As COVID-19 continues to spread around the world, Member States of the United Nations have agreed to put the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction at the centre of recovery and rehabilitation...
Central Asia member states joined a successful virtual dialogue 17 September on “Sharing Experiences and Strategies for COVID-19 Response, Transition, and Resilience." The dialogue, co-organized by...
Bangkok, 16 September 2020 - In Asia-Pacific, children and youth are calling on their leaders to step up actions to tackle the climate crisis, including the strengthening of policies and plans to...
The children and youth consultation on the climate crisis and Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) was conducted from August 2019 to January 2020, across 12 countries and 1 regional consultation, with...
India has been one of the most impacted countries by the COVID-19 pandemic, both in terms of the number of cases, which now top 4 million, and the socio-economic losses resulting from the crisis. In...
About the recommendations Reducing risk – due to natural, biological and technological hazards, including pandemics – is fundamental to meeting humanitarian needs and achieving sustainable...
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Since June, China has been battling severe flooding caused by unprecedented rainfall, especially in basin areas of the Yangtze and Huaihe rivers. These floods have caused tremendous economic damage,...
‘Disaster risk governance’ was announced today as the theme of this year’s International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction on 13 October in a year when a great number of people have died and fallen ill...
Author: UNDRR- New York Liaison Office Source: United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction - New York UNHQ Liaison Office National and local governments, civil society representatives, the...