UNDRR conferred Sasakawa Award 2019 for Disaster Risk Reduction to Pramod Kumar Mishra, Additional Principal Secretary to Prime Minister of India in recognition of his dedication to improve the resilience of communities most exposed to disasters.
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Bodies involved: It is Jointly organized by United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) and the Nippon Foundation.
Objective: The Award recognizes individuals, organizations and initiatives that have contributed to ensure inclusive participation in Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) activities for all sections of society, especially the poor.
Cash Prize: The Sasakawa Award will give a maximum of US $50,000 to one or more winners.
History: In 1986 the founding Chairman of the Nippon Foundation, Mr. Ryoichi Sasakawa, established the following three prizes –
The World Health Organization Sasakawa Health Prize,
The UN Environment Programme Sasakawa Environment Prize and
The United Nations Sasakawa Award for Disaster Reduction.
Theme: The theme of the 2019 Sasakawa award was “Building Inclusive and Resilient Societies”.
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