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The latest news from the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR), the lead UN agency for the coordination of disaster risk reduction.

SRSG at WMO Atlas launch
Statements and messages
STATEMENT BY MAMI MIZUTORI, SECRETARY-GENERAL SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR DISASTER RISK REDUCTION AT LAUNCH OF WMO ATLAS OF MORTALITY AND ECONOMIC LOSSES FROM WEATHER, CLIMATE AND WATER EXTREMES I would like to applaud my WMO colleagues under the
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Mami Mizutori
Statements and messages
Remarks of SRSG Mizutori at the Asia-Pacific Regional Review Meeting on the Implementation of the Istanbul Programme of Action in Preparation for the Fifth United Nations Conference on the Least Developed Countries (UNLDC-5) in Session 2: Supporting our climate, recovery from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic and building a resilient society against future shocks
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Exhibit at the #2021EFDRR
Update
2021 EFDRR, true to the multi-stakeholder spirit of the Sendai Framework, aims to offer a space for 15 innovative projects/institutions to present their latest work on disaster risk reduction and resilience building. To apply to showcase your project or
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Statements and messages
Launch of WMO’s Report on the State of the Climate in Latin America and the Caribbean 2020
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SFM Workshop
Update
Mogadishu, 16-17 August 2021 – Under the umbrella of the Disaster Risk Reduction Programme in Somalia, the UNDRR ROAS organized a National Training Workshop on the Sendai Framework Monitor, in collaboration with the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and
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WIN DRR Leadership Awards
Update
WIN DRR will award two cash prizes to highlight the work of women who are changing the field of disaster risk reduction
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Dushanbe joins MCR2030
Update
DUSHANBE – On 11-12 August, the City of Dushanbe in collaboration with the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction Regional Office for Europe and Central Asia (UNDRR ROECA), conducted the first Self-Assessment Workshop on city's resilience to
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction - Regional Office for Europe & Central Asia
ADPC and UNDRR logos
Press release
Bangkok, Thailand— The Asian Disaster Preparedness Center (ADPC) and the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) have signed a Statement of Cooperation to strengthen the implementation of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction
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Asian Disaster Preparedness Center
SFM regional module graphic
Update
On 29 July 2021, the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) Regional Office for Africa and the African Union Commission (AUC) co-hosted the Sendai Framework Monitor (SFM) Regional Module orientation to introduce a new feature in the SFM. SFM focal
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Ignite Stage at the Fifth Arab Regional Platform for DRR
Update
The Fifth Arab Regional Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) provides an opportunity for all participants to share lessons and good practices in disaster risk reduction. The virtual Ignite Stage is a special platform where selected participants
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