General
Assembly, with the
aim to promote a global culture of risk-
awareness and disaster reduction, including
disaster prevention, mitigation and preparedness. The day is an opportunity
to create global
awareness about disaster
risk reduction, the progress made and to encourage further efforts to
build
disaster resilient communities and nations. Since the
adoption of the Sendai Frameworkfor
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