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2016

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which country will host the 2016 Asian Ministerial Conference for Disaster Risk Reduction (AMCDRR) from November 3 to 5
A
Japan
B
Indonesia
C
Armenia
D
India
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -This first Asian Ministerial Conference for Disaster Risk Reduction after the advent of the Sendai Framework will be hosted by the Government of India in November 2016.

Detailed explanation-2: -Asian ministerial conference for disaster risk reduction (AMCDRR) is an intergovernmental conference held to discuss disaster mitigation. Its inaugural meeting was held in Beijing, in August 2005, after the adoption of Hyogo Framework for Action (2005-2015).

Detailed explanation-3: -The International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction was started in 1989, after a call by the United Nations General Assembly for a day to promote a global culture of risk-awareness and disaster reduction.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Third UN United Nations World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction was held in Sendai, Japan from 14 to 18 March 2015, drawing 6, 500 delegates to the conference itself and 50, 000 people to the associated Public Forum. Sendai is the largest city of Miyagi Prefecture, in north-eastern Japan.

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