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[email protected] Geneva, Switzerland January 2007 In This Issue: Highlights Media and Communication Professionals, all Together Media and Communication Professionals, all Together BBC, European Broadcasting Union (EBU), Reuters AlertNet, The Guardian, Radio France 395 Disasters Recorded in 2006 Internationale and communication professionals from World Bank, UN/ISDR, IFRC, UNEP, UNDP were part of the first consultative meeting in Geneva to leverage a Media Network on Two Years after the World Conference on Disaster Reduction disaster reduction. This network, initiated by UN/ISDR with the financial support of the World Bank Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GF/DRR), responded to the urgent Disaster Reduction: First Time on needs to provide effective support to the media with the adoption of a new approach to disaster the World Social Forum Agenda reporting. This new network aims to win the media’s full support for building a culture of safety and resilience to disasters at all levels, from global to local, that effectively reduce the impact of Reducing Mega-Cities Risk in Asia disasters.