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Asia-Pacific meet on disaster risk reduction starts

THE Asia-Pacific Ministerial Conference for Disaster Risk Reduction begins today, October 14, at the Philippine International Convention Center in Pasay City, the first time the country is hosting the biennial event.

To run until Friday, the conference is the main platform in the region for monitoring, reviewing and enhancing cooperation in disaster risk reduction, as prescribed by the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030.