), ▁ ▁South ▁Asia ▁Foundation ▁( S AF ), ▁ ▁South ▁Asia ▁In iti ative ▁to ▁End ▁Vi ol ence ▁Again st ▁Children ▁( SA IE V AC ), ▁ ▁Foundation ▁of ▁SA AR C ▁Writ ers ▁and ▁Liter ature ▁( F OS W AL ) ▁ ▁Es ala ▁We er ako on ▁is ▁the ▁current ▁Secretary ▁General ▁of ▁SA AR C . ▁ ▁SA AR C ▁also ▁has ▁about ▁ 1 7 ▁recognized ▁bodies . ▁ ▁SA AR C ▁Dis aster ▁Management ▁Centre ▁South ▁Asian ▁Association ▁of ▁Regional ▁Co operation ▁( SA AR C ) ▁Dis aster ▁Management ▁Centre ▁( SD MC - I U ) ▁has ▁been ▁set ▁up ▁at ▁Gu jar at ▁Institute ▁of ▁Dis aster ▁Management ▁( G ID M ) ▁Camp us , ▁Gand hin agar , ▁Gu jar at , ▁India . ▁E ight ▁Member ▁States , ▁i . e ., ▁Afghan istan , ▁Bang l adesh , ▁Bh ut an , ▁India , ▁M ald ives , ▁Nep al , ▁Pakistan ▁and ▁Sri ▁L anka ▁are ▁expected ▁to ▁be ▁served ▁by ▁the ▁SD MC ▁( I U ). ▁It ▁is ▁entr usted ▁with ▁the ▁responsibility ▁of ▁serving ▁Member ▁States ▁by ▁providing ▁policy ▁advice , ▁technical ▁support ▁on ▁system ▁development , ▁capacity ▁building ▁services ▁and ▁training ▁for ▁hol istic ▁management ▁of ▁dis aster ▁risk ▁in ▁the ▁SA AR C ▁region . ▁The ▁centre ▁also ▁facil it ates ▁exchange ▁of ▁information ▁and ▁expert ise ▁for ▁effective ▁and ▁efficient ▁management ▁of ▁dis aster ▁risk . ▁ ▁Political ▁issues ▁Last