Phnom Penh, 17 July 2018– Following on the heels of the Asia Ministerial Conference for Disaster Risk Reduction in Mongolia earlier this month, Cambodia’s National Committee for Disaster Management and the UN Development Programme today hosted consultations on implementation and monitoring of the world’s first major agreement of the post-2015 development agenda, the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030.
“The impacts of disasters put the poor in the most vulnerable position, especially women and children,” said Secretary General of the National Committee for Disaster Management, His Excellency Lam Heng Huot. “The Royal Government of Cambodia places the highest emphasis on disaster risk reduction – I call on all partners to continue to collaborate with…
