DECISION ON AFRICA’S CONTRIBUTION TO THE POST- 2015
FRAMEWORK FOR DISASTER RISK REDUCTION
Doc. EX.CL/873(XXVI)
The Executive Council,
1. TAKES NOTE of the Report of the 5th Africa Regional Platform and Third High- level Meeting on Disaster Risk Reduction held in May 2014, and ENDORSES the recommendations contained therein and the Summary Statement;
2. URGES:
i) all Member States and the Regional Economic Communities (RECs) to actively participate in the process leading up to the integration of Africa’s Contribution to the Global Post-2015 Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction to be adopted in Sendai, Japan, in March 2015 at the 3rd World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction;
ii) Member States, to actively participate, at the Head of State/Government level in the 3rd World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction.
3. REQUESTS the Commission to facilitate the review of the Extended Programme of Action for the implementation of the Africa Regional Strategy for Disaster Risk Reduction in line with the forthcoming Global Post-2015 Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction once the latter has been adopted.