September 8, 2009
Embassy of the United States of America
Belgrade

USAID Certifies Eight New Municipalities for ‘Enhanced Disaster Resilience’

On September 9, 2009, USAID’s Preparedness and Planning program will certify eight municipalities and towns for achieving “Enhanced Disaster Resilience” in acknowledgment of their progress on improving disaster management capacities at the local level. USAID Mission Director Michael Harvey will speak and present certificates to the mayors of the following eight municipalities: Despotovac, Golubac, Ivanjica, Lebane, Leskovac, Petrovac na Mlavi, Preševo and Žagubica. Representatives from the Serbian Ministries of Defense and Interior and a government official from Ivanjica municipality will give remarks at the event. A special guest from the Untied States, Bruce Spake, DAI’s Vice President for Crisis Mitigation and Recovery, will also speak at the event.

These eight municipalities have all successfully coped with landslides, flash floods, fires and environmental incidents in the recent past. They have shown significant progress in building and improving disaster management systems at the local level, which will contribute a great deal in the new disaster management system at the national level. Additionally, these municipalities have all been included in USAID’s Preparedness and Planning program for over a year and have benefited from capacity building training, technical assistance and networking events promoting best practices and the exchange of experiences.

USAID’s Preparedness and Planning program works with Serbian municipalities in support of communities’ efforts to improve disaster preparedness, response, recovery and prevention. The program assists municipalities in meeting domestic legal obligations and international standards in disaster management and response. To date, 20 municipalities have been certified by the program. Currently, 60 municipalities in Serbia are included in program activities.

Journalists interested in attending the certification ceremony are kindly invited to be at the Budva Room, Hyatt Hotel, Belgrade, on Wednesday, September 9, at 11:20.

For more information about this event please contact Jasmina Debeljak Maljkovic at jasmina_maljkovic@dai.com, or Slobodan Perović at slobodan_perovic@dai.com, at 011-363-99 00. For more information about USAID’s activities in Serbia, please visit http://serbia.usaid.gov.

8. septembar, 2009
Ambasada Sjedinjenih Američkih Država
Beograd

USAID uručuje sertifikate za dodatnih osam opština i gradova za uspešno reagovanje u vanrednim situacijima

U sredu, 9. septembra, USAID-ov program za planiranje i reagovanje u vanrednim situacijima će svečano uručiti sertifikate zvaničnicima osam opština i gradova kao posebno priznanje za uspehe u unapređenju sposobnosti reagovanja u vanrednim situacijima na lokalnom nivou. Direktor misije USAID-a u Srbiji Majkl Harvi uručiće sertifikate predstavnicima Despotovca, Golubca, Ivanjice, Lebana, Leskovca, Petrovca na Mlavi, Preševa i Žagubice. Prisutnima će se obratiti predstavnici Ministarstava odbrane i u nutrašnjih poslova, kao i predstavnik opštine Ivanjica. Specijalni gost iz Amerike, Brus Spejk, potpredsednik DAI-a, će se takođe obratiti skupu.

Ove opštine su se proteklih godina intenzivno borile sa klizištima, poplavama, požarima, sušama i hemijskim akcidentima. Opštinski timovi su pokazali zavidan napredak u poboljšanju sistema upravljanja vanrednim situacijama na lokalnom nivou, što će svakako doprineti kvalitetu novog sistema na nacionalnom nivou. Opštine i gradovi koji će biti sertifikovani uključeni su u USAID-ov program više od godinu dana i kroz programske aktivnosti obuke, tehničke podrške i razmene informacija i umrežavanje, poboljšali su bezbednost svojih građana.

USAID-ov program za planiranje i reagovanje u vanrednim situacijima radi sa opštinama na unapređenju sistema planiranja, reagovanja, otklanjanja posledica i preventive, i pomaže im da ispune domaće zakonske obaveze i međunarodne standarde u ovoj oblasti. Do sada je 20 opština i gradova primilo ovo priznanje. Trenutno je 60 opština uključeno u programske aktivnosti.

Novinari zainteresovani da izveštavaju sa ovog događaja treba da budu u hotelu Hyatt Regency (Sala Budva), Beograd, Milentija Popovića 5, sreda, 9. septembar, u 11.20 časova.

Za dodatne informacije o ovom događaju molimo Vas da kontaktirate Jasminu Debeljak Maljkovic, jasmina_maljkovic@dai.com, ili Slobodana Perovića, slobodan_perovic@dai.com, na 011-3639900. Za više informacijma o programima USAID-a, molimo posetite http://serbia.usaid.gov

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