Uzbekistan

From left: Mr. Minbolot Bekzhanov, Head of the Secretariat of Kyrgyzstan's National Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction and Mr. Ara Barseghyan, Deputy Director of Armenia's National Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction following the signing of a partnership agreement.
Regional cooperation on disaster risk reduction in Central Asia and the South Caucasus received a major boost this week as representatives from eight countries consulted with the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR) on a post-2015 framework for disaster risk reduction.
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction - Regional Office for Asia and Pacific

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