World Steps Up for Children and Disaster Reduction
Tomorrow, 13 October 2011, the world will be celebrating the International Day for Disaster Reduction. This is organized by the UN International Strategy for Disaster Reduction every year on the 13th of October to raise awareness about reducing risks related to natural disasters. This year the theme is centered on children and young people as partners for disaster risk reduction.
Several events are happening around the world organized by national and local governments, NGOs, and other organizations. If you have an event that you would like to submit, please click on this link.
Download UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon’s statement here.
