Held UN Disaster Management Meeting In Bali, Indonesia Will Emphasize These Five Things

Achsanul Habib. (Source: Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs)

JAKARTA - Indonesia will provide a special content on the five pillars of disaster management at the 7th international meeting entitled Global Disaster Risk Reduction and Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (GPDRR) in Nusa Dua, Bali.

"The activity will be opened by the President of the Republic of Indonesia Joko Widodo on May 25. So far there have been 5,535 applicants from 182 countries. Of this number, 81 percent or around 4,000 people will be physically present," explained the Director of Human Rights & Humanity of the Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Achsanul Habib, in press release Thursday 12 May.

"This is a United Nations (United Nations) meeting, held once every three years specifically for disasters. The programs and themes are all in the context of the United Nations," he continued.

He further explained that after the opening, this activity will also be filled with national statements, thematic seasons to high-level dialogues, all of which will discuss how the world sees disasters. This includes how to view and provide recommendations related to health disasters, such as the COVID-19 pandemic.

"Indonesia will provide a special content, which is expected to reflect how Indonesia sees the country and the world must be able to have sustainable capabilities," he explained.

"Resilence is not only in the event of a disaster, but also resilience in anticipating disasters through five pillars, including: leadership of disaster actors at the local level; multi-stakeholder collaboration; promotion of disaster risk financing (budget availability); inclusiveness, including how to place disabled groups in disaster management. and adaptation to technology, including digital technology," he explained.

It is planned that this meeting will also be attended by UN Deputy Secretary General Aminah Mohammed and UN General Assembly President Abdulla Shahid. Meanwhile, for the delegation of countries that will attend so far there are 28 countries, ranging from Japan, Canada, Malaysia to Brunei Darussalam.

"At the end of the meeting, there will be an outcome document in the form of a co-chair summary, a reflection of the views, opinions, recommendations of the participants during the activity," he concluded.