Official Statements
Official Statements from the Fifth Session of the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction.
Country Statements
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Afghanistan |
H.E Wais Ahmad Barmak
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Albania |
H.E. Bujar Nishani
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Algeria |
Mr. Tahar Melizi
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Argentina |
Mr. Emilio Renda
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Armenia |
H.E. Davit Tonoyan
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Australia |
Senator The Honourable Concetta Fierravanti-Wells
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Bahrain |
Dr. Mohamed Bin Daina
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Bangladesh |
H.E. Mofazzal Hossain Chowdhury
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Belgium |
Ms. Gaëtane Scavée
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Benin |
Mr. Aristide Makpondéou Dagou
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Bolivia |
Mr. Oscar Cabrera Coca
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Brazil |
Ms. Adelaide Nacif
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Cambodia |
Mr. Samoeun Hang
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Cameroon |
H.E. Henri Etoundi Essomba
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Canada |
Mr. Mark Holland
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Chad |
Mrs Tesse Mbia Mabilo
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Chile |
Mr. Ricardo Agustín Toro Tassara
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China |
Mr. Zhaoxi Gu
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Colombia |
Mr. Carlos Iván Márquez Pérez
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Cook Islands |
Mr. Charlie Matapo Carlson
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Costa Rica |
Mr. Ivan Andrey Brenes Reyes
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Côte d'Ivoire |
Her Excellency Anne Desiree Ouloto
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Cuba |
Mr. Ramón Pardo Guerra
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Czech Republic |
H.E. Jan Kara
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Denmark |
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Dominican Republic |
H.E. Francisco Domínguez Brito
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Ecuador |
Mr. Ricardo Penaherrera
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Egypt |
Mr. Aly Haridy
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El Salvador |
Mr. Jorge Antonio Meléndez
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Eswatini |
His Majesty King Mswati III
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Ethiopia |
Mr. Mitiku Kassa
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Finland |
Mrs. Riikka Laatu
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France |
Mr. Gautier Mignot
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Gabon |
H.E. Lambert Noël Matha
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Gambia |
Mr. Alhajie Sanneh
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Georgia |
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Germany |
Mrs. Ingrid-Gabriela Hoven
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Ghana |
Mr. Eric Nana Agyemang- Prempeh
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Guatemala |
Mr. Sergio García Cabañas
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Holy See |
H.E. Silvano Maria Tomasi
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Honduras |
Mr. Lisandro Rosales Banegas
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India |
Mr. Kiren Rijiju
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Indonesia |
H.E. Willem Rampangilei
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Iran, Islamic Rep of |
Mr. Esmaeil Najjar
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Italy |
Mr. Fabrizio Curcio
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Jamaica |
Mr. Horace Glaze
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Japan |
Mr. Shigeki Habuka
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Jordan |
Brigadier General Dr. Waleed Suleiman Salman Al-Soub
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Kazakhstan |
Mr. Yuriy Ilin
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Kiribati |
H.E. Taneti Maamau
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Korea, Dem People's Rep of |
Mr. Il Sop Kang
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Korea, Rep of |
Mr. Young Kyoo Ahn
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Kuwait |
Mr. Khaled Almekrad
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Kyrgyzstan |
H.E. Ulan Djusupov
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Lao People's Democratic Republic |
Mr. Vilayphong Sisomvang
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Lebanon |
General Saadallah Al Hamad
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Lesotho |
Mr. Ntai. E. Makoetje
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Liberia |
Ms. Gbeme Horace Kollie
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Luxembourg |
H.E. Dan Kersch
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Madagascar |
Mr. Charles Rambolarson
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Malawi |
Mr. Clement Chinthu Phiri
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Malaysia |
Mr. Muhammad Yusoff Wazir
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Maldives |
Ms. Fathimath Thasneem
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Marshall Islands |
Ms. Jennifer De Brum
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Mexico |
Ms. Jeanette Moisés Ramírez
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Mongolia |
H.E. Khurelsukh Ukhnaa
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Myanmar |
H.E. Win Myat Aye
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Nepal |
H.E. Arjun K. Karki
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New Zealand |
H.E. Phillip Gibson
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Nicaragua |
H.E. Guillermo José Gonzalez Gonzalez
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Niger |
H.E. Laouan Magagi
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Nigeria |
Mr. Mustapha Yunusa Maihaja
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Norway |
Ms. Mette Møglestue
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Pakistan |
Lieutenant General Omar Mahmood Hayat
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Panama |
Her Excellency Maria Luisa Romero
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Papua New Guinea |
H.E. Rupa Abraham Mulina
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Paraguay |
H.E. Joaquin Roa Burgos
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Peru |
Mr Ricardo Carvajal Raymond
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Philippines |
Mr. Ricardo Jalad
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Portugal |
Mr. Jorge Gomes
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Qatar |
Mr. Soltan Bin Saad Al-Muraikhi
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Russian Federation |
Mr. Vladislav Gadeev
