African and Arab States, as well as intergovernmental and UN organizations, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), academia, women, youth, civil society and other stakeholders, will come together for the first time to participate in the Africa-Arab Platform on Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR), hosted by Tunisia, in cooperation with the African Union Commission (AUC), the League of Arab States (LAS) and the UN Office for DRR (UNISDR).

The forum will address the theme, ‘Towards Disaster Risk-informed and Inclusive Sustainable Development,’ and will take stock of progress made in, and reaffirm political commitment to achieving, implementation of the Sendai Framework for DRR, thereby contributing to the realization of Agenda 2063: The Africa We Want and 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

The platform will provide the regions with opportunities to share knowledge, experiences and best practices in advancing DRR. Its outcomes will inform the 2019 High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development and the 2019 Global Platform for DRR.

dates: 9-13 October 2018
location: Tunis, Tunisia
www: https://www.unisdr.org/files/57759_africaarabplatformconceptnoteeng25j.pdf
https://www.unisdr.org/we/inform/events/57759