Q: (CDS-II/2019)
question_subject:
General Knowledge
question_exam:
CDS-II
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- The United Nations Sasakawa Award is the most prestigious international award in the area of Disaster Risk Management. - It was instituted more than 30 years ago and is jointly organized by the UNDRR and the Nippon Foundation. - A total grant of USD 50,000 is distributed among the winners which can be either organizations or individuals. - The theme of the 2019 Sasakawa award was “Building Inclusive and Resilient Societies”. UNDRR received more than 61 nominations from 31 countries for the 2019 award. - United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) conferred Sasakawa Award 2019 for Disaster Risk Reduction to Dr. Pramod Kumar Mishra, Additional Principal Secretary to Prime Minister of India. The award was announced at the Award Ceremony during the ongoing 6th Session of Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (GPDRR) 2019 at Geneva.