UNDP and the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management are organizing a national validation workshop for the National Disaster Risk Reduction Policy at Dembesh Hotel. The workshop is a practical follow-up to the national high-level briefing on the implementation of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction held in Juba on Tuesday. The consultative workshop will be attended by officials from the states, national line ministries, and representatives from the Embassy of Japan and UNDP.

What: National Consultative Workshop on Disaster Risk Management Policy in the Republic of South Sudan

When: Wednesday December 7 from 9:00 a.m. – 4:15 p.m.

Where: Dembesh Hotel

Who:                    

• Hon.  Hussein Mar Nyuot, Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management
• Mr. Banak Joshua, Undersecretary, Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management
• Representative of the Embassy of Japan
• Representative for UNDP

For further information, please contact: Kymberly Bays, UNDP, kymberly.bays@undp.org and +211 954 396 893.