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Australian national takes the helm as new UN disaster risk reduction chief

Australian national takes the helm as new UN disaster risk reduction chief

Jan 09, 2016, at 02:30 pm

New York, Jan 9 (Just Earth News): Following his appointment by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, Robert Glasser, an experienced leader and thinker on development issues, took up his new role this week as head of the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR).