THE 2010 ASEAN DAY FOR DISASTER MANAGEMENT AND INTERNATIONAL DAY FOR DISASTER REDUCTION

Wednesday, 13 October 2010, United Nations Conference Centre ,

TENTATIVE AGENDA

09:00 Opening Ceremony Moderator: Mr. Xuan Zengpei , ESCAP

- UN Secretary-General’s Message on the Occasion of the International Day for Disaster Reduction 2010 - Dr.Noeleen Heyzer, Executive Secretary, ESCAP - Message on the Occasion of the ASEAN Day for Disaster Management 2010 - Dr. Surin Pitsuwan, Secretary-General of ASEAN - Message from the Government of Thailand - Mr. , Minister of Interior

09:30 ASEAN Regional Drawing Competition Awarding Ceremony Theme: “My City, My Future – Making ASEAN Cities Safe from Disaster ”. Moderator: Ms.Pannapa Boonyasridee, DDPM-Ministry of Interior, Thailand

Regional Winners: 3rd Placer: Ms. Wanworanan Inthusab (10 years old, Thailand) Cash prize and Certificate will be given by Mr. Chayant Noiyano, SCB Plaque will be given by Mr. Chavarat Charnviraku Minister of Interior, Thailand

2nd Placer: Mr. Tristan F. Tizon (11 years old, Philippines) Cash prize and Certificate will be given by Mr. Prawit Sewaka, SCB Plaque will be given by Dr.Noeleen Heyzer, Executive Secretary, ESCAP

1st Placer: Ms. Yeo Yeo (10 years old, Brunei Darussalam) Cash prize and Certificate will be given by Mr. Prawit Sewaka, SCB Plaque will be given by Dr.Surin Pitsuwan, Secretary-General, ASEAN

- Drawing presentations by the top 3 winners from ASEAN - Recognition of National Winners of ASEAN Member States Certificate will be given by Dr.Surin Pitsuwan, Secretary-General of ASEAN

Indonesia: Hannah Debora (12 years) Lao PDR: Jreboy Pomachan (12 years) Malaysia: Koh Qi Ning (11 years) Myanmar: Ma Shwe Hnint Kuu (11 years) Viet Nam: Trink Kong Nkung (9 years)

All Regional and National Winners take picture with VIPs

09.50 South Asian Countries Drawing Competition Awarding Ceremony Theme: “My City, My Future – Making South Asia Cities Safe from Disaster”. Moderator: Ms. Madhavi Ariyabandu, UNISDR

Regional Winners: 3rd Placer: Binethma Savinduni Warnakula Weerasooriya (8 years old, Sri Lanka) Cash prize Certificate and plaque will be given by Ms.Chavewan Kiatchokechaikul, Bangchak Plc.

2nd Placer: Tandin Deki Wangmo (10 years old, Bhutan) Cash prize and Certificate will be given by Islamic Bank Plaque will be given by Ms.Sunathee Isvaphornchai, Thai Airways International

1st Placer: Nitish Agrawal (11 years old, India) Cash prize and Certificate will be given by Islamic Bank Plaque will be given by Ms.Sunathee Isvaphornchai, Thai Airways International

- Drawing presentations by the top 3 winners from South Asia Countries

Winners take picture with VIPs

10:10 Regional Essay Writing Competition Award Ceremony Theme: “The Role of Youth in Urban Disaster Risk Reduction” Moderator: Ms. Marqueza Lepana Reyes

For ASEAN: 3rd Placer: Noor Asrik Bin Masahlan (Singapore) (Mr.German Velasquez will be the representative for the winner) Prize will be given by Unilever Thailand 2nd Placer: Ravichandran Balasubramaniam (Malaysia) Prize will be given by Noeleen Heyzer, ESCAP 1st Placer: Ma. Aletha A. Nogra (Philippines) Prize will be given by Dr.Surin Pitsuwan, ASEAN

- Essay presentations by the 3 winners from ASEAN

Winners take picture with VIPs

For the Pacific Island Countries: Prizes will be given by a representative from Unilever Thailand, to Mr.Adthaporn Singhawichai , DDPM (the representative from all winners)

3rd Placer: Ms. Rhoda Lee Chee (Samoa) 2nd Placer: Mr. George Baragamu (Solomon Island) 1st Placer: Ms. Rigieta L.B. Ravuiwasa (Fiji Island)

10:40 Refreshments

11:20 Panel Discussion on “Building Disaster-Resilient Cities in Asia” Facilitator: Ms. Marqueza Lepana Reyes - World Disaster Reduction Campaign on Making Cities Resilient, by Ms.Madhavi Ariyabandu, UNISDR - Cities and disaster risk reduction, by Mr.Chairat Sukban Deputy Mayor of Patong City, Thailand

- Pakistan Cities and the 2010 Floods, by H.E. Mr. Sohail Mahmood Ambassador of Pakistan Embassy to Thailand and Permanent Representative to UNESCAP - Making Asian Cities Resilient, Mr. Xuan Zengpei, ESCAP

12:20 Closing Ceremonies - Mr.German Velasquez, UNISDR 12:30 Lunch

Afternoon Forum of Thai Mayors on the World Disaster Reduction Campaign on Making Cities Resilient, “My City is Getting Ready” and Thai National Launch of the safe cities campaign. Invited guests, including ACDM Focal Points/Representatives, will be expected to participate.

Sight-seeing tour organised by the Department for Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM), Ministry of Interior for the winners of the regional drawing and essay writing competition