Anna Biondi

Biondi, Anna

Biondi, Anna

Fellow, World Academy of Art & Science; Deputy Director, Bureau for Workers’ Activities, International Labour Office, Geneva

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Fellow, World Academy of Art & Science; Deputy Director, Bureau for Workers’ Activities, International Labour Office, Geneva

Ms. Anna Biondi is the Deputy Director of the Bureau for Workers’ Activities in the International Labour Office. She is also the Fellow of the World Academy of Art & Science. She assists the Director of the Bureau in identifying the requirements necessary to develop, implement and evaluate the wide range of activities of the organization related to workers’ activities. She promotes the application of relevant policies and international labor standards and the provision of prompt technical assistance. She encourages workers’ participation in the preparation and implementation of technical programs undertaken by the office. Ms. Biondi also served as the Director of the International Trade Union Confederation of ILO.

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A people-centred, preventive approach to disaster risk
Get Full Text in PDF Abstract As natural disasters increase and intensify around the world, their consequences are felt most acutely in those countries less equipped to cope with them, economically and politically. The current response to such disasters is mostly reactive; however, this paper will argue that such disasters need, instead, a pro-active, comprehensive, preventative, and human-centred approach that has the capability of fostering change in human perspective, attitude and...