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International Day for Disaster Reduction |
2007 Theme:
"Disaster Risk Reduction Begins at School"
10 October 2005
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By Resolution 44/236 (22 December 1989), the General Assembly designated the second Wednesday of October as the International Day for Natural Disaster Reduction. The International Day was to be observed annually during the International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction, 1990-1999.
In 2001, the General Assembly decided to maintain the observance of the International Day for Natural Disaster Reduction on the second Wednesday of October (resolution 56/195 of 21 December), as a vehicle to promote a global culture of natural disaster reduction, including disaster prevention, mitigation and preparedness.
The theme of the International Day for Disaster Reduction and campaign for 2007 "Disaster Risk Reduction Begins at School" aims to make schools safer, and to make them places to begin education about safety, resilience and risk reduction.
More information: GDRC's Do Your Bit pages on International Day for Disaster Reduction
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