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February 18, 2022, 3:20 pm

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Minister for Rural and Maritime Development and Disaster Management Inia Seruiratu received a courtesy visit from Fiji’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Mr Satyendra Prasad

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Minister for Rural and Maritime Development and Disaster Management, Inia Seruiratu received a courtesy visit from Fiji’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Mr Satyendra Prasad, yesterday, to discuss how we can further strengthen existing engagements with our United Nations partners.

The meeting was also attended by the Fiji NDMO Director, Ms Vasiti Soko and the Honorary Consul of Fiji in Los Angeles, Mr Vinod Karsanj Bhindi.

During the meeting, Minister Seruiratu expressed the Ministry’s acknowledgement towards the UN, saying they are a key development partner of the Government.

“The United Nations is an integral partner of Fiji. As you know, the Ministry recently collaborated with one of our UN partners, focusing on resilient developments. This includes the risk informing of projects that are now being jointly implemented by the Ministry, in partnership with the UNDP and, of course, we also work closely with our UN partners throughout the disaster management cycle,” he said.

The two leaders discussed efforts on complementarity and efficiency during pre and post disasters where the Government and UN partners can build on existing structures to strengthen resilience at the community level.

Discussions during the meeting also focused on humanitarian support from UN partners in the aftermath of disasters.

The meeting provided an opportunity for the Minister to update Mr Prasad on the work undertaken by the Ministry, through the NDMO in the areas of disaster preparedness and response.