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ORGANIZER(S): African Union Commission (AU)
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction - Regional Office for Africa (UNDRR AF)
Type: Meeting or Conference Date: 28 Apr 2020 Location: Online event
This meeting will focus its deliberations on how the DRR/M community can: (i) leverage response to COVID-19 crisis; and (ii) pursue its efforts to strengthen DRR in the context of the Programme of Action for the Implementation of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030 in Africa, particularly in a context of COVID-19 pandemic.
The meeting will provide a platform for Disaster Risk Reduction Focal Points (DRR FPs) from Member States (MS) and Regional Economic Communities (RECs), African Union Commission (AUC) and United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) to share information on preparedness, response and recovery efforts to COVID-19, with focus on lessons learned, good practices, challenges and way forward.
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The dialogue would be organized on ‘ZOOM’ virtual platform allowing all AUC MS and RECs to join. It is scheduled for Tuesday, 28 April 2020, 11:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m. (Addis Ababa time).
Event website: https://www.undrr.org/event/virtual-meeting-national-and-regional-drr-and-sendai-framework-focal-points
Short URL: https://www.preventionweb.net/go/71481