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Displaying 2 of about 2 resultsSix months on: Haiti and disaster risk reduction
Reconstruction will take years but Haiti must emerge safer said Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Disaster Risk Reduction
It has been six months since a 7.0 earthquake hit Haiti, causing major damage to the capital, Port-au-Prince, and surrounding area. While a great deal has been…
UN AND PARTNERS PRODUCE INDEPENDENT ASSESSMENT REPORT ON DISASTER RISK REDUCTION EFFORTS IN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
Santo Domingo, 19 July – The Dominican Republic today became the first country to receive a progress report from the United Nations and partners on its efforts to implement the Hyogo Framework for Action – the internationally-agreed framework…