2014News

DR signs agreement with OCHA to strengthen disaster prevention and response

The Dominican Republic has signed a cooperation agreement with the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) to strengthen Dominican capacity to prevent and respond to natural disasters. The agreement was signed by deputy minister of the Presidency Zoraima Cuello, and Valerie Amos, under-secretary general and emergency relief coordinator for OCHA as part of the Dominican agenda on the occasion of the country’s participation in the 69th General Assembly of the United Nations.

http://www.presidencia.gob.do/noticias/republica-dominicana-firma-con-onu-acuerdo-de-cooperacion-en-temas-humanitariosacuerdo-de-cooperacion-en-temas-humanitarios