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Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
Mr. Godfred Pompey
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Samoa |
H.E. Ali'ioaiga Feturi Elisaia
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Saudi Arabia |
Mr. Ali Alshahrany
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Serbia |
Mr. Marko Blagojevic
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Slovenia |
Mr. Miloš Bizjak
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Solomon Islands |
H.E. Samuel Eaney Manetoali
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South Africa |
H.E. David Douglas Des Van Rooyen
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South Sudan |
H.E. Hussein Nyuot
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Spain |
H.E. Luis Fernández-Cid
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Sri Lanka |
H.E. Anura Priyadarshana Yapa
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Sudan |
Mrs. Hafsa Ahmed
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Sweden |
H.E. Andreas Von Beckerath
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Switzerland |
Mr. Benno Bühlmann
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Tanzania, United Rep of |
H.E. Wilson Masilingi
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Thailand |
H.E. Anupong Paojinda
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Tonga |
Mr Leveni Aho
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Tunisia |
H.E. Riadh Mouakhar
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Turkey |
Mr. Fatih Ozer
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Uganda |
Mr. John Martin Owor
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Ukraine |
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United Arab Emirates |
Mr. Jamal Al Hosani
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United Kingdom |
Dr. Owen Jackson
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United States of America |
Mrs. Elizabeth Warfield
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Zambia |
Her Excellency Inonge Wina
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Other Delegation Statements
Delegation | Details | |
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Academy of diagnostics, Inc |
Dr. Vasyl Korniienko
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ACHE International |
Prof. Roberto Brutus
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ActionAid |
Ms. Farah Kabir
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AFRICA NATURE CONSERVATION ORGANIZATION |
Mr. Hassan Siad
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African Union (AU) |
Her Excellency Josefa Leonel Correa Sacko
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Andean Community General Secretariat (CAN) |
Mr. José Antonio Arróspide Del Busto
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Asian Disaster Reduction Centre (ADRC) |
Ms. Kyoko Kondo
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Asociacion de Municipios de Panamá (AMUPA) |
Mr. Romulo Oriel Choen Vasquez
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Asociación Nacional de Bomberos Municipales Departamentales de Guatemala (ASONBOMD Guatemala) |
Mr. José Marco Tulio España Sánchez
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Bangladesh Red Crescent Society (BDRCS) |
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Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) |
Mr. Horace Glaze
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Caritas Internationalis |
Ms. Irene Broz
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Center for Disaster Risk Resilience |
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Center for Emergency Situations and Disaster Risk Reduction (CESDRR) |
Mr. Valeriy Petrov
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Centro de Coordinación para la Prevención de los Desastres Naturales en América Central (CEPREDENAC) |
Mr. Roy Barboza Sequeira
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China Charity Alliance |
Ms. Yasu Lu
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Collaborating Centre for Oxford University and CUHK for Disaster and Medical Humanitarian Response (CCOUC) |
Prof. Ying Yang Emily Chan
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Common African Position to the 2017 Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction |
Her Excellency Josefa Leonel Correa Sacko
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Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO) |
Ms Jenny Nielsen
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Consultoría Social Integral Vinni Cubi A.C. |
Mr. Hugo HernÁndez Bocanegra
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Declaración de Ministros y Altas Autoridades de GIR del MERCOSUR (RMAGIR) |
Mr. Mariano Goicoechea Y Garayar
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Disaster Preparedness and Prevention Initiative for South Eastern Europe (DPPI SEE) |
Mrs. Ivana Ljubojevic
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Doctorado en Desarrollo Cientifico y Tecnologico para la Sociedad del Centro de Investigacion y de Estudios Avanzados del Instituto Politecnico Nacional |
Ms. Glenda López Broca
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DRR Dynamics Ltd (DRR) |
Mr Kevin Blanchard
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Earthquake Analysis Laboratory |
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East African Community Secretariat (EAC) |
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EcoHealth Alliance and Future Earth |
Dr. William Karesh
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Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) |
Mr Dominique Kuitsouc
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Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) |
Mr. Ugur Kilicarslan
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European Union |
H.E. Christos Stylianides
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FM Global |
Dr. Yasir Kaheil
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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations - Headquarters (FAO) |
Mr. Shukri Farah Ahmed
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Grupamento de Bombeiros Civis Voluntários - GBCV |
Mr. Cristiano Vargas
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Habitat for Humanity International (HFHI) |
Mr. Mario Flores
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Institute of Mountain Hazards and Environment, Chinese Academy of Science (IMHE) |
Dr. Yu Lei
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Instituto de Proteccion Civil Para el Manejo Integral de Riesgos de Desastres del Estado de Chiapas |
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Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) |
Mr. Zachary Kiburi Kamunara Atheru
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International Council on Monuments and Sites, International Committee on Risk Preparedness (ICOMOS - ICORP) |
Mr. Christopher Marrion
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International Federation of Environmental Health (IFEH) |
Mr. Timothy Hatch
