Role Of Health To Be A Priority In Disaster Risk Reduction Framework Discussions, Says U.N.

U.N. News Centre: Role of health emerges as vital concern ahead of U.N. disaster risk reduction conference
“As Member States accelerate efforts to finalize the successor to ‘the world’s most encompassing framework’ on disaster risk reduction ahead of a critical United Nations conference in Japan next month, the role of health in building community resilience has suddenly come front and center in the negotiation process, the U.N. Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR) said [Wednesday]…” (2/4).

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