UNITED NATIONS OFFICE FOR DISASTER RISK REDUCTION (UNISDR): Senator Loren Legarda gathered members of government agencies, academe, private sector and the diplomatic corps, including Australian Ambassador Bill Tweddell (first from left) and Department of Science and Technology Secretary Mario Montejo (2nd from left), for a meeting with Ms. Margareta Wahlström (3rd from left), chief of the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR). In the meeting, Legarda stressed that even with the passage of landmark laws on climate change and disaster resilience, she will continue to engage the government and all sectors of society in improved multi-lateral partnerships on disaster risk reduction and management programs.