United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR) has conferred Union Minister of State for Home Affairs, Shri Kiren Rijiju with Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) Champion for the Asia Region.
- Margarete Wahlstrom, Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary General for Disaster Risk Reduction presented the award during the inaugural session of the Asia Leaders’ Meeting towards Implementation of the Sendai Framework for DRR in Asia at New Delhi.
- Shri Rijiju is the first regional champion for DRR after the Sendai Agreement.
- He is also the first Indian to be conferred with this honour.
No comments:
Post a Comment