U.KHURELSUKH: REDUCING DISASTER RISK IS PRIORITY OF GOVERNMENT POLICY

Ulaanbaatar /MONTSAME/ Prime Minister U.Khurelsukh met Loretta Hieber Girardet, the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction 's (UNISDR) Chief of Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific on January 23. Reducing disaster risk, protecting the country, people and environment from natural and other disasters are priorities of Government policy and Mongolian Government highly appreciates implementing actions by the UNISDR to coordinate international efforts in reducing disaster risk, emphasized the Prime Minister. He also mentioned the Government is working to ensure social, economic and environmental sustainable development at national level and in the region through reducing disaster risk and adapting in climate change. Moreover, the Government pays special attention on coherence and efficiency of implementation of Sustainable Development Goals 2030, Paris Agreement on Climate Change and The Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction. PM U.Khurelsukh affirmed that United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres was invited to the Asian Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction. Ms.Loretta Hieber Girardet expressed her gratitude on Mongolia's host the Asian Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction, leading the region in disaster risk reduction. She said she believes that the Conference will provide opportunity to promote policies and actions in disaster risk prevention and to work in wider range. B.Batchimeg