Deputy Secretary-General's remarks at the Opening Ceremony for the Seventh Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction [as delivered]

Om Swasti-astu
Asla
President of the Republic of Indonesia, H.E Joko Widodo; 
Vice President Republic of Zambia, H.E Mutale Nahlumango;
President of the General Assembly, H.E Abdulla Shahid;
Emtithal Mahmoud, Poet and UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador;
Excellencies,
Ladies and Gentlemen,
I would like to convey the appreciation of the United Nations to President Joko Widodo and the Government and people of Indonesia for hosting the 2022 Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction.

Source: UN News