On May 12, the 13th "National Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Day", Beijing Municipal Foreign Affairs Office held a consular protection activity themed "May 12th, National Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Day" in the Sanjiefangxi Community of Haidian District. More than 300 people including local residents, students, and foreign-related staff attended the activity.

The purpose of this event is to act on the idea of "foreign affairs for the people", promote the practice of "delivering solid services for our people" from the calling of the CPC, enhance citizens' understanding of consular protection, help them master the skills of self-rescue and mutual rescue, and raise their awareness and ability of disaster prevention and mitigation.

Focusing on the theme of this year's National Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Day, which is "preventing and diffusing disaster risks and consolidating the foundation of safe development", and emergencies that people may encounter overseas, safety training experts conducted on-site emergency simulation exercises, and explained consular protection knowledge and response measures for earthquakes, fire, robbery, and other emergencies. The experts said that in our daily life, it is very necessary to raise the awareness of disaster prevention and mitigation, master relevant useful skills, and master safety knowledge. Only in this way can we prevent and respond to emergencies overseas in a timely and efficient manner.

After the lecture, there was an exciting interactive quiz on consular protection knowledge, and everyone enthusiastically participated in and responded.

Citizens who participated in the event spoke highly of it, and said that this event was very practical and pragmatic, especially escape methods in the face of fire, rope knotting skills in times of crisis, and response to robbery and other emergencies, which were very useful for saving lives. Thanks to this event organized by the Beijing Municipal Foreign Affairs Office, we have learned a lot about disaster prevention, self-rescue, and how to protect ourselves and the people around us. In addition, we learned that in case of emergency abroad, we need not panic, but should call 12308 for help.