UNDRR News

At Climate Ambition Summit, UN agencies and IFRC kickstart major initiative towards realizing Early Warnings for All by 2027

A combination of innovative ideas and unity is the key to unlock a transformational response to escalating climate and disaster risk. An all-of-society approach will accelerate efforts to strengthen the resilience of cities and citizens around the world.

The UN Capital Development Fund, UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction and Sun Insurance Company Limited are launching a new insurance product to help Fijian farmers prepare for cyclones, reduce loss of lives and damage to crops and livestock.

Heads of state of the Group of Twenty (G20) nations stress the importance of disaster risk reduction in bolstering global resilience. Their statement signals a collective commitment to tackling the escalating threats posed by disasters worldwide.

The UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) expresses its sympathies to the people of Libya in the aftermath of the widespread flooding in the eastern part of the country.

The United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) stands in solidarity with the people of Morocco in the wake of the earthquake that struck the country on Friday.

These developments are typical of a region where high exposure to disasters and deeply rooted and interrelated risk factors combine to create a near-permanent risk of disaster when a hazard occurs.

In a recent mission to Tunisia, UNDRR ROAS launched the MCR2030 workshop on the implementation of Wildfire Disaster Risk Reduction scorecard, a tool designed to help communities improve their resilience.

MCR2030 Labs promote the exchange of knowledge and experiences on disaster resilience among cities in the Americas and the Caribbean. In this edition, we discuss the inclusion of disability in disaster risk reduction (DRR).

In a concerted effort to address critical issues related to disaster risk reduction, UNITAR and UNDRR hosted the High-level Roundtable Dialogue “Scaling Up Disaster Risk Reduction in Humanitarian Action”, which convened 1,500 + participants.