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 Press release - Red Cross Red Crescent supports International Day for Disaster Reduction (IFRC)

 Press release date: 10.10.2003

RED CROSS RED CRESCENT SUPPORTS INTERNATIONAL DAY FOR DISASTER REDUCTION

The International Federation today (Wednesday, October 8) marked International Day for Disaster Reduction with a call for greater investment in reducing vulnerability to disasters in least-developed countries.

"Disasters are on the rise and they continue to target the world's poorest and least developed. In 2002 we saw more disasters than in any other year of the preceding decade affecting over 600 million people. Of those killed in 2002 just 6% lived in countries of high human development. There must be greater investment in disaster reduction rather than high-profile response efforts," said Abbas Gullet, director of disaster management at the International Federation.

The International Federation based in Geneva also announced today that it is hosting the ProVention Consortium, a global partnership of international organizations, governments, academic institutions, private sector and civil society dedicated to reducing the impact of disasters in developing countries. ProVention was initially launched and hosted by the World Bank.

"There is a lack of political will to address the underlying causes of vulnerability - to reduce risk before disaster strikes rather than reacting afterwards. Disaster reduction saves lives and property in countries of high human development like Japan where nobody died in a massive earthquake last month that would have devastated towns in least-developed countries where there is no money for risk reduction," said David Peppiatt, manager of the ProVention Consortium secretariat.

 

Founded in 1919, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent
Societies (IFRC) is the world's largest volunteer-driven, humanitarian organisation, providing assistance without discrimination as to nationality, race, religious beliefs, class or political opinion, and promoting the humanitarian activities of its 178 member National Societies among vulnerable people.

The Federation, the National Societies and the International Committee of Red Cross (ICRC) together constitute the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, which here in Azerbaijan is represented by the delegations of IFRC and ICRC, and the Azerbaijan Red Crescent Society
(AzRC).



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