The global summit for disaster risk reduction starts in Bali, Indonesia, to strengthen global disaster resiliency
The first Global Platform since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic and also the first time to be held in the Asia region.
- The first Global Platform since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic and also the first time to be held in the Asia region.
- President Joko Widodo of Indonesia reminded the need for all nations to cope with disaster risk without neglecting sustainable development.
- "At the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction, today, Indonesia offers to the world the concept of sustainable resilience as a solution to mitigate all forms of disasters, including pandemics," said President Widodo.
- Amina J. Mohammed highlighted the urgent need for rapid actions to build global disaster resiliency.