A delegation from the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) is currently in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.

(L-R Front): Mr. Raul Salazar;  Chief of  Office for the Americas and the Caribbean  (UNDRR), Mrs. Mami Mizutori; Special Representative of the Secretary General for Disaster Risk Reduction and Head of UNDRR, Dr. The Hon. Ralph Gonsalves; Prime Minister, Hon. Keisal Peters; Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Ms. Michelle Forbes, Director - National Emergency Management Organisation (NEMO).

(L-R Back): Nahuel Arenas, Deputy Chief of Office for the Americas and the Caribbean (UNDRR), Ms. LaFleur Quammie; United Nations Country Coordination Officer, Mrs. Jeanette Elsworth; Chief – Communications, Advocacy, Knowledge Management and ICT (UNDRR), Mr. Luis Buron; Communications and Public Information Assistant for the Americas and the Caribbean (UNDRR).

The delegation is headed by Mrs. Mami Mizutori; Special Representative of the Secretary General for Disaster Risk Reduction and Head of UNDRR, along with officials from the UNDRR for a high-level meeting with Prime Minister; Dr. The Honorable Ralph Gonsalves.

Dr. The Hon. Ralph Gonsalves presents plaque to Mrs. Mami Mizutori; Special Representative of the Secretary General for Disaster Risk Reduction and Head of UNDRR

The meeting has been convened to discuss ongoing initiatives with Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, with particular focus on policy developments in building coherence between disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation. Additionally, the scope for discussions include the “Making Cities Resilient (MCR2030) Initiative” that was implemented in Arnos Vale and the advancement of a Multi-Hazard Early Warning Systems agenda, and other pertinent matters.

SOURCE: Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade