M’sia committed to disaster risk reduction for education


Promoting safe schools: Ahmad Zahid (second from left) at the ministerial roundtable at the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction in Geneva. — Photo courtesy of Zahid’s Facebook page

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia has reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening the resilience of its education system to disasters through the launch of the National Disaster Risk Reduction Policy 2030, which aligns with the United Nations’ Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction.

Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said he conveyed this message during a ministerial roundtable themed “Safe Schools” at the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction in Geneva yesterday.

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