PrepCom 1 of the Third UN World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction
10 July 2014

The first session of the Preparatory Committee (PrepCom1) of the Third UN World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction will be held over two days in Palais de Nations, Geneva, Switzerland from 14-15 July 2014, to review the organizational and substantive preparations for the Conference, approve the programme of work of the Conference, and propose rules of procedure for adoption by the Conference.

Official Documents:

Documentation – All documents relating to PrepCom1 can be accessed at http://www.wcdrr.org/preparatory/prepcom1.

Greening the WCDRR – Bring your laptops, tablets or smartphones to the Prepcom. The Third UN World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction will strive to minimise the use of paper documents and maximise the use of new information and communications technologies. In preparation for a green World Conference, a mobile access to all Prepcom1 documents on mobile devices will be provided at the venue.

Webcast – Not attending in person? Watch the PrepCom1 plenary sessions live from the homepage of the World Conference website at  http://www.wcdrr.org.

Official WCDRR Hashtag – Start using the #WCDRR hashtag and join the conversation.

 

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