For more information

please contact:

Mr.Adila Arief
(UNIC Jakarta)
at adila.arief@unic-jakarta.org
Tel: (+628111 891 736)

MEDIA ALERT
Global Assessment Report on Disaster Risk Reduction
launch in Sanur, Bali, Indonesia 18 May 2009

13 May 2009, Bali, Indonesia – Once again Bali will be the focus of the international world,
particularly in ASEAN. UNISDR along with the World Bank and members of ASEAN will conduct a
series of events to reduce disaster risk.

Ttropical cyclones, floods, earthquakes, droughts and other natural hazards are constant threats to
our modern society, rich or poor. In early May 2008, approximately 140,000 people in the Myanmar
cyclone were killed or injured. Within weeks another disaster occurred in China in which around
80,000 lives were lost.

The United Nations is launching a First Global Report that identifies increasing disaster risk factors
and recommends 20 disaster risk reduction actions that will reduce poverty, safeguard
development and adapt to climate change, with beneficial effects on broader global security,
stability and sustainability.

The Global Assessment Report on Disaster Risk Reduction launched for the first time
internationally in Bahrain on 17-18 May will also be launched regionally in Bali, Indonesia.

The event will attended by high government officials from Indonesia and members of ASEAN.

Media are invited to the event on the 18 May 2009 and to attend the press conference at 08:00 hr.

Date : 18 May 2009

Time : 08:00 hr
Venue : Hotel Sanur Beach Bali
Jl. Danau Tamblingan, Sanur, Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia
Speakers : Mr. Praveen Pardeshi, Head of Programme Policy Support to Regional and
Country Activities

For details of the event, please visit www.unic-jakarta.org

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For further information and media assistance, please contact: Brigitte Leoni (UNISDR Geneva) at
leonib@un.org Tel: +4122 917 88 97 or +41 79444 5262 or UNIC Mr. Adila Arief (UNIC Jakarta) at
adila.arief@unic-jakarta.org (+628111 891 736)

United Nations, secretariat of the International Strategy for Disaster Reduction, Geneva
International Environment House II, 7-9 Chemin de Balexert CH 1219 Châtelaine, Geneva, Switzerland
Tel. :(+41 22) 917 8908/8907 - Fax : (+41 22) 917 8964 - isdr@un.org - www.unisdr.org
Postal Address: Palais des Nations, CH-1211 Geneva, Switzerland