Minister of State for Home Kiren Rijiju was today designated as the Champion for Disaster Risk Reduction for giving an impetus to Government's efforts to facilitate regional support towards enabling community resilience in the Asia-Pacific region. Mr Rijiju was conferred the honour by Special Representative of the UN Secretary General for Disaster Risk Reduction, Margareta Wahlstrom. <br/><br/>United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction, UNISDR gives the honour to key political figures who play active role and are committed to Disaster Risk Reduction. This is a non-remunerated honorary position. Ministers from China, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Mongolia, South Korea and Thailand and delegates from various countries and international organizations were present in the function.