Yemen participates in World Reconstruction Conference in Geneva
The Source: SANA'A/hadhramaut.info/sabanews.net - 08/05/2011
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Yemen is to take part the World Reconstruction Conference to be held in Geneva during 10 – 13 May.
This event will be held within activities of the Global Forum for Disaster Risk Reduction sponsored by the United Nations Organization in cooperation with the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund. Speaking to Saba , first undersecretary of Minister of Public Works and Roads Abdul Malik Al-Jawlahi said that the Yemeni delegation will present the Yemeni efforts in facing disaster risks. He pointed out that there were great steps during the last period in the field of preparing the maps of earthquakes, floods ,landslides that determine the potential of the risks and their locations. He added that the government will work to find out an early warning system as well as training government foundations and local societies in facing disaster risks .
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