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International Day of Persons with Disabilities: December 3
Every year, International Day of Persons with Disabilities is celebrated on December 3 by the United Nations and several other organisations spread all over the world. This year the day is celebrated with the following theme Theme: “Leadership and participation of persons with disabilities toward an inclusive, accessible and sustainable post-COVID-19 world”. Background The International ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2021
Category: Important Days & Events Current Affairs
Topics: 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development • Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities • Disability • International Day of Persons with Disabilities • Sendai Framework • Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction
November 5: World Tsunami Awareness Day
On November 5th, every year the World Tsunami Day is marked by the United Nations. UN designated the day in 2015. The day will promote Target (d) of the Sendai Seven Campaign that focuses in reducing disaster damage to critical infrastructure and disruption of basic services. Global Actions After 3 weeks of the deadly December ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2019
Category: Important Days & Events Current Affairs
Topics: Climate change • Global warming • IPCCC • Sendai Framework • Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction • Tsunami • Tsunami warning system • United Nations • World Tsunami Awareness Day
October 13: International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction
The International Day of Disaster Risk Reduction (IDDRR) was begun in 1989 by the United Nations General Assembly. The purpose of the day is to promote global culture towards risk awareness and disaster reduction. It celebrates how people and communities around the world reduce their exposure to disasters. Also, the day raises awareness towards the ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2019
Category: Important Days & Events Current Affairs
Topics: Disaster Management • International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction • Natural Disaster • Sendai Framework • United Nations
International Workshop on Disaster Resilient Infrastructure
International Workshop on Disaster Resilient Infrastructure was organised at Delhi by the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) in collaboration with United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR), and in partnership with the Global Commission on Adaptation, United Nations Development Programme and the World Bank. International Agreement for Disaster-Resilient Infrastructure Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2019
Topics: Disaster Resilient Infrastructure • National Disaster Management Authority • NDMA • Sendai Framework • Sustainable Development Goals • UNDP • UNISDR • United Nations Development Programme • United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction • World Bank
First National Training of trainers programme for Sendai Framework held in New Delhi
The first national-level training of trainers programme to sensitise various Central Ministries and Departments on utilisation of Sendai Framework for developing action plans for Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) was held in New Delhi. The was organised by National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) in collaboration with United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction-Global Education and Training ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2017
Category: Places in News Current Affairs
Topics: Disaster Management • Disaster risk reduction • National • NDMA • Sendai Framework