ADRAD has been the member of the stakeholders group of persons with disabilities under UNISDR and privileged to contribute for the monitoring of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction particularly Disability Inclusive Disaster Risk Reduction.
Participation of AMCDRR 2018:
The chairperson of ADRAD participated in the Asian Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction convened during 03 – 06 JULY 2018 in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia with key objectives of Preventing Disaster Risk and Protecting Sustainable Development.
The adoption of the overall 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, which includes the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction, has strengthened the National coherence and complementarity of efforts of government and various stakeholders including persons with disabilities.
At the same time, the country continues to experience an increasing level of risk and impact of disasters on the economy and most vulnerable people including persons with disabilities.
ADRAD calls upon various National and International Stakeholders to accommodate concerns of persons with disabilities during DRR initiatives so that we can achieve the objectives of Disability Inclusive Disaster Risk Reduction (DIDRR).
Let’s work collaborate to implement the Ulaanbaatar declaration on DRR 2018, Dhaka Declaration on DIDRR 2015 and the Ulaanbaatar action plan 2019-2020 to implement Sendai Framework for DRR.
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http://www.unisdr.org/amcdrr2018