Question- Where was the meeting of ‘Global Forum for Reducing Disaster Risk’ (GPDRR) held?
(a) New York, US
(b) Cancun, Mexico
(c) Antalya, Turkey
(d) Sendai, Japan
Ans: (b)
Related facts:-
- During 22-26 May, 2017, the meeting of the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction was held in Cancun Mexico.
- GPDRR is a platform that reviews progress in the implementation of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction (SFDRR).
- This framework was passed in the third United Nations Global Disaster Risk Mitigation Conference held in March 2015 in Sendai, Japan.
- This was the first time after 2015, when the global leaders and the parties to disaster reduction risks will have an opportunity to review the global progress in the implementation of SFDRR in collaboration with the international community.
- More than 5,000 delegates including Presidents, Ministers, Chief Executive Officers, Disaster Specialists and volunteers representatives from areas such as Science and Technology and educationists participated in the event.
- Indian delegation was led by Union Minister of State for Home Kiren Rijiju.
Related Links:-
http://www.unisdr.org/conferences/2017/globalplatform/en/about
http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=161983