They welcome Cuba's political will to mitigate disaster risks

Havana, July 3 (Prensa Latina) The representative of the World Food Program (WFP) in Cuba, Laura Melo, today welcomed the island's political will for the mitigation and eradication the confrontation of disasters.

"Cuba's Civil Defense has created an organic and integrated national articulation system, of which all institutions, at all levels, are part of provincial and local governments, related to risk and disaster management , "said the official, who is attending the 10th International Disaster Congress, in this capital.

Describes the Caribbean nation as an example in the development of a broad public policy project aimed at reducing the negative impact of events It has welcomed the fact that the mechanisms of prevention, Preparedness, response and recovery are further strengthened in the country to reduce vulnerabilities and avoid new risks in more difficult times. frequent storms, hurricanes of high intensity, as well as intense rains and prolonged periods of drought.

Cuba has managed to minimize human losses and economic damage, "said Mr. Melo.

On behalf of the United Nations system, he thanked the Havana organization for this meeting that He considered the world's contribution to the international sustainable development agenda to be very important

He stated that the growing losses caused by natural-caused disasters represent a major challenge for the world. nations, and in particular developing countries.

The WFP representative added that, unfortunately, we do not have the means to avoid such phenomena, but we can strengthen the resilience to these threats by strengthening knowledge, capacity for adaptation and recovery and the elimination of vulnerabilities

He also spoke of the vulnerability of small island states to these phenomena; u, the importance of consolidating knowledge transfer mechanisms and promoting international exchanges.

Melo emphasized the importance of adopting effective strategies to respond to threats with mechanisms adapted to technical and human capabilities. Appropriate technologies

He said disaster reduction was essential to achieving the goals of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, which aims to end global poverty and hunger.

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