Tanzania, July 17 -- Dar es Salaam. The East African Kiswahili Commission (Kakama), in partnership with the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO), has launched a Disaster Preparedness and Response Framework for Media Institutions aimed at strengthening the role of news organisations in disaster risk reduction and emergency response.

The framework was launched in Bujumbura, Burundi, on July 7, 2026, with further details provided by Dr Caroline Asiimwe during an interview with The Citizen's sister newspaper, Mwananchi on July 16, 2026.

According to UNESCO, the framework is aligned with the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction and the United Nations' disaster risk reduction agenda, with the objec...