UNDRR News

Live To Tell is the slogan for this year's International Day for Disaster Reduction on October 13 which is focused on reducing global mortality, the first target of the Sendai Framework. Housing is a big part of the solution in parts of the world exposed to cyclones and earthquakes. This is the inspiration behind the innovative Indian NGO SEEDS.

Governments at the UN Summit on Refugees and Migrants have adopted a landmark declaration that underlines the role of environmental degradation, climate change and disasters alongside conflict as drivers of the ongoing crisis.

The government of Senegal is harnessing cutting-edge information and communications technology to manage and reduce disaster risk, with the aim of curbing deaths and economic losses caused by natural and man-made hazards in the West African nation.

Lying in the midst of the Indian Ocean, Mauritius is keenly aware of the importance of preparing for natural and man-made hazards alike, and the island nation has been assessing its ability to save lives in the event of an air crash.

A new report issued today shows that eleven years after Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans continues to focus on trying to get its business community to improve on resilience to disasters. Less than half of survey respondents have an emergency plan in place.

UNISDR was on hand to observe how today's tsunami drill unfolded in the coastal village of Patisunapur in the Indian state of Odisha.

Tourism is an important element of the two-day tsunami drill taking place today and tomorrow in 24 countries across the Indian Ocean. Today we report on how the Seychelles is preparing for the IOWave16 exercise.

India which suffered heavy losses in the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami is one of the leading players in the tsunami drill which gets underway tomorrow in 24 countries.

There are parliamentary elections in the Seychelles this week but the national media are still making it a priority to participate in a major Indian Ocean tsunami drill which gets underway tomorrow.

World Tsunami Awareness Day will be marked for the first time this year, on November 5. This week 24 countries with exposed coastlines in the Indian Ocean are taking part in one of the largest tsunami drills ever staged.