United Nations Centre for Regional Development (UNCRD) Disaster Management Planning - Hyogo Office
Unverified non-profit organisation
United Nations Centre for Regional Development (UNCRD) Disaster Management Planning – Hyogo Office, is a United Nations centre in Japan established after the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake had claimed the lives of more than 6,000 people in 1995. The Hyogo Office focuses on various disaster management initiatives through multi-lateral collaboration at an international level while utilising the momentum created during the UNIDNDR 1990-99 (United Nations International Decade for Nature Disaster Reduction). UNCRD promotes effective disaster mitigation, focusing on key elements of self-help, cooperation, and education through a number of activities.