Kuwait Hosts Tenth Partnership Meeting for Disaster Risk Reduction
Director of Civil Defence Forces, Lt. Gen. (Police) Osman Atta Almannan led Sudan’s delegation participating in the Tenth Partnership Meeting for Disaster Risk Reduction
Kuwait Hosts Tenth Partnership Meeting
Tenth Arab Partnership Meeting for Disaster Risk Reduction
The United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) Regional Office for Arab States, in collaboration with Kuwait State’s Fire Force, successfully organized the Tenth Arab Partnership Meeting for Disaster Risk Reduction from 21–22 February in Kuwait City. The event served as a platform for representatives from 19 Arab countries, DRR stakeholders, and regional UN agencies to convene and discuss the progress and challenges in implementing the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction in the region.
In his opening speech, Colonel Dr. Meshari Al Faras, State of Kuwait Fire Force, expressed his pleasure in hosting 18 out of 22 countries of the Arab states and extended a warm welcome to all the participants, including National Sendai Framework Focal Points, representatives of meteorological entities, finance departments, local governments, members of the Arab stakeholder groups for DRR, representatives of regional UN and international organizations, and the League of Arab States.
Zahi Chahine, UNDRR ROAS Chief of Office, acknowledged Kuwait for its leadership in hosting not only two Arab Partnership meetings but also the Regional Platform for disaster risk reduction. He emphasized that Kuwait’s leadership sets a remarkable example and paves the way for other countries to follow
suit.