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Hellenic Red Cross volunteers carry out search and rescue work in the devastated village of Mati, east of Athens. PHOTO: Nick Paleologos/ IFRC
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“We owe it to those who have lost their lives in Greece and elsewhere to step up efforts on wildfire suppression and prevention," says UNISDR head, Mami Mizutori.
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)
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The lessons learned from this week's floods and landslides in Japan and other similar events need to be applied if we are to succeed in reducing loss of life and the numbers of people affected by disasters.
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)
UNISDR head, Mami Mizutori, speaking today at the closing ceremony of the Asian Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction
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The Asian Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction closed today with the adoption of the Ulaanbataar Declaration, agreement on a two year plan of action and the news that Australia will host the next Conference in 2020.
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction - Regional Office for Asia and Pacific
The Prime Minister of Mongolia, Khurelsukh Ukhnaa, speaking at the opening today of the Asian Ministerial Conference for Disaster Risk Reduction
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PRESS RELEASE: The Prime Minister of Mongolia, Khurelsukh Ukhnaa, urged participants at the Asian Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction to make progress on reducing disaster losses in the world's most disaster-prone region in his keynote address on the opening day.
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction - Regional Office for Asia and Pacific
A view over the city of Thimphu,  Kingdom of Bhutan (photo: Wikimedia Commons)
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The United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR) today welcomed Thimphu, the capital of earthquake-prone Bhutan, as the newest member of the Making Cities Resilient Campaign.
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction - Regional Office for Asia and Pacific
(From left): Syanaa Lkhagvasuren, Government of Mongolia, discussing the Asian Ministerial Conference on DRR with the head of UNISDR, Mami Mizutori
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Governments from the world’s most disaster-prone region will meet in Mongolia in July to discuss acceleration of efforts vital for the sustainable future of the region including how to prevent disasters and tackle climate change while reviewing progress in reducing disaster losses.
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)
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The UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR) today welcomed the creation of a Multi-Hazard Early Warning Systems Checklist as a major contribution to saving lives in an age of increasing exposure to extreme weather events exacerbated by climate change.
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)
(from left) Sayanaa Lkhagvasuren of the Government of Mongolia met with UNISDR head, Mami Mizutori, during talks this week in Geneva on Sendai Framework implementation
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The Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030 will be three years old on March 18 as the first cycle of reporting gets underway.
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)
Faces of Resilience: Chilal and her mother, Ms. Oumie Sissokho, Director of Operations, Gambia National Disaster Management Agency, at the last Africa Regional Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction
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For International Women's Day, UNISDR chief, Ms. Mami Mizutori, made an appeal for UN Member States to use the Sendai Monitor to provide better data on the impact of disasters on women and girls.
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)
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Today marks a major milestone in the implementation of the global plan to reduce disaster losses, the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction, with the launch of the Sendai Monitor which allows UN Member States to commence reporting on the their progress in reducing disaster losses and increased efforts to manage disaster risk.
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)

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