The UN Secretary-General calls on all governments to work hard with civil society and the private sector to move from managing disasters to managing reducing disaster risks.
Ban Ki-moon made the call on Thursday during the commemoration of the International Day for Disaster Reduction under the theme: ‘Capacity development, climate change, disaster risk management in all the regions’.
Let everyone move from a culture of reaction to one of prevention and building resilience by reducing loss of life, the UN Secretary-General reiterates.
Ki-moon says there is negative outcome of inequality where high income countries suffer huge economic losses in disasters while people in low income countries pay with their lives.
South Sudan faces a lot of disaster in recent years including cholera, floods and food insecurity.