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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.

local resilience workshop in Leova
Update
To strengthen local preparedness and support cities in reducing risk and building resilience, UNDRR ROECA expanded its cooperation in 2024 with four Moldovan cities: Anenii-Noi, Căușeni, Leova, and Sîngera.
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction - Regional Office for Europe & Central Asia
Participants of the10th Network of Portuguese Resilient Cities
Update
From May 22nd to 24th, the 10th Meeting of the Network of Portuguese Resilient Cities and Towns, integrated into the National Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR), took place in Évora, Alentejo region of Portugal.
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction - Regional Office for Europe & Central Asia
Portuguese National Authority for Emergency and Civil Protection
Stakeholders from the water sector taking action to improve resilience
Update
Experts and government officials met to conduct an in-depth analysis of the water sector to identify opportunities for mitigating disaster risks in the sector.
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)
Kamal Kishore, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Disaster Risk Reduction and Head of the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction
Update
UNDRR is pleased to welcome Kamal Kishore, who starts his term as the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General (SRSG) for Disaster Risk Reduction and Head of the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction.
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)
Event - Disaster Forensics
Update
Amidst the escalating toll of disasters, the Humanitarian Network and Partnerships Weeks recently convened a session titled "Applied Disaster Forensics: Learn from the past to build a resilient future."
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)
United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
Co-investment platform on climate information and early warning systems (CIEWS) established
Update
CAF, UNDRR, Green Climate Fund, and other institutional partners are structuring a regional facility that will support LAC countries to formulate national and regional projects on “Climate Information and Early Warning Systems (CIEWS)” .
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction – Regional Office for the Americas and the Caribbean
CAF - Development Bank of Latin America and The Caribbean
Green Climate Fund
Landmark regional agreement with the EU strengths disaster risk management in Latin America and the Caribbean
Press release
The MOU supports the commitments made in the Regional Action Plan for the Implementation of the Sendai Framework in Latin America and the Caribbean. It could also serve as a platform to further the UN Secretary-General´s Early Warnings for All Initiative.
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction – Regional Office for the Americas and the Caribbean
European Commission’s Directorate-General for European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (DG ECHO)
Centro de Coordinación para la Prevención de los Desastres en América Central
Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency
Comité Andino para la Prevención y Atención de Desastres
Mercado Comun del Sur
Stakeholders working together to identify water sector resilience actions
Update
Stakeholders from agencies with responsibilities for water sector infrastructure in Tonga came together to develop actions towards increased resiliency in the sector with the support of international experts.
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)
Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure
Liderazgo femenino impulsa la resiliencia en Guatemala
Feature
From difficult accessibility to the permanent hazard of insecurity, every day represents a struggle for survival in this small neighborhood. But in the face of adversity, the community does not give up.
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction – Regional Office for the Americas and the Caribbean
Chile apuesta por fortalecer su infraestructura resiliente
Update
Representatives from various sectors discussed the implementation of an action plan based on the recommendations of the application of the Global Methodology for Infrastructure Resilience, developed by UNDRR and CDRI.
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction – Regional Office for the Americas and the Caribbean
Chile - government

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