Myanmar: Launch of the Relief and Resettlement Department portal
Relief and Resettlement Department, the nodal agency for Disaster Management in Myanmar launched the Portal for wider dissemination of policies, guidelines, manuals and activities on Disaster risk reduction. The launch ceremony was organized on 16th July 2012 at Nay Pyi Taw and was chaired by the Deputy Director General of Relief and Resettlement Department, Ministry of Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement. Approximately, 30 ministries, UN Agencies and NGOs attended the launch ceremony. The Website is an all-in-one source of Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) information for Myanmar. ADPC provided technical support to RRD for development of the Portal.