Улаанбаатар
National Workshop for Media on Reporting Emergencies and Disaster Risk Reduction
Society
Ulaanbaatar, June 13, /MONTSAME/. Today, the National Workshop on Effective Governance for Sustainable Development in Mongolia continues for the fifth day with
a National Workshop for Media Officials on Risk-informed Communication
for Reporting on Emergencies and Disaster Risk Reduction.
In the opening speech Director General of the National News Agency of Mongolia MONTSAME E. Sodontogos noted, "The people who have knowledge, information, and education, and possess information about disaster risk to deliver to the public are the journalists. Therefore, it is critical to sort out disaster risk information, which one to report to the public first, which information to suspend, and to properly manage own psychological state."
Earthquakes,
droughts, heavy snowfalls (dzud), and epidemics are likely to increase in the future, and the United Nations keep warning humanity
to be on constant
alert. The successive governments of Mongolia have focused on the direction of disaster
risk reduction within the goal of Sustainable Development and reflected it in the President's policy.
"In
order to reduce yellow dust storms, the participation of the media is important
in mobilizing
the general public in the implementation of
the “One
Billion Tree'' National Program initiated by the President of Mongolia.
At this time, Mongolia's eldest media organization MONTSAME Agency took the
initiative and organized this training
to focus on preventing the public from relevant risks." During the seminar the Spokesperson
and Head of the Media Department of the Office of the President of Mongolia U. Zolbayar pointed out the exceptional significance of enhancing the competency of journalists.
Over eighty representatives of capital and local media organizations are participating in the National Workshop jointly organized by MONTSAME Agency, the National Academy of Governance, and the United Nations Project Office on Governance (UNPOG) of Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA).
