Interior Minister and Civil Defence Council chairman General Shaikh Rashid bin Abdulla Al Khalifa received Dr Ioana Creitaru, Programme Specialist for Early Warning and Preparedness at the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Crisis Bureau.
The minister commended the UNDP’s role in strengthening regional and international co-operation and expanding partnerships in the field of disaster risk reduction, as well as in building more resilient and sustainable communities.
He also highlighted the importance of enhancing co-operation with UNDP in the coming phase.