Official Statements
Official Statements from the Third Session of the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction.
Opening Statements
| Secretary-General of the United Nations | Mr Ban Ki-moon |
| Vice President, Minister of Women's Affairs and Chairperson Disaster Management Governing Council of The Gambia | H.E. Dr Ajaratou Isatou-Njie Saidy |
| Senior Vice Minister for Disaster Management, Cabinet Office, Government of Japan | Mr Shozo Azuma |
| President of the The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia | H.E. Dr Gjorge Ivanov |
| Managing Director, The World Bank | Ms Sri Mulyani Indrawati |
Closing Statements and Commitments
| A joint statement called for scaling-up community health forces as vital for disaster reduction | WHO/ GHWA/UNICEF/IFRC/UNHCR | ||
| Children's Charter | |||
| Community Practitioners Platform for Resilience | Josephine Castillo | DAMPA in the Philippines | |
| Global Platform Statement from Global Network of Civil Society Organisations for Disaster Reduction | Vishaka Hidellage | On behalf of the Global Network of Civil Society Organisations for Disaster Reduction | |
| Mayors renewed their commitment to the Ten Essentials of the “My City is Getting Ready” Campaign | David Cadman | Vice Mayor of North Vancouver and President of ICLEI-Local Governments for Sustainability | |
| Message from Regional Bodies and Organizations | Dr. Kim Hak-Su | Senior Advisor National Emergency Managemement Agency (NEMA), Korea | |
| National Platforms: Enhancing Disaster Reduction through Better Governance | Janet Edwards | Swedish National Platform and Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency | |
| Private sector participants agreed on Five Essentials for Business and issued a Statement of Commitment for Disaster Prevention, Resilience and Risk Reduction. | Aris Papadopoulos | CEO, Titan America Private Sector Advisory Group Chair | |
| Red Cross Red Crescent Movement | Dr. Guiteau Jean-Pierre | Haiti Red Cross Society | |
| Speech by a 15yr-old from the Philippines | Andre | On behalf of children | |
| Statement on Science and Technology for the Third Session of the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction | Prof. Virginia Murray | Head of Extreme Events and Health Protection Centre for Radiation, Chemicals and Environmental Hazards, London | |
| The Chair's Summary - http://tinyurl.com/6zqrwmr | Ms. Margareta Wahlstrom | Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Disaster Risk Reduction | |
| The Voice of Parliamentarians | Saumura Tioulong | International Parliamentarian Union Second Standing Committee on Sustainable Development, Finance and Trade, Cambodia | |
| Voice of Men and Women on Making Disaster Risk Reduction Gender Sensitive | Lily Caravantes | Presidential Secretary for Food Safety and Nutrition, Guatemala |
Country Statements
| Afghanistan | Mr. Mohammad Daim Kakar | Director General of the Afghanistan National Disaster Management Authority (ANDMA) | Video |
| Algeria | Ms Latifa Benazza | Ambassador and Director, Ministry of Foreign Affairs | Video |
| Antigua and Barbuda | Mr Fillmore Mullin | Director of National Office of Disaster Services | Video |
| Argentina | Mr. Jose Luis Barbier | Subsecretario de Fomento y Desarrollo Provincial del Ministerio del Interior | Video |
| Armenia | Armen Yeritsyan | Minister of Emergency Situations, Republic of Armenia | Written |
| Australia | Mr Alan March | Humanitarian Coordinator, Australian Agrncy for International Development (AusAID) | Video |
| Bangladesh | Saber Hossain Chowdhury | Member of Parliament, Chair, All Party Parliamentary Group on Climate Change and Head of Delegation Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh | Video |
| Barbados | Hon Adriel Brathwaite | Attorney General, Minister of Home Affairs | Video |
| Bhutan | Mr Minjur Dorji | Minister of Home and Cultural Affairs | Video |
| Bolivia | Mr. Harley Rodriguez Tellez | Vice Minister of Public Investment | Video |