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International Federation of Medical Students Associations (IFMSA) |
Mr. Marian Sedlak
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International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) |
Mr. Fernando Suinaga Cardenas
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International Labour Organization (ILO) |
Mr. Donato Kiniger-Passigli
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International Organization for Migration (IOM) |
Mr. Mohammed Abdiker
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International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics (IUGG) |
Prof. Ali Ismail-Zade
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Iwate University (I) |
Prof. Katsumi Matsuoka
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Joint Statement from the Stakeholder Group of Persons with Disabilities |
Mr Carlos Kaiser
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Joint Statement on behalf of Community-Based Organizations |
Ms. Sandra Lynn Schilen
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Joint Statement on behalf of Indigenous Peoples |
Mr. Todd Kuiack
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Joint Statement on behalf of Mayors and local governments |
Mr. Nestor Jesus Padron Castaneda
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Joint statement on behalf of Media |
Ms. Natalia Ilieva
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Joint Statement on behalf of NGOs |
Mr. Guillermo Lozano Leo
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Joint statement on behalf of the Human Security Network |
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Joint Statement on behalf of the Older persons |
Mr. Godfred Paul
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Joint Statement on behalf of the Private Sector |
Mr. Carlo Papa
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Joint Statement on behalf of the Science and Academia Stakeholder Group |
Ms Irina Rafalina
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Joint Statement on behalf of Women |
Ms Menka Goundan
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Joint Statement Partners for Resilience |
Mr. Juriaan Lahr
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League of Arab States (LAS) |
Mr. Waleed Mohamed
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Major Group for Science and Technology |
Professor Virginia Murray
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Mauritius (on behalf of the Indian Ocean Commission) |
Mr. Khemraj Servansing
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Mercociudades |
Sr. Pablo Tabares
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NGO Little Bees International (LBI) |
Mr. Go Takahashi
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Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) |
Mr. Enrique Torrella Raymond
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Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) |
Mr. Stephane Jacobzone
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Organizacion de Bomberos Americanos (OBA) |
Mr. José Marco Tulio España Sánchez
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OXFAM |
Mr. Enrique Garcia Hidalgo
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Pacific Community (SPC) |
Dr. Audrey Aumua
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Sadeem Wireless Sensing Systems |
Dr. Esteban Sanchez Canepa
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Soka Gakkai International (SGI) |
Mr. Nobuyuki Asai
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Sovereign Military Order of Malta |
Prof. Michel Veuthey
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Tajikistan (on behalf of Central Asia and South Caucasus Regional Platform ) |
Mr. Rustam Nazarzoda
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The Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf |
Dr. Adnan Altamimi
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The Geneva Association |
Dr. Maryam Golnaraghi
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The International Emergency Management Society - India Chapter |
Dr. Kailash Chandra Gupta
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UN Major Group for Children and Youth |
Ms. Nhilce Nahomi Esquivel Gomez
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UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs - Geneva Office (OCHA) |
Mr Jesper Holmer Lund
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UN Women |
Mr. Yannick Glemarec,
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United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) |
Mr Antony Spalton
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United Nations Development Programme - Headquarters (UNDP) |
Mr Jo Scheuer
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United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) |
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United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) |
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United Nations Office of the High Representative for the Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries and the Small Island Developing States (UN-OHRLLS) |
Ms. Fekitamoeloa Tupoupai Manuula Utoikamanu
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United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) |
Mr. Ingo Piegeler
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United Nations University (UNU) |
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Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México, Facultad de Enfermería y Obstetricia (UAEMEX-FEO) |
Dr. Miriam Gómez Ortega
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Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico (UNAM) |
Dr. Daniel Rodríguez Velázquez
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University for Peace (UPEACE) |
Dr. Mayumi Yamada
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University of la Laguna (ULL) |
Mr. Jaime Salvador DÍaz Pacheco
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Voluntarios Digitales para Emergencias y Desastres (VOST El Salvador) |
Prof. Dennys Isaias Bonilla Valladares
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World Animal Protection/Protección Animal Mundial - Latin America |
Ms. Eugenia Morales
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World Association for Disaster and Emergency Medicine (WADEM) |
Prof Anthony Redmond
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World Bank, the (WB) |
Ms. Laura Tuck
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World Food Programme (WFP) |
Mr. Jose Miguel Barreto Sanchez
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World Health Organization (WHO) |
Dr. Gerry Eijkemans
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World Meteorological Organization (WMO) |
Mr. Alasdair Hainsworth
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World Vision International (WVI) |
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Xavier Institute of Social Service, Ranchi (XISS) |
Prof. Niranjan Sahoo
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University of Zanjan |
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