Addl. Principal Secretary-PMO, PK Mishra Gets prestigious Sasakawa Award 2019

Addl. Principal Secretary-PMO, PK Mishra Gets prestigious Sasakawa Award 2019

PW Bureau

Instituted more than 30 years ago the United Nations Sasakawa Award is the most prestigious international award in the area of Disaster Risk Management

Geneva: United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) has conferred Sasakawa Award 2019 for Disaster Risk Reduction to Dr Pramod Kumar Mishra, Additional Principal Secretary, PMO. The award was announced Friday at the Award Ceremony during the ongoing 6th Session of Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (GPDRR) 2019 at Geneva.
Dr, PK Mishra has been chosen for the award for his long-term dedication to improve the resilience of communities most exposed to disasters and his personal commitment to social inclusion as a critical principle to reduce inequality and poverty, enhancing the safety net of the socially and economically marginalized.

What is Sasakawa Award?

The United Nations Sasakawa Award is the most prestigious international award in the area of Disaster Risk Management. It was instituted more than 30 years ago and is jointly organized by the UNDRR and the Nippon Foundation. A total grant of USD 50,000 is distributed among the winners which can be either organizations or individuals. The theme of the 2019 Sasakawa award was "Building Inclusive and Resilient Societies". UNDRR received more than 61 nominations from 31 countries for the 2019 award.

A high-level Indian delegation led by Dr. P K Mishra, Additional Principal Secretary to PM and comprising Kamal Kishore, Member, NDMA and Sanjeev Kumar Jindal, Joint Secretary (Disaster Management), Ministry of Home Affairs is attending the 6th Session of Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (GPDRR) in Geneva, Switzerland from 13-17 May, 2019.

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