| Brazil | Mr Milton Rondo Filho | Head of Delegation | Video |
| Brunei Darussalam | Mr. Yahya Abdul Rahman | Director, National Disaster Management Centre | Video |
| Burundi | Hermenegilde Nimenya | Directeur Général de la protection civile et Président de la Plate Forme Nationale de RRC | Video |
| Cambodia | H.E. Mr Ross Sovann | Deputy Secretary General, National Committee for Disaster Management, Royal Government of Cambodia | Video |
| Cameroon | Dr. Jean-Pierre Nana | Président de l'Assemblée générale de l'OIPC | Video |
| Canada | Mr Marius Grinius | Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations and Conference on Disarmament | Video |
| Chile | Mr Vicente Núñez Pinochet | Director de la Oficina Nacional de Emergencia (ONEMI) de Chile | Video |
| Comoros | Ibrahima Mhoumadi Sidi | Minister of Defense, Interior and Communication | Video |
| Cook Islands | Ms. Elizabeth Wright-Koteka | Director, Central Policy and Planning Office Office of the Prime Minister | Video |
| Costa Rica | H.E. Mr. Manuel Dengo Benavides | Permanent Representative of Costa Rica to the Plenary Meeting of the Third Global Platform on Disaster Risk Reduction | Video |
| Cuba | Dr Jose Ernesto Betancourt Lavastida | Deputy Head, Civil Defense Cuba | Video |
| Denmark | Mr Einar Hebogaard Jensen | Head of Humanitarian Assistance, Development Cooperation and Civil Society, Ministry of Foreign Affairs | Video |
| Ecuador | Ms María del PIlar Cornejo R. de Grunauer | Ministra, Secretaría Nacional de Gestión de Riesgos | Video |
| Egypt | Dr Mohamed A. Fawzi | Director - Crisis/ Disaster Managament and DRR Sector - Cabinet, IDSC | Video |
| El Salvador | Mr Jorge Antonio Meléndez López | Director General de Protección Civil | Video |
| Ethiopia | H.E. Mr. Ato Mitiku Kassa | Minister of State for Agriculture | Video |
| Fiji | Mr. Manasa Ramasirai Vaniqi | The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Provincial Development, National Disaster Management | Video |
| Finland | Mr Jorma Julin | Director General at the Department for Development Policy, Ministry for Foreign Affairs | Video |
| France | Mr Laurent Michel | Directeur général de la Prévention des risques du Ministère de l'Ecologie, du Développement durable, des transports et du logement | Video |
| Gabon | Mr J.-M. Ayine | Secrétaire général adjoint, ministère de l'intérieur | Video |
| Georgia | Mr George Zedginidze | Deputy Minister of Environment Protection | Video |
| Germany | Ambassador Dr. Georg Wilhelm Birgelen | Deputy Director-General responsible for Global Issues: Civilian Crisis Prevention, Human Rights, Humanitarian Aid and International Terrorism | Video |
| Ghana | Hon Kwabena Owusu Akyeampong | Deputy Minister for the Interior | Video |
| Grenada | Mr Philip Alexander | Disaster Preparnes Liaser Officer | Video |
| Honduras | Mr Roberto Flores Bermúdez | Ambassador, Permanent Representative | Video |
| Hungary | Mr. Attila Nyikos | Head of Delegation, National Directorate General for Disaster Management | Video |
| India | Mr. A.E. Ahmed | Secretary, Ministry of Home Affairs | Video |
| Indonesia | H.E. Dr. Syamsul Maarif | Minister/Chief of National Agency for Disaster Management | Video |
| Iran, Islamic Rep of | Mr Hasan Ghadami | Deputy Minister of Interior | Video |
| Italy | Mr Franco Gabrielli | Head of the Italian National Civil Protection Department | Video |
| Jamaica | Mr. Wayne McCook | Ambassador | Video |
| Jordan | Mr. Jehad Madadha | Civil Defense of Jordan | Video |
| Kazakhstan | Mr. Seitkazhe Okassov | Head of Ministerial Apparatus of the Ministry for Emergency Situations | Video |
| Kenya | Ambassador Anthony Andanje | Deputy Permanent Representative Permanent Mission of Kenya to the United Nations Geneva | Video |
| Kiribati | Mr. Michael Foon | Policy Officer, Disaster Risk Management Strategic Risk Management Unit, Office of the President | Video |
| Korea, Rep of | Mr Kim Yong-Kyun | Director, National Emergency Management Agency | Video |
| Lao People's Democratic Republic | Mr. Prasith Detphommatheth | General Director Social Welfare Department, Head of National Disaster Management Office, Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare | Video |
| Lebanon | Nada Yamout | Councillor of Beirut City | Video |
| Lesotho | Dr. Motloheloa Phooko | Minister in the Prime Minister's Office | Video |
| Madagascar | Mr Louis de Gonzague Rakotonirainy | Secrétaire Exécutif du Bureau National de Gestion des Risques et des Catastrophes | Video |
| Malawi | Ms Lillian D. Ng'oma | Secretary and Commissioner for Disaster Management Affairs,Department of Disaster Management Affairs | Written |
| Malaysia | Hon. Dato' Seri Mohamed Nazri bin Abdul Aziz | Minister at the Prime Minister Department | Video |
| Maldives | H.E. Mr Ahmed Zaki | Deputy Minister of Housing and Environment | Video |
| Mauritania | Mr Mohamed Lemine O. Vally Abdelkader | Directeur Adjoint, Ministère de l'environnement et du développement durable | Video |
| Mexico | Ms Laura Gurza Jaidar | General Coordinator of Civil Protection | Video |
| Mongolia | Mr. Amgalanbayar Tsevegmed | High Commissioner, Chief of National Emergency Management Agency, Mongolia | Video |
| Morocco | Mr Abderrazzak Laassel | Ministre Conseiller | Video |
| Myanmar | H.E. Mr. Ye Myint Aung | Ambassador/Deputy Permanent Representative of the Permanent Mission of Myanmar | Video |
| Nepal | Mr Shankar Prasad Koirala | Joint Secretary, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of Nepal | Video |
| Netherlands | Ms Yoka Brandt | Director-General for International Cooperation | Written |
| New Zealand | Hon. John Carter | Minister of Civil Defence | Video |
| Nigeria | Mr Muhammad Sani Sidi | Director General, National Emergency Management Agency | Video |
| Norway | Ms Hege Hertzberg | Political Director for Development, Ministry of Foreign Affairs | Video |
| Pakistan | Mr. Amir Mohyuddin | Director, Natural Disaster Management Authority | Video |
| Palestinian Territory, Occupied | Mr Ahmed Rezq | General Director of Civil defense | Video |
| Panama | Ms Ana Victoria de Obaldia | Senior Analyst, Ministry of Economy and Finance | Video |
| Philippines | Hon. Corazon Juliano-Soliman | Minister of Social Welfare and Development Republic of the Philippines | Video |
| Portugal | Mr Henrique Vicêncio | National Authority for Civil Protection | Video |
| Russian Federation | Mr Yuri Brazhnikov | Director of the International Cooperation Department and Head of the Russian National Emergency Response Corps, Ministry of the Russian Federation for Civil Defense, Emergencies and Elimination of Consequences of Natural Disasters (EMERCOM of Russia) | Video |
| Saint Lucia | Mr Cosmos Richardson | Permanent Secretary, Office of the Prime Minister | Video |
| Samoa | Vaitoa Toelupe | Senior Disaster Management Officer, Samoa Disaster Management Office. Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment. | Video |
| Senegal | Me El Hadji Ousmane Alioune NGOM | Ministre d'Etat, Ministre de l'Intérieur, | Video |
| Sierra Leone | Hon Charles H. Kalawa | Chairman Defence Committee and Presidential Affairs | Video |
| Solomon Islands | Mr Loti Yates | Director, National Disaster Management Office | Video |
| South Africa | Mr Elroy Africa | Director-General, Department of Cooperative Governance | Video |
| Spain | Ms Pilar Gallego Berruezo | Director General on Civil Protection and Emergencies | Video |
| Sri Lanka | Hon Mahinda Amaraweera | Minister of Disaster Management of Sri Lanka | Video |
| Sudan | Col Eltayeb Osman | Director of Training Department at the General Directorate for Civil Defence | Video |
| Swaziland | Mr Masuku Themby Nhlanganiso | Deputy Prime Minister | Video |
| Sweden | Mr Jan Knutsson | Ambassador, Permanent Mission of Sweden | Video |
| Switzerland | Ambassador Toni Frisch | Head of the Humanitarian Aid Department, SDC Swiss Agency for development and cooperation | Video |
| Tanzania, United Rep of | Hon. Mohamed Aboud Mohamed | The minister of state - in the second vice president's office - Zanzibar | Video |
| Thailand | H.E. Mr. Sihasak Phuangketkeow | Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Thailand | Video |
| The former Yugoslav Rep of Macedonia | Dr. Pande Lazarevski | National Coordinator for Implementation of the National Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction | Video |
| Timor-Leste | Dr. Jose Luis Guteres | Vice Prime Minister | Video |
| Tonga | Ms Luisa Tuiafitu Malolo | Coordinator, Second National Communication on Climate Change Project Ministry of Environment and Climate Change | Video |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Dr. Stephen Ramroop | Chief Executive Officer, Office of Disaster Preparedness and Management, Ministry of National Security | Video |
| Turkey | Mr Turan Erkoc | Head of Turkish Delegation / Head of Planning and Mitigation Department of Republic of Turkey-Prime Minister's Office-Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency | Video |
| Tuvalu | Mr. Sumeo Silu | Disaster Coordinator | Video |
| United Arab Emirates | Mr Obaid Salem Al Zaabi | Ambassador | Video |
| United Kingdom | Ms. Jennie Richmond | Head, Humanitarian and Disaster Risk Policy Group | Video |
| United States of America | Ms Margaret Davidson | Director, Coastal Services Center U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | Video |
| Uruguay | Mr Gustavo Leal Fuentes | Coordinador General del Sistema Nacional de Emergencias/ Presidencia de la República- Uruguay | Video |
| Vanuatu | Mr Peter Korisa | Research & Planning Officer- National Disaster Management Office | Video |
| Viet Nam | Dang Quang Minh | Deputy Director Disaster Reduction Centre, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development | Video |
| Yemen | Mr Mufeed Al-Halemi | Deputy Minister, Ministry of Water & Environment | Video |
Other Delegations Statements
| ACT Alliance (ACT) | Mrs. Arshinta | Director of YAKKUM EMERGENCY UNIT | Written |
| ActionAid International (ActionAid) | Mr. John Abuya | International Thematic Programmes Manager | Video |
| African Union (AU) | Her Excellency Tumussime Rhoda Peace | Commissioner Rural Economy and Agriculture of the African Union Commission | Video |
| Asociación Iberoamericana de Organismos Gubernamentales de Defensa y Protección Civil, Spain - gov | Ms Pilar Gallego Berruezo | Director General on Civil Protection and Emergencies | Written |
| Bangladesh Disaster Preparedness Center (BDPC) | Mr Muhammad Saidur Rahman | Director | Video |
| Community Practitioners’ Platform for Resilience | Ms Suranjana Gupta | Campaign Coordinator | Video |
| Council of Europe (COE) | Mr Eladio Fernandez-Galiano | Executive Secretary, European and Mediterranean Major Hazards Agreement | Video |
| Duryog Nivaran | Mr. Vajira Hettige | Delegation, Duryog Nivaran | Video |
| Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) | Mr. Roger Tchoungui | Assistant Secretary General to the Economic Community for Central Africa States (ECCAS) | Video |
| Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (FAO) | Ms Sylvie Wabbes and Mr Stephan Baas | FAO Emergency and Rehabilitation Division FAO Natural Resources Management and Environment Department | Video |
| Gender and Disaster Network, the (GDN) | Ms. Rosa Sanchez del Valle | Gender and Disaster Network Representative from Latin America | Video |
| Global Earthquake Model (GEM) | Dr. Rui Pinho | Secretary General, Global Earthquake Model (GEM) | Written |
| Global Network of Civil Society Organisations for Disaster Reduction (GNDR) | Mr. Jean-Benoit Charrin | Executive Director, Geneva Office, WaterLex, Switzerland | Video |
| Global Risk Forum (GRF Davos) | Mr. Marco Ferrari | Member of the Board of Directors | Video |
| Group on Earth Observations (GEO) | Dr Francesco Gaetani | Scientific and Technical Officer for Disasters Area | Video |
| Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) | Mr. Keflemariam Sebhatu | Programme Manager on Disaster Risk Reduction | Video |
| International Association of Earthquake Engineering (IAEE) | Prof. Mohsen Ghafory-Ashtiany | Director | Video |
| International Council on Monuments and Sites, International Committee on Risk Preparedness (ICOMOS - ICORP) | Dr. Rohit Jigyasu | UNESCO Chair Professor, Research Centre for Disaster Mitigation of Urban Cultural Heritage, Ritsumeikan University, Kyoto, Japan President, ICOMOS-ICORP | Video |
| International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) | Dr Matthias Schmale | Undersecretary General, on behalf of Mr Bekele Geleta,Secretary General of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies | Video |
| International Medical Corps (IMC) | Mr Liviu Vedrasco | Chief of Party, PREPARE Project | Written |
| International Organization for Migration (IOM) | Mr. William Hyde | Senior Advisor | Video |
| International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) | Mr. Edmund Barrow | Head, Ecosystem Management Programme International Union for Conservation of Nature | Written |
| League of Arab States (LAS) | Ms Fatma El Mallah | Advisor to the Secretary General on Climate Change | Video |
| Making Cities Resilient Campaign Cities, Partners and Task Forces | Mr. Alfonso del Alamo | Madrid City Council,Spain | Video |
| Making Cities Resilient Campaign Cities, Partners and Task Forces | Saeid Hossein Poor | Deputy Governer - Khorasan Razavi - Mashhad -IR.IRAN | Video |
| Making Cities Resilient Campaign Cities, Partners and Task Forces | Prof Giorgio Orsoni | Mayor of Venice | Video |
| Making Cities Resilient Campaign Cities, Partners and Task Forces | Dr. Angela Michiko Hama | Tyrolean Regional Government | Video |
| Making Cities Resilient Campaign Cities, Partners and Task Forces | Mr. Yan Zhang Dong | Executive Director, World Cities Scientific Development Alliance | Video |
| Making Cities Resilient Campaign Cities, Partners and Task Forces | Mr Keith Hinds | Mayor | Video |
| Muslim Aid | Mr. Syed Sharfuddin | CEO | Video |
| Organisation of the Islamic Conference (OIC) | Mr. Slimane Chikh | Observateur permanent de l'OCI aupres de l'ONU | Video |
| Organization of American States (OAS) | Mr. Pablo Gonzalez | Chief, Risk Management and Adaptation to Climate Change | Written |
| Plan International | Dr. Nick Hall | Disaster Risk Reduction Advisor | Video |
| Practical Action | Ms. Maggie Ibrahim | International Programme Coordinator | Written |
| Public Private Partnership for Disaster Risk Reduction (PPPDRR) | Mr. Aris Papadopoulos | Chief Executive Officer (CEO),Titan America | Video |
| Public Private Partnership for Disaster Risk Reduction (PPPDRR) | Ms. Sonia Bueno | Managing Partner, Sustainable Water Management International | Video |
| Save the Children International | Ms. Lydia Baker | Disaster Risk Reduction Advisor | Video |
| South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) | Pema L. Dorji | Director SAARC Secretariat Kathmandu, Nepal | Video |
| United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) | Mr. Yuichi Ono | Chief, Disaster Risk Reduction Section | Video |
| United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (UN-ESCWA) | Mr Tarek Sadek | First Economic Affairs Officer | Video |
| United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) | Ms Miwa Kato | Adaptation Subprogramme, UNFCCC | Written |
| United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) | Mr. Francesco Pisano | UNOSAT Manager, UNITAR | Written |
| United Nations Volunteers (UNV) | Mr Allen Jennings | Deputy Chief, Development Division, Volunteer Programme & Management Group | Video |
| World Health Organization (WHO) | Dr. Qudsia Huda | on behalf of the Assistant Director General | Video |
| World Meteorological Organization (WMO) | Dr. Maryam Golnaraghi | Chief of Disaster Risk Reduction of WMO | Video |