Tag: UNDRR
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How South Korea is suppressing COVID-19
Date: March 25, 2020 | Author: Denis McClean | Source: United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction GENEVA, 25 March, 2020 – Trace, test and treat. That sums up the strategy pursued by the Republic of Korea since it detected its first case of COVID-19 on January 20 and its first death on February 20, without…
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‘Pandemics do not recognise borders, so a united international response is vital under the guidance of WHO’
UNDRR head Mami Mizutori talked with The Times of India about how a comprehensive approach to deal with disasters, backed by international collaboration can be done in the context of the COVID19 outbreak.
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UNDRR urges disaster management agencies to prioritize biological hazards
Source: United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction | Author: Denis McClean | Date: March 12, 2020 GENEVA, 12 March, 2020 – The UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Disaster Risk Reduction, Mami Mizutori, today acknowledged WHO’s declaration of a pandemic in relation to the global outbreak of the COVID19 virus which has claimed over 4,000 lives to…