Shigeharu Kato stressed the importance of good partnership with UNESCO, particularly in the field of Disaster Risk Reduction.
The need to mobilize knowledge from several disciplines is particularly apparent in the field of disaster risk reduction.
Coordinate and provide substantive support to Member States and other key stakeholders in the form of policy advice and guidance, strategy development, capacity-building and programme design in the field of Disaster Risk Reduction and Education, through the medium of formal, non-formal and informal education and public awareness-raising.
UNESCO: Vacancy : Programme Specialist (20/6/2011) (ED 005 - (P5))
Provide technical support and contribute to the substantive development of the field of Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) and Education, with a strong focus on prevention, preparedness, coping skills and resilience, as an important contribution to education for sustainable development (ESD) and the UN Decade of Education for Sustainable development (DESD).
UNESCO: Vacancy : Programme Specialist (20/6/2011) (ED 005 - (P5))
Liaise and collaborate with UN agencies, bilateral and multilateral development partners at regional and international levels, civil society organizations, the private sector and other stakeholders in order to promote coherence in the field of Disaster Risk Reduction and Education within the framework of the International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (ISDR) and the Hyogo Framework for Action.
UNESCO: Vacancy : Programme Specialist (20/6/2011) (ED 005 - (P5))
The Director-General and Mr Kuroda agreed to work together to institutionalize cooperation in the field of water management, disaster risk reduction and education.
Collaborate with other Divisions and Sections within the Education Sector and in other sectors as well as with education institutes (categories 1 and 2), regional bureaux of education and field offices in the further development of Disaster Risk Reduction and Education within UNESCO, including contributing to post-disaster responses by the Organization.
UNESCO: Vacancy : Programme Specialist (20/6/2011) (ED 005 - (P5))
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But Mr Field also said it was "appalling" that the government had failed to spread the burden of deficit reduction more widely, claiming that families had taken "quite a significant beating from this government".
To conclude, an agreement concerning cooperative research and development in the field of earthquake engineering between the Building Research Institute (BRI) of Japan and the National Center for Seismic Risk Reduction (NCSRR) of Romania was signed.
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