1991年10月9日至10日,“国际减轻自然灾害十年”高级特别委员会于纽约联合国总部举行了成立大会,为增强“减灾十年”意识和筹集资金等问题向联合国秘书长提出了建议。委员会考虑到: 鉴于反复发生的自然灾害使全世界人民和国家遭受巨大的生命损失,阻碍经济和社会的发展,影响国家的政治稳定; From 9 to 10 October 1991, the High-level Special Commission for International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction held its inaugural meeting at United Nations Headquarters in New York, making recommendations to the UN Secretary-General on enhancing awareness and raising funds for the Decade . The Committee takes into account that, in the light of the recurring natural disasters, great losses of human lives and the entire population of the world and of their country are caused, hindering economic and social development and affecting the political stability of the country;