China offers experience in disaster relief work  

聯(lián)合國秘書長特別代表：四川經(jīng)驗(yàn)讓國際社會(huì)受益

“中國是國際減災(zāi)運(yùn)動(dòng)的重要角色。”聯(lián)合國秘書長減災(zāi)事務(wù)特別代表、聯(lián)合國國際減災(zāi)戰(zhàn)略秘書長瑪格瑞特·瓦爾斯特倫8日在成都贊賞中國應(yīng)對強(qiáng)地震等重特大自然災(zāi)害方面的措施，稱四川省在災(zāi)后重建及國際減災(zāi)運(yùn)動(dòng)中“積累了能夠讓國際社會(huì)受益的經(jīng)驗(yàn)”。

Chengdu (CNS) -- China's experience in disaster relief and rebuilding can offer success stories for other countries around the world, according to Margareta Wahlström, special representative of the secretary-general for Disaster Risk Reduction at the UN.

Wahlström made the remarks at a forum on disaster rehabilitation and international disaster reduction held in Chengdu on Wednesday. The forum brought together experts and policy makers from several international and regional organizations, including the United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction, UN Interagency Rehabilitation Program, and the Asian Disaster Reduction Center.

China plays an important role in international disaster reduction efforts. This year marks the fifth anniversary of the Wenchuan earthquake, and China's capacity to combat natural disasters has improved, Wahlström said.

After the Lushan earthquake, the local government acted swiftly in rescue and relief efforts. The provincial government of Sichuan has demonstrated its ability to work in collaboration, she said.

China's central government has also been playing a key role in rescue and relief work in the wake of the disaster, Wahlström added.