Boletim 2, 7 janeiro de 2014. (em Português)
Bulletin 4. Friday 27 June, 2014
Message from Margareta Wahlström, a month after the #RP14 I would like to thank everyone who contributed to making the 4th Session of the Regional Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction of the Americas (#RP14), for such a memorable milestone on the road to Sendai, Japan, where next year a successor to the Hyogo Framework for Action will be adopted at the Third UN World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction. |
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The #RP14 in numbers: Participation and documents |
856 registered participants, from 54 nationalities and 32 countries of the Americas, shared more than 200 presentations and statements during the event which was furthermore followed by hundreds of viewers via live stream and had extensive media coverage throughout the Americas.
65% of the participants represented national governments, local governments and NGOs, 25% represented the United Nations system and the academic sector, and 13% consisted of Intergovernmental Organizations (IGOs), donors, private sector and media organizations.
Participants from Ecuador -the host country-, Colombia, Brazil, Peru, Chile, Costa Rica, Argentina, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico and Panama accounted for 70% of participants.
It should be noted that 41% of the countries represented at the #RP14 are located in the Caribbean, which represents a strong participation of 13 of the 16 countries of this region.
Key documents of the #RP14
· 75 presentations and speeches from thematic and parallel sessions
· 86 presentations, videos and promotional web stories from the IGNITE stage
· 49 county and organization statements
· 11 Gender and DRR experiences
Voluntary commitments and pronouncements
· Local Governments (towards the Global DDR Conference)
· The Private Sector of LAC (towards DDR and the construction of resilience)
· Civil Society (progress towards the HFA and post-2015 recommendations)
· Children, adolescents and youth (DDR demands)
Reference tools and documents for DRR In addition, more than 200 guiding documents and tools on DRR were compiled especially for #RP14, with support from the Department for Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection (ECHO). These are available through this user-friendly site. |
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Reviving the Platform on the Internet and social networks IThe presentations and videos of 4 thematic sessions, 6 parallel sessions, 70 IGNITE stage sessions, as well as more than 40 interviews that were conducted during the Fourth Session of the Regional Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction of the Am ericas (# RP14) are available through the #RP14 website.
Photos and videos of the #RP14 |
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• Over 480 pictures are available through the Flickr album and the UN ISDR-Americas Facebook page, as well as the Flickr page of the Secretariat of Risk Management • The sessions, IGNITE stage and interviews are also available through the UNISDR Americas YouTube channel
The #RP14 was organized with the auspices of the Republic of Ecuador through its Risk Management Secretariat and Ministry of Foreign Affairs, as well as the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR) with the support of the Advisory Council. Advisory Council to the Regional Platform for DRR in the Americas: Government of Ecuador, Government of Chile, CAPRADE, CEPREDENAC, CDEMA, REHU, OAS, IDB, World Bank, IFRC, OCHA, UNDP, PAHO/WHO, ECLAC, AECID (Donor Technical Group), Soluciones Prácticas (representing NGOs), National Business Association of Colombia (representing the private sector) and UNISDR. |
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