African common position and the international decade for natural disater reduction and the world conference

Abstract

By its resolution 42/169, the United Nations General Assembly decided to declare a decade for natural disaster reduction and by its resolution 44/236, proclaimed the 199s as the International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction(IDNDR). This mid-term report for Africa on the implementation of the Decade is based on the assumption that the objectives of the IDNDR and beyond should also include the reduction in the incidence and mitigation of the effects of these “other” disaster types induced by underdevelopment that are prevalent in Africa. the fifth session of the African Ministerial Conference on the Environment (AMCEN) expressed its appreciation for the efforts of the Organization of African Unity, the Economic Commission for Africa, the World Health Organization and the IDNDR secretariat and urged African countries to take an active part in the ongoing initiatives.