New York, USA: The global event will be a high level panel
in New York featuring representatives of countries that have
suffered major disasters, including China, and that have since
focused closely on protecting critical infrastructure such as
health facilities and schools.
Contact: Tze Ming Mok, mokt@un.org

Tehran, Iran: The 3rd Economic Cooperation Organization
Conference on Disaster Risk Management will be held 7-8
October, supported by UNISDR. There will also be a knowledge
fair and media training.
Contact: Seyed Mohammad Sadatinejad, mohammad.sadatinejad@unisdr-wana.org

Panama City, Panama and Washington D.C, USA: UNISDR
and the Pan American Health Organization will be launching
a photography contest on safe hospitals, and planning
outreach activities with regional hospitals and health facilities to
commemorate the day.
Contact: Margarita Villalobos, margarita.villalobos@eird.org

Mpumalanga and West Cape, South Africa: The Government of
South Africa will hold celebrations culminating on 16 October in
Mpumalanga with a street parade and drama competitions. The
Disaster Management Institute of Southern Africa is holding a
major conference near Cape Town on 8-9 October.
Contact: Martin Owor, martin34@un.org

Islamabad, Pakistan: Pakistan will hold its National Conference
on Disaster Management and a two-day expo on disaster risk
reduction, organized by the National Disaster Management
Authority with the support of the South Asian Resources Centre.
Contact: Abdul Karim Nayani, nayani@un.org

Dushanbe, Tajikistan: Coordinating with UN Country Teams,
UNISDR West Asia North Africa will plant trees and encourage
tree planting by other UN Country Teams across the region to
fight desertification, drought and climate change.
Contact: Goulsara Pulatova, goulsara.pulatova@unisdr-wana.org

Cairo, Egypt: UNISDR and WHO will hold a multi-stakeholder
event and launch the Campaign’s regional framework, a regional
version of the Hospital Safety Index and a Public Service
announcement.
Contact: Tine Ramstad, tine.ramstad@unisdr-wana.org

Bangkok, Thailand: UNISDR with the ASEAN Secretariat will
hold an Award Ceremony for a regional drawing competition
called Safer Community - Hospital, School and House of My
Dream, and organize a roundtable discussion on the issue.
Contact: Christel Rose, rosec@un.org