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Recently, the Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI) and the Central government signed the “Headquarter Agreement” in New Delhi.
- It granted CDRI the status of an “Independent and International Legal Entity.”
Key Points:
About the agreement
- It will enable CDRI to pursue functions internationally with all rights, immunities, and privileges, as per United Nations (Privileges & Immunities) Act,1947.
- India enacted the UN (Privileges & Immunities) Act, 1947 to give effect to the Convention on Privileges and Immunities of the United Nations, adopted by the UN General Assembly in 1946.
- Headquarter Agreements is an agreements between international organizations and their host State.
About CDRI:
- It is a global partnership of national governments, UN agencies and programmes, private sector, and academic and research institutions.
- It was launched in 2019 by the Indian Prime Minister at UN Climate Action Summit (New York).
- It’ll operate at the junction of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction and the Paris Climate Agreement.
- Aims: To promote resilience of infrastructure systems to climate and disaster risks, thereby ensuring sustainable development.
- Members: 31 Countries, 6 International Organisations, and 2 private sector organisations.
- Headquartered: New Delhi
About International legal personality:
- International legal personality refers to entities endowed with rights and obligations under public international law.
- This includes states, international organizations, NGOs etc.
- It will help CDRI to deploy funds & experts globally and receive funds or bring experts from member countries to achieve its commitments for disaster resilient infrastructure.
