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International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction
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Date
| October 13
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Next time
| October 13, 2024
(
2024-10-13
)
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Frequency
| Annual
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International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction (IDDRR)
is an
international day
that encourages every citizen and
government
to take part in building more
disaster
-resilient communities and nations. The
United Nations General Assembly
designated
October 13
as International Day for Natural Disaster Reduction as part of its proclamation of
International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction
.
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In 2002, by a further
resolution
, the General Assembly decided to maintain the annual observance as a vehicle to promote a global culture of natural
disaster reduction
, including
prevention
, mitigation, and preparedness.
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In 2009, the UN General Assembly decided to designate October 13 as the official date for this day, and also changed the name to International Day for Disaster Reduction.
[3]
The word
risk
was added to the name later.
The day can provide an opportunity for the media to highlight the subject of disaster recovery planning. In 2023
The Daily Star
in Bangladesh included a relevant article on 13 October. It was written by Professor
Mahbuba Nasreen
who leads the Institute of Disaster Management and Vulnerability Studies (IDMVS) at the
University of Dhaka
. She discussed the need for an all inclusive approach given the theme for that year of "Fighting Inequality for a Resilient Future."
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