World conference on disaster mitigation in Japan

During the two days of July 3-4, the Ministerial World Conference on Disaster Reduction took place in Japan with the participation of representatives from 75 countries and 15 large international organizations such as the World Bank. World (WB) and Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).

The conference aimed to share Japanese lessons from the March earthquake and tsunami disaster last year, while discussing measures to build a "self-reliant natural disaster" society .

The main meetings in the framework of this conference took place in the city of Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, about 300km from Tokyo to the northeast. Other meetings take place in Iwate and Fukushima provinces. These are the localities that have suffered a terrible disaster caused by earthquakes and tsunamis.

Tsunami struck a street in Miyako City, Iwate, Japan, a year ago.

On July 3, in Sendai, the Prime Minister of the host Yoshihiko Noda affirmed that Japan continues to implement its commitment in the field of global disaster management and will continue to cooperate with other countries in construction. societies capable of dealing with disasters themselves.

Prime Minister Noda said Japan recently pledged to spend $ 3 billion to help developing countries in their efforts to mitigate natural disasters and is also proposing to host the Third World Conference on mitigation. natural disasters organized by the United Nations in 2015.

Also at the meeting in Sendai, the head of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), Helen Clark noted the great achievements that Japan has shown in disaster mitigation and remediation. . She stated: "There are no countries that are immune to disasters associated with natural disasters. We are all here because we know that there is much to be done to lessen the impact and better prepare. disaster disaster for people, communities and infrastructure ".

A notable event taking place during the conference was the fact that 8 Japanese children, representing young children who survived the tsunami earthquake in these localities, sent a petition to the United Nations. about countermeasures when disaster strikes. One of their recommendations is that fundraising to build clubs helps children learn escape skills when there are earthquakes and tsunamis and help each other in need.