NEW DELHI: Amid the chill in Indo-Pak relation, Islamabad has decided not to send its representative to take part in Asian Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction (AMCDRR) that will be held in the national capital early next month.
“Pakistan has conveyed to us that they would not participate in the AMCDRR. The Pak decision is indicative of the thaw in relations between the two countries post Uri attack and the resultant surgical strikes by India,” a senior Union Home Ministry official said.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the conference that will be held between November 3-5in collaboration with the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction.
The conference will emphasise on collaboration, consultation and partnership with governments and other stakeholders to mainstream disaster risk reduction in the region’s development narrative.
This is the first AMCDRR after the advent of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction (SFDRRR), adopted at the third UN World Conference in Sendai, Japan in March last year. It will set the direction of Sendai Framework implementation in the region.
The conference will adopt the ‘Asian Regional Plan for Implementation of the Sendai Framework’ endorsed by the Asian countries. It will also consolidate the political commitment of governments towards preventing and reducing risk as well as strengthening resilience measures.