Preparatory Committee, second session of the Third UN World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction

General Assembly resolution 68/211 of 2013 established an Open-ended Intergovernmental Preparatory Committee to review organizational and substantive preparations for the Conference. The Preparatory Committee's first session (14-15 July 2014) agreed on a draft agenda and proposed rules of procedure for adoption by the Conference. A second session (17-18 November 2014) will meet to approve the Conference programme of work and develop the draft post-2015 framework for disaster risk reduction.

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Practical Information:

• Accreditation and registration

 Anticipated Session Outline:

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First Preparatory Committee meeting, Geneva, Switzerland - 14-15 July 2014

Deadline for registration: Now Closed

Second Preparatory Committee meeting, Geneva, Switzerland - 17-18 November 2014

Deadline for registration: 3 November 2014 (Extended)

World Conference in Sendai, Japan (14-18 March, 2015)

Registration of delegates to the World Conference will open soon.