Meetings and conferences
NayPyiDaw
Myanmar
International DRR day celebration in Myanmar
Organizer(s)
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction - Regional Office for Asia and Pacific
Ministry of Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement
Oxfam International Secretariat
Plan International headquarters
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization - Bangkok
United Nations Development Programme - Myanmar
CARE Australia
Format
In person
Venue
Myanmar Convention Centre
Date
To mark the International DRR Day, an event was held on October 13th in Myanmar's capital with the participation of Margareta Wahlstrom. The event was led by RRD (Relief and Resettlement Department).
UNDP awarded the winners of the essay competition for IDDRR.
Over 100 children from local schools attended. Plan International, Care, Oxfam, UNDO and UNESCO together with the Ministry of Education prepared an information sheet on IDDRR for school-aged children that was distributed across the country.
41,000 schools and 6,00 hospitals and health facilities pledged for safety