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Japan Gives $4.83 Million to UNDP for Earthquake Preparedness in South Asia

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As part of the support pledged by Junichriro Koizumi, the former Prime Minister of Japan, Japan has given $4.83 million to the United Nations Development Programme to bolster earthquake preparedness in South Asia. Japan’s donation was made specifically to the Earthquake Risk Reduction and Recovery Preparedness Programme that targets India, Bhutan, Nepal, Bangladesh and Pakistan and aims to support regional cooperation in disaster risk reduction and recovery and to strengthen the capacities of nations to prepare for and recover from earthquakes.

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