Infrastructure Development: Guterres Calls For Disaster Risk Reduction Prioritised - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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October 14, 2019
The United Nations, UNSecretary-General António Guterres has called for prioritisation of disasterrisk reduction in infrastructural development.
In a message to mark the 2019International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction, Guterres said there is a strong economiccase for climate resilience and reducing the risk of disasters.
He stated that climate resilienceand disaster risk reduction must be central to the trillions of dollars thatwould be invested in new housing, schools, hospitals and infrastructure overthe coming decade.
The UN chief noted that besidesbeing the right thing to do, investment in disaster reduction and climateresilience could also ease and prevent human misery and drive economicdevelopment.
Guterres also pointed out the“horrendous suffering” that disasters can inflict and the decades ofdevelopment gains wiped out “in an instant”.
The International Day for DisasterRisk Reduction is observed on October 13 annually.