The NGOs Subjective Group meetingwas held on 14th July 2021 virtuallyorganized by the National Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (NPDRR) whichis chaired by the Chief Executive Officer of the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority (NDRRMA). The meeting was coordinated by DPNet Nepal whichis a secretariat of this platform.NGOs subjective group is one of the major groups of nine different sectoral groups. The sectoral groups are i) government ii) semi-government iii) INGOs iv) National NGOs v) UN agencies and donors vi) media and technology vii) disaster-affected communities, viii) private sector ix) academia and researcher. The meeting was chaired by Mr.Beda Nidhi Khanal, Under Secretary of National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority (NDRRMA). Mr. Surya Bahadur Thapa, Chairperson of DPNet-Nepal and DiMaNNhighlighted the objectives of sectoral group meetings and the role of NGOs in Disaster Risk Reduction and Management (DRRM). DPNet Nepal, General Secretary, Dr. Raju Thapa highlighted the importance of NPDRR and its role along with activities. In the program civil society network members and NGO representatives altogether 41 participantsattended the meeting.

In the meeting, theSecretariatCommittee of NGOs was formed under the leadership of the National Disaster Management Network of Nepal (DiMaNN) where 11 members of different NGOswere nominated anonymously. This group will function voluntarily for coordination, networking, knowledge, information, resource sharing,and collective effort for DRR in Nepal.