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Ulaanbaatar /MONTSAME/ Session of the ISDR Asian Partnership (IAP) Meeting is kicking off today in Ulaanbaatar. It is being organized by the Government of Mongolia, the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) and the United Nations International Strategy For Disaster Reduction (UNISDR).
Deputy Prime Minister U.Khurelsukh received Mr Robert Glasser, Special Representative of the UN Secretary General for Disaster Risk Reduction, who is visiting Mongolia to take part in the ISDR Asian Partnership Meeting in Ulaanbaatar.
During the meeting, the dignitaries signed the Statement of Cooperation on organization of the UNISDR Asian Ministerial Conference, to take place in Ulaanbaatar in 2018.
The main purpose of our cooperation, according to the Statement, is forwarding the mobilization of Sendai Framework on Disaster Risk Reduction in Asian region and improving collaboration within the region and between governments on sophisticating the monitoring and evaluation system, underlined the Deputy Premier.
Mr Glasser said, while highlighting that the ISDR Asian Ministerial Conference is by-far the most prestigious regional event in the field of disaster risk reduction, that Mongolia is recognized for its commitment to diminishing risks of emergencies.
He pledged to collaborate with Mongolia in reducing disaster risks by all means.
Published Date:2017-04-06