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Spreading Smiles among Flood Affected Children

UNESCO Pakistan received donation collected by employees of Qatari Diar, a private company in Doha, for the provision of clothes and food items among the affected children in the aftermath of floods in 2010, which devastated homes and livelihood of millions of people in Pakistan.
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Disaster Master Game

"Disaster Master" is an educational board game that deals with natural disaster understanding and prevention. The game conveys messages written on the answer cards that help you understand what natural disasters are and how appropriate actions can reduce the impact of natural disasters.

It prepares children on each of the 6 key hazards of Pakistan by educating them on:
 What is it?
 Why does it occur?
 How to recognize it?
 What to do before the disaster?
 What to do during the disaster?
 What to do after the disaster?
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Development of School Safety Action Plan for KPK

UNESCO Islamabad in collaboration with Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) and Elementary and Secondary Education Department (E&SE Dept) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has organized a 1-day workshop on development of school safety action plan on 13 December 2011 for the province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Read More...

UNESCO Message: International Day for Disaster Reduction

Message from Ms. Irina Bokova, Director-General of UNESCO, on the occasion of the International Day for Disaster Reduction 2011, 13 October

Disasters strike our societies to the heart. This year alone, we have lived through the triple disaster in Japan (the Tohoku earthquake and tsunami, and the accident at the Fukushima nuclear reactor), a heavy monsoon in Pakistan, floods in Australia and Thailand, an earthquake in New Zealand, hurricanes in the Caribbean, and a devastating drought affecting 13.3 million people in the Horn of Africa.

Every time disaster hits, we are shocked by its intensity and we are reminded of the vulnerability of our communities – but we must remember that we are not powerless. Read More...