Bangkok--Dec 24--UNISBKK
This is a further reminder about the upcoming World Conference on Disaster Reduction (WCDR), which is just over one month away (Kobe, Japan, 18 to 22
January 2005), and a follow up to the note previously sent to you on 8 October in that regard.
The WCDR press kit has been finalized and is now ready for you to share
with your local media. The press kit, prepared by the Secretariat of the Conference - the UN Inter-Agency Secretariat of the International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UN/ISDR) ? with support from the Department of Public Information, contains an overview of the Conference itself as well as key issues to be discussed in Kobe; these include sustainable development and disaster reduction, early warning measures, education, climate change, gender and complex emergencies, among other things.
Moreover, I would like to take this opportunity to draw your attention to
the WCDR media accreditation form now available on-line. For ease of reference, the link to the official website and the accreditation web page are http://www.unisdr.org/wcdr/ and http://www.unisdr.org/wcdr/participation/media.htm.
Should you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact Rolando
Gomez in DPI-Geneva at 41.22.917.2326, [email protected] or Eduardo Bellando in DPI-NY at 212.963.8275, [email protected]. End.