UNDRR News

The Government of Mauritania, in collaboration with the UNDRR ROAS and UNDP, held a national technical validation workshop in Tiguent. The workshop marked a significant step toward developing Mauritania’s first National Disaster Risk Reduction Strategy.

The Asia-Pacific Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction 2024 officially opened today in Manila, bringing together over 7000 ministers and delegates from across the region to address the critical need for enhanced action on drr.

UNDRR ROAS participated in the “Strategic Water Resources Management in Enhancing Community Resilience” session at the Water Week held in Cairo.

UNDRR hosted a Capacity Building Workshop on Financing Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) at its Global Education and Training Institute (GETI) providing technical support to government officials to develop financing frameworks that foster DRR investments.

Queensland Investment Corporation (QIC) and Aurecon applied UNDRR's Principles for Resilient Infrastructure scorecard to conduct resilience assessments for two key assets, Port of Brisbane and Silverton Wind Farm and won an award for these assessments.

The United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) Regional Office for Africa is pleased to announce Racheal Musiimenta as the winner of the 2024 Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) Art Competition.

The National Technical Consultation Workshop on Disaster Tracking, Data Management, and