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Record 1 2025-04-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Names of Special Years, Weeks, Days
  • Climate Change
OBS

The International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction was started in 1989, after a call by the United Nations General Assembly for a day to promote a global culture of risk-awareness and disaster reduction. Held every October 13, the day celebrates how people and communities around the world are reducing their exposure to disasters and raising awareness about the importance of reining in the risks that they face.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Désignations d'années, de semaines et de jours spéciaux
  • Changements climatiques
OBS

Nations Unies.

Spanish

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