs) | Read | |
| Joint statement on behalf of Media | Read | |
| Local Authorities |
Ms Fatimetou Mint Abdel Malick
President of the Regional Council of Nouakchott of Mauritania |
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| Local Communities |
Ms. Josephine Castillo
National Coordinator for DAMPA network, Philippines and Governing Council member of Huairou Commission |
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| Major group on Women |
Ms. Mary Kuket
Chair, Tangulbei Women's Network, Kenya |
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| Mashhad Municipality |
Mr Mohammad Reza Heydari
Chair Person of Mashhad City Council |
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| Netherlands Red Cross (NLRC) |
Ms Thandie Mwape
Humanitarian Diplomacy Coordinator |
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| Non-Governmental Organizations |
Mr Ayouba Sani
Executive Director of Youth Volunteers for the Environment (JVE) Niger |
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| Overseas Development Institute (ODI) |
Ms Katie Peters
Senior Research Fellow |
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| Oxfam |
Ms Valentina Evangelisti
Disaster Risk Reduction Lead |
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| Parliamentarian Network for Disaster Resilience in Central Africa (REPARC - CEEAC) |
Mr Apollinaire Adonis Moudouma
President |
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| Persons with Disabilities |
Ms Angelica Monteagudo
President, Sendas Foundation |
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| Rehabilitation International |
Ms Asha Hans
Executive Vice President |
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| Scientific and Technological Community |
Mr John Handmer
Chair, IRDR Scientific Committee, International Science Council |
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| Songpa-gu Office |
Mr Joon Ho Ahn
Vice Mayor |
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| Ulsan Metropolitan City |
Mr Seok Jin Kim
Deputy Mayor for Administrative Affairs |
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| UNDRR Stakeholder Engagement Mechanism (on behalf of) |
Mr. Daniel Perell
Representative to the United Nations Baha'i International Community |
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| World Animal Protection (WAP) |
Ms Daniella Hiche
External Affairs Advisor |
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| World Vision International (WVI) | Read |