Ambassador Okaniwa attends the opening ceremony of High-level workshop on gender responsive disaster risk reduction initiatives in Eastern Africa

2023/8/23
On August 23, H.E. Mr. OKANIWA Ken, Ambassador of Japan attended the opening ceremony of High-level workshop on gender responsive disaster risk reduction initiatives in Eastern Africa organised by UNESCO in Nairobi.

Based on a study titled “Toward Gender responsive and Technology-oriented Disaster Management in Eastern Africa” implemented by UNESCO in 2022 with funding by Japan, representatives from 13 countries in the East African region discussed gender-responsive disaster risk reduction strategies.