UNDRR News

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

Jainaba Sonku, Programme Presenter for QTV, Gambia, speaking at the ECOWAS workshop (photo: Duncan Lukoye- DIRAJ Multimedia Centre)
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ECOWAS backs DRR for journalists

The Diraj network of journalists reporting on disaster risk reduction is spreading across Africa.
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction - Regional Office for Africa
Bangladesh government Cyclone Preparedness Programme Director, Ahmadul Haque, sharing a light-hearted moment with volunteers in Cox's Bazar
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Bangladesh goes beyond cyclones

The Cyclone Preparedness Programme in Bangladesh is to undergo it's largest ever expansion since it was founded in 1972, a large recruitment drive and the inclusion of urban risk, earthquakes, floods and other hazards.
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction - Regional Office for Asia and Pacific
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Integrating disaster risk reduction into humanitarian action in Asia-Pacific

The United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) organized a regional workshop to identify entry points for enhanced integration of DRR into humanitarian programming in both recurrent and protracted crisis settings.
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction - Regional Office for Asia and Pacific
Rohingya refugees working on FAO's slope stabilization programme in the Cox's Bazar camps
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Reducing disaster risk for Rohingya refugees

During last year's monsoon season, over 40,000 Rohingya refugees were affected by landslides and floods. UN agencies, Bangladesh Red Crescent and other NGO partners are working to reduce disaster risk in the camps with a strong focus on the environment.
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction - Regional Office for Asia and Pacific
Participants from the private sector, development agencies, and technical experts engaged in discussions.
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Helping small businesses in Asia-Pacific go beyond surviving disasters to thriving

With strong support from the ARISE networks in Japan, India and the Philippines, the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction organized a consultative workshop to identify pathways to help build the business resilience of micro, small and medium enterprises in Asia-Pacific.
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction - Regional Office for Asia and Pacific
Statements and messages

Accelerating Action to Build a Resilient 1.50 World

CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY UNFCCC COP-25 Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Disaster Risk Reduction Ms. Mami Mizutori Marrakesh Partnership Accelerating Action to Build a Resilient 1.50 World Tuesday 10 December The single most significant
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Caribbean takes temperature check head of key disaster risk forum

Early warning systems, community resilience, and protecting economies in the Caribbean topped the agenda at Sint Maarten’s Comprehensive Disaster Management conference.
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction – Regional Office for the Americas and the Caribbean
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The climate trail to Dhaka's slums

As COP25 continues, UNDRR talked to women forced to start news lives in Dhaka's teeming slums as Bangladesh struggles to cope with the impacts of the climate emergency
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction - Regional Office for Asia and Pacific
UNDDR Director Kirsi Madi who is now joining Unicef as Chief of Staff
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UNDRR Director takes up new challenge

After three years as Director at UNDRR, Kirsi Madi is returning to Unicef as Chief of Staff. Here she reflects on her DRR experiences.
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)
Statements and messages

High-Level Panel on the International Day of Persons with Disabilities

CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY High level panel on the International Day of Persons with Disabilities: The United Nations Disability Inclusion Strategy - Ensuring that the United Nations system is fit for purpose Ms Mami Mizutori, Special Representative of the
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