Mr. Joseph Severe
Union des Amis Socio Culturels d'Action en Developpement (UNASCSD), Haiti
Joseph Severe is currently the executive director of “Union des Amis Socio Culturels d’Action en Développement (UNASCAD)”, an organization that he founded in 1989. He worked for more than 20 years in the fight against AIDS and for the promotion of sex education, as well as the promotion of human rights. Moreover, he worked in the training of the teachers and community leaders with the WHO. Following the earthquake in Haiti in 2010, Joseph worked with UNEP on disaster risk management. Mr. Severe has also been nominated by UNISDR as a delegate in the 30th Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction in SENDAI, Japan.