Event
Resilience and Remembrance: 20 Years After the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami
Join us on Tuesday 26 November, from 6–8 PM at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris, France, to reflect on resilience, honour those affected, and reaffirm our commitment to disaster preparedness.
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Join us to take part in a powerful evening dedicated to resilience, remembrance, and a shared commitment to disaster preparedness. A unique opportunity to connect with and learn from survivors, experts, and leaders committed to building a safer future.
Programme
This memorable event features ²õ³Ü°ù±¹¾±±¹´Ç°ù²õ’ testimonies, a special concert, and a panel discussion with experts.
Event Highlights:
- Survivors’ testimonies : Join us to hear moving stories from , , and as they share their journeys of recovery and rebuilding. Award-winning photographer will presents curated personal accounts of resilience from survivors in Indonesia, Sri Lanka, and beyond (see more in ).
- Special concert by renowned violinist Eijin Nimura, UNESCO Artist for Peace, symbolizing hope and solidarity in the face of adversity.
- Experts panel discussion on Tsunami readiness – where are we 20 years later? Major progress has been made in the last 20 years thanks to the dedicated work of the . Leading experts will share advances in tsunami preparedness and efforts to ensure 100% of Tsunami Ready coastal communities by 2030: Dr Irina Rafliana, Dr Peter Koltermann, Prof Dwikorita Karnawati, and Dr François Schindele.
- Representatives from India, Indonesia, Japan, Sri Lanka, and Thailand share their journeys of rebuilding and lessons for the future.
UNESCO Headquarters
Room I, 125 avenue de Suffren, Paris, France
Date: 26 November 2024
Time: 6 PM – 8 PM
Doors open from 4:30 PM
Interpretation in French and English will be available throughout the event.
Internationally-renowned violinist and UNESCO Artist for Peace, Eijin Nimura,
Japanese violinist Eijin Nimura dedicates his music to the service of peace, using his performances to raise public awareness and support for humanitarian causes.
In his capacity as a UNESCO Artist for Peace since 1998, Eijin Nimura has been engaged in supporting activities in many post-disaster situations He is also involved in promoting world heritage and protecting the oceans.
On 6 December 2023, he brought UNESCO's message for ocean conservation to life through music at the ‘Concert for the Ocean’ an event organized jointly by UNESCO and Nautilus magazine at the Phillip and Patricia Frost Museum of Science during Art Basel Miami.
Exhibition: Tsunami: Sea Change for Resilience
Visit an around the UNESCO fences prepared in partnership with the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) and Nautilus, featuring portraits by Matt Porteous and bringing together inspiring stories of tsunami survivors with the historical and contemporary artworks which commemorate the 20th anniversary of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami.
