Lieutenant General Tariq bin Hassan Al Hassan, head of Public Security, Chairman of the National Committee for Civil Emergency Management, stressed that the adoption of the national platform for civil protection is an official reference by the Arab Coordination Mechanism to reduce disaster risks at the League of Arab States and its inclusion as a reference model by the United Nations Organization for Disaster Risk Reduction of its Prevention Web site according to best practices, as a qualitative achievement in the march of security awareness and education Community to reduce disaster risk.
In this context, the Head of Public Security praised the support and support of the team, the first Sheikh Rashid bin Abdullah Al Khalifa, Minister of Interior and Chairman of the Civil Defense Council, and instructions to remain the platform, which was launched on November 3, 2023 national projects in the field of promoting public safety through what it provides to citizens and residents of information related to their safety, according to a methodology that relies on employing modern technologies, and works to enhance the security culture in society.
He explained that the national platform was launched from the thought and philosophy of the work of the National Civil Emergency Committee, and it came as an expression of the goals of the Civil Defense Council to form in its content, an advocacy vision and a continuous keenness to employ advanced technology and modern technologies in raising awareness and enhancing societal readiness and establishing public safety and security, in line with global variables, and contributes to building a smart and sustainable security system, adding that the adoption of the platform As a regional and international reference in the field of disaster risk reduction, it is due to the process of modernization and development, which is done permanently, as it is of an interactive nature, and aims to educate society in the field of civil protection.
The head of the Public Security, the platform, considered one of the best practices in the field of awareness and community education to reduce the risk of disasters, and embodies Bahrain’s vision towards a safer society, and it works within an integrated national framework to enhance the readiness of society in the face of disasters.
Participants in the Week and Humanitarian Partnership Week, which is held annually in Geneva, and representatives of the United Nations, NGOs, the private sector and academic circles to discuss humanitarian challenges and find innovative solutions, have praised the National Civil Protection Platform in Bahrain, which seeks to be a national center for information, early warning and community training, by providing an integrated package of services, including alerts, including Early, emergency preparation evidence, community partnership programs and others.
At the end of his statement, the Head of Public Security, Chairman of the National Security Committee for the National Emergency Management Committee, called for the noble public to visit the National Civil Protection Platform on its website https://www.ncp.gov.bh/disaster-and-eergencies And preparing to face any emergency circumstances or conditions in a way that would protect public safety and enhance community security, stressing that the platform today represents not only an advanced information system, but a civilized message, confirming that readiness is not an option, but rather an inevitable necessity in the world.
