UN delegation visits Irbid crisis management centre

AMMAN — A delegation from the UN’s Capacity for Disaster Reduction Initiative and a team from the National Centre for Security and Crisis Management on Tuesday visited Irbid where they met with the directors of departments related to disaster management.

The visitors were briefed by Irbid’s Governor Radwan Otoum and the directors on the challenges their employees face when dealing with natural and humanitarian crises, especially in terms of transportation and logistics, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported. The joint delegation also met with Irbid Mayor Hussein Bani Hani, and reviewed the tools available to deal with crises and the most urgent needs.