Report of the Secretary-General on Disaster Management in Africa
(E=English; A=Arabic; F=French; P=Portuguese)
Date
1994-01-31Type
ReportMetadata
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Report by the Secretary-General of the Organization of African Unity (OAU) addresses the critical issue of disaster management in Africa. It highlights the devastating impact of various disasters both natural (drought, floods, epidemics) and man-made (war, civil strife) on the continent's socio-economic development.
Reference
CM/1820 (LIX)Subject
Disaster ManagementNatural Disasters
Man-Made Disasters
Sustainable Development
Disaster Prevention
International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction (IDNDR)
Humanitarian Assistance
Poverty Eradication
Notes
Council of Ministers Fifty-ninth Ordinary Session 31 January - 5 February 1994 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Format
PrintExtent
20p.Location of Print Version
AUC ArchivesCity
Addis AbabaCountry
ETHIOPIAEnd date of event
1994-02-05Rights Holder
African UnionUsage Rights
https://au.int/en/legal_noticeCollections
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