Ambassador-Designate of Kazakhstan to Belgium Margulan Baimukhan met with the Head of the Regional Office for Disaster Risk Reduction of the United Nations (UNDRR), Octavian Bivol, Delovoy Kazakhstan reports.
On June 1, 2021, the UNDRR’s Brussels-based office, which covers cooperation with 55 nations, was renamed into the UNDRR Regional Office for Europe and Central Asia (ROECA). According to Bivol, the inclusion of Central Asia in the name of the regional office is a recognition of the commitment of the countries of the region to disaster risk reduction as an effective and innovative approach in disaster management and development of the country.
Kazakhstan is an active participant of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030, a UN Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction.
The Regional Office is committed to active cooperation with the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Kazakhstan in the context of disaster risk reduction. The disaster risk analysis, technical assistance in the drafting of the national and regional strategies, enhancing preparedness of communities for various…
