News 2019
EUR-OPA Bureau Meeting
The Bureau of the Committee of Permanent Correspondents met in Paris to discuss and agree on the draft Agenda for the Joint meeting of Committee of Permanent Correspondents and Directors of Specialised Centres to be held in Paris on 5-6 November. The Bureau also agreed on the need to prioritise...
Earthquake in Albania
The European and Mediterranean Major Hazards Agreement expresses its sympathies and solidarity to the Albanian authorities and citizens for the many victims of the earthquake of 6.4 magnitude which struck on 26 November 2019 in the port city of Durres and further afield in Thumane. This was the...
Workshop on Inclusion of Vulnerable Groups in Disaster Risk Reduction
Natural and technological disasters can disproportionately affect vulnerable groups (e.g. migrants, asylum seekers, refugees, internal displaced persons, people with disabilities, children) living, working, studying, traveling or transiting in the country experiencing the crisis. They are more...
Joint Meeting of the Committee of Permanent Correspondents and Directors of Specialised Centres
The EUR-OPA Committee of Permanent Correspondents and the Directors of Specialised Centres held their joint meeting on 5-6 November 2019 in Paris. The directors presented the main achievements and impact of the 2019 action plan. Participants discussed and agreed the priorities, new proposals,...
BeSafeNet Olympiad Award Ceremony: “Better knowledge against disasters”
Secondary schools “Liceul Teoretic Aurel Vlaicu Orastie” (Romania), “Ibrahim Kodra High Schoo”l (Albania) and “Colegiul National Mircea cel Batran Valcea” (Romania) received the winning prizes at the “Olympiad on better knowledge against disasters” Award Ceremony. The international competition...
Meeting of EUR-OPA Bureau
EUR-OPA Bureau held its bi-annual meeting on 29 April 2019. The members discussed the impact of the uncertain budgetary situation on the partial Agreement; the state of implementation of Specialised Centres’ projects and activities, as well as priority topics for 2020-2021.
UN Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction
The Executive Secretary of EUR-OPA, Gianluca Silvestrini, participated in the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) on “Towards Sustainable and Inclusive Societies”. The Global Platform, as recognised by the UN General Assembly, is the most important Forum at the global level for...
Launch of the “Technical Assistance Project on Delivering Good Governance in Greece”
The EUR-OPA Executive Secretary participated in the Steering Committee of the “Technical Assistance Project on Delivering Good Governance in Greece” on 13 and 14 March in Athens. The meeting launched the project and brought together representatives of the Hellenic Ministry of Interior, the...
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