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Joint Decleration

We, the Ministers in charge of the disaster risk reduction, work safety and/or emergency rescue from Afghanistan, Argentina, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Cambodia, Chile, China, Comoros, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Egypt, Ethiopia, Hungary, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Lao PDR, Maldives, Mauritania, Mongolia, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nicaragua, North Macedonia, Pakistan, Philippines, Saudi Arabia, Solomon Islands, Tajikistan, Trinidad and Tobago,Turkmenistan, Uruguay, Uzbekistan,Vanuatu attended the 2023 Belt and Road Ministerial Forum for International Cooperation in Disaster Risk Reduction and Emergency Management via video link on 16 November 2023 under the theme of “Emergency Management: Safety and Prevention First”. details>>

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Opening Ceremony
Moderator: WANG Xiangxi, Minister of MEM
20:00-20:15 Keynote speech by LIU Guozhong, Vice Premier of China
20:15-20:20 Address by Kun Kim, Senior Minister and First Vice-President of the National Committee for Disaster Management, Cambodia
20:20-20:25 Address by Alexander Kurenkov, Minister of Emergency Situations, Russia
20:25-20:30 Address by Sabina Frederic, President of Argentine Agency for International Cooperation and Humanitarian Assistance, Argentina
20:30-20:35 Address by Thembi Nkadimeng, Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, South Africa
20:35-20:40 Address by Hesham Amna, Minister of Local Development, Egypt
20:40-20:45 Address by Gilbert F. Houngbo, Director General of International Labour Organization
20:45-20:50 Address by Martin Griffiths, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
20:50-20:55 Address by Mami Mizutori, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Disaster Risk Reduction and Head of United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction
20:50-21:00 End of Opening Session
First Council Meeting of the Belt and Road International Cooperation Framework for Disaster
Risk Reduction and Emergency Management (BRIDRREM)
Moderator: XU Jiaai, Vice Minister of MEM
21:15-21:20 XU Jiaai announces the nomination of the President of BRIDRREM Council, Secretary General of Secretariat and President of Advisory Board
21:20-21:30 Speech by WANG Xiangxi, Minister of MEM, China
21:30-21:33 Speech by Mohammad Abbas Akhund, Acting Minister of National Disasters Management Authority, Afghanistan
21:33-21:36 Speech by Rafail Mirzayev, First Deputy Minister of Emergency Situations, Azerbaijan
21:36-21:39 Speech by Vadzim Siniauski, Minister of Emergency Situations, Belarus
21:39-21:42 Speech by Старовойтов Игорь Григорьевич, Vice Minister, Ministry of Labor and Social Protection, Belarus
21:42-21:45 Speech by Alvaro Hormazabal, Director Nacional of Servicio Nacional de Prevención y Respuesta ante Desastres, Chile
21:45-21:48 Speech by Alejandro José Picado Eduarte, President of National Commission for Risk Prevention and Emergency Management, Costa Rica
21:48-21:51 Speech by Marta Elena Feitó Cabrera, Minister of Labor and Social Security, Cuba
21:51-21:54 Speech by Rayburn Blackmoore, Minister of National Security and Legal Affairs, Dominica
21:54-21:57 Speech by Shiferaw Tekle-Mariam, Commissioner of National Disaster Risk Management Commission, Ethiopia
21:57-22:00 Speech by Mohammad Hassan Nami, Director of National Disaster Management Organization, Iran
22:00-22:03 Speech by Azhikeev Boobek Ergeshevich, Minister of Emergency Situations, Kyrgyzstan
22:03-22:06 Speech by Leepao Yang, Vice Minister, Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare, Laos
22:06-22:09 Speech by ARIUNBUYAN Gombojav, Chief of National Emergency Management Agency, Mongolia
22:09-22:12 Speech by Luisa Meque, President of National Institute for Disaster Risk Management and Reduction, Mozambique
22:12-22:15 Speech by Soe Win, Minister of Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement, Myanmar
22:15-22:18 Speech by U Myint Naung, Minister of Labour, Myanmar
22:18-22:21 Speech by Doctor Guillermo González, Ministro Director, Sistema Nacional para la Prevención Mitigación y Atención de Desastres, Nicaragua
22:21-22:24 Speech by Inam Haider Malik, Chairman of National Disaster Management Authority, Pakistan
22:24-22:27 Speech by Bratislav GAŠIĆ , Minister of the Interior, Serbia
22:27-22:30 Speech by Santiago Caramés, Director, Sistema Nacional de Emergencias, Uruguay
22:30-22:33 Speech by Jagan Chapagain, Secretary General of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
Adoption of Joint Statement
22:33-22:38 WANG Xiangxi, Minister of MEM introduces the Joint Statement for adoption
Closing Ceremony
Moderator: XU Jiaai, Vice Minister of MEM
22:38-22:45 Closing remarks by WANG Xiangxi, Minister of MEM
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