Environment Secretary Antonia Loyzaga met with Mami Mizutori (left), Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General (SRSG) for Disaster Risk Reduction and Head of the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) at the UN Headquarters in New York in May 2023 as preparations got underway for the Philippines’ hosting of the 2024 Asia Pacific Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction (APMCDRR) in October 2024. They also discussed disaster risk reduction, accelerating private sector engagement in building resilient infrastructure and risk-informed investments, promoting multi-hazard and multi-stakeholder early warning actions and systems for better preparedness. ###