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| 30 days to go... the Programme is now onlineThe Third Session of the Global Platform and the World Reconstruction Conference will convene in a month. The confirmation of many speakers and participants reaffirms the commitment to disaster risk reduction and the significance of the Global Platform. The... | 7 Apr 2011 | |
| 50 days to go! Delegations must register nowThe devastating earthquake and subsequent tsunami in Japan that have left hundreds of thousands homeless, millions of homes without power and created a potential nuclear crisis have again shown the importance of disaster risk reduction. “The political,... | 18 Mar 2011 | |
| 65 day update - Disaster risk reduction is no longer an option, it is a must.On 28 February in Bolivia, 500 houses were washed away by devastating mudslides, killing 50 people while repeating similar patterns from the country’s past. Recent disasters in New Zealand, Brazil and Australia have also been costly. The human and... | 4 Mar 2011 | |
| Global Platform to Feature World Reconstruction ConferenceThe Third Session of the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction will host a World Reconstruction Conference (WRC) from May 10 to 13, 2011. Together with other partners, the WRC is being organized by the World Bank, Global Facility for Disaster Reduction... | 2 Mar 2011 | |
| Early booking of hotel accommodation advisedEarly booking of accommodation is strongly advised, as other events are scheduled to take place in Geneva around the same date. Hotel accommodation may be tight in Geneva. There is additional accommodation available in France near the border with Geneva,... | 1 Mar 2011 | |
| Update – 70 Days to GoPreparations are well underway for the Third Session of the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction and World Reconstruction Conference (WRC) at the Geneva International Conference Centre, Rue de Varembé 17, Geneva, Switzerland from 8-13 May 2011.... | 25 Feb 2011 | |
| Update to participantsPreparations are underway for the Third Session of the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction at the Geneva International Conference Centre (CICG), Rue de Varembé 17, Geneva, Switzerland from 8-13 May 2011. Please note that the official opening... | 25 Jan 2011 | |
| 2nd Announcement for the Third Session of the Global PlatformThe Third Session of the Global Platform will bring together disaster risk reduction, recovery and reconstruction experts. Over 2,000 policy makers and practitioners, from government, international organizations, NGOs, academia, and the private sector... | 25 Nov 2010 |
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