On Friday, the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) in Haiti joined forces with the Directorate of Civil Protection and more broadly, with the National Risk Management System to celebrate the World Day for Disaster Reduction in Haiti.

This year's theme "Never as well as Home: Reducing Exposure to Risks and Forced Displacements" was a reminder that major natural hazards generate population movements that must be anticipated through increased knowledge of risk and planned through operational response mechanisms.

In this context, a conference-debate led by, among others, the Directorate of Civil Protection (DPC), the National Center for Geographic Information (CNIGS), the Bureau of Mines and Energy (BME) was organized to Cap Haitien at the Departmental Emergency Operations Center (COUD).

In parallel, a traveling exhibition on seismic risk reduction takes place in the three northern departments from 10 October to 11 November. The event is an opportunity to raise awareness about this threat and the right reflexes to adopt.

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