International Day for Natural Disaster Reduction

The International Day for Disaster Reduction (IDDR) encourages every citizen and government to take part in building more disaster resilient communities and nations.

The United Nations General Assembly designated October 13th as the International Day for Natural Disaster Reduction as part of its proclamation of the International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction.^[1]

In 2002, by a further resolution, the General Assembly decided to maintain the annual observance as a vehicle to promote a global culture of natural disaster reduction, including prevention, mitigation and preparedness.^[2]

In 2009, the UN General Assembly decided to designate October 13 as the official date and also changed the name toInternational Day for Disaster Reduction.^[3]

The International Day for Disaster Reduction (IDDR) encourages every citizen and government to take part in building more disaster resilient communities and nations.

The United Nations General Assembly designated October 13th as the International Day for Natural Disaster Reduction as part of its proclamation of the International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction.^[1]

In 2002, by a further resolution, the General Assembly decided to maintain the annual observance as a vehicle to promote a global culture of natural disaster reduction, including prevention, mitigation and preparedness.^[2]

In 2009, the UN General Assembly decided to designate October 13 as the official date and also changed the name toInternational Day for Disaster Reduction.^[3]

References[edit]

1. Jump up^ United Nations General Assembly Session 44 Resolution 236. International Decade for Natural Disaster ReductionA/RES/44/236 22 December 1989. Retrieved 2008-09-18.
2. Jump up^ United Nations General Assembly Session 56 Resolution 195. International Strategy for Disaster Reduction A/RES/56/195 21 January 2002. Retrieved 2008-09-18.
3. Jump up^ United Nations General Assembly Session 64 Resolution 200. International Strategy for Disaster Reduction A/64/200 21 December 2009. Retrieved 2011-10-14.
4. ==External links==
6. * [http://www.un.org/en/events/disasterreductionday/ Official website]
7. * [http://www.unisdr.org/we/campaign/iddr Official website of UNISDR, the United Nations secretariat for the International Strategy for Disaster Reduction]