Thank you for the opportunity to address this plenary discussion on the Midterm Review of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction. I appreciate today’s theme, which looks beyond natural ...

The issues related to disaster risk reduction (DRR) and climate change adaptation are cross-cutting, and relevant to all of UNESCO’s fields of competence. With that in mind, UNESCO’s strategy for 2022 ...

The Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015–2030 outlines seven targets and four priorities for action to prevent new and reduce existing disaster risks: (i) Understanding disaster risk; (ii ...

North Korea has asserted its commitment to implementing the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030, and the subsequent establishment of the National Disaster Risk Reduction ...

A report marking the International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction finds many deaths and economic losses from natural disasters could be averted by investing in preventive risk reduction measures ...

GENEVA, Switzerland (CMC) — The head of disaster risk reduction at the United Nations (UN), Kamal Kishore, says he is pleased that Caribbean and countries in the Americas are taking seriously ...

The International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction 2024 focuses on the role of education in protecting and empowering children for a disaster-free future. Many disasters, often worsened by climate ...

The call for nominations for the 2025 UNDRR 2025 Sasakawa Award for Disaster Risk Reduction is open, under the theme “Connecting science to people: democratizing access to innovation and technology ...

In the U.S., disaster-related average annual losses reach $112 billion. Yet, despite these risks, investment in prevention remains critically low.

International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction 2024 marks a watershed moment in our worldwide efforts to confront the growing threats of climate change, pandemics, and natural disasters. Today’s ...

As many of us grapple with the devastating impacts of natural disasters in different parts of the country, the International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction, i.e., October 13, serves as a reminder ...

Disaster risk reduction efforts in PH serve as “a lighthouse to the rest of the region and the world,” a United Nations official said. July 10, 2022. News. Global Nation. Business.