First Indian conferred with DRR Champion status is Kiren Rijiju

Q.  Which Indian political leader was designated as the Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) Champion for the Asia Region by the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR) on 17th November?
- Published on 19 Nov 15

a. K. Rijiju
b. R. Singh
c. A. Shah
d. P. Javadekar

ANSWER: K. Rijiju
 
He became the first Indian to be conferred with this honour.The honour was conferred by Margarete Wahlstrom, Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary General during meeting for Sendai Framework for DRR in Asia.

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