UN to assist Peru in national strategy for managing natural hazards
Source(s):
Peru News Agency - Andina
According to the Peruvian news agency, Andina, Peru’s Prime Minister, Javier Velasquez Quesquen has announced that the United Nations will assist Peru in implementing a national strategy to mitigate the effects of natural hazards, such as earthquakes or tsunamis.
Mr Velasquez met with the United Nations Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Disaster Reduction, Margareta Wahlström, who was in Lima at the end of last week, to support the implementation of the national plan for disaster reduction