Introduction to International Civil Defense Day

March 1st is the "International Civil Defense Day" designated by the International Civil Defense Organization. 2009 is the first time that my country has launched a Civil Defense Day publicity activity since it joined this organization in 1992. The theme is "Pay attention to civil defense and live a safe life". The main content is to promote air defense and disaster prevention and public safety knowledge, and enhance public awareness. Improve safety awareness, improve the ability to respond to various emergencies, and create a good social safety environment for building a harmonious society.

On March 1, 2009, my country held the "International Civil Defense Day" social publicity event in Beijing for the first time. The theme of the 2009 event was "Pay attention to civil defense and live a safe life."

"Civil defense" is the abbreviation of civil protection, which refers to the activities in which the government mobilizes and organizes the masses to take anti-air raid and disaster relief measures, implement rescue operations, and prevent and reduce disaster hazards.

Civil defense tasks refer to some or all of the following humanitarian tasks aimed at protecting the civilian population from harm, helping the civilian population overcome the direct impact of hostilities or disasters, and providing the conditions necessary for the survival of the civilian population. the task of doctrine. Civil defense is the abbreviation of civil protection. It includes protection from war air strikes, protection from natural disasters and protection from civilian man-made disasters. With the development of society, civil defense has gradually expanded and extended to areas such as ecological environment protection and humanitarian relief. Now, more than 110 countries in the world have established civil defense systems and formulated civil defense regulations to organically combine disaster prevention and relief in peacetime with air defense in wartime. Currently, the International Civil Defense Organization has 49 member states and 10 observer states. my country joined the International Civil Defense Organization in 1992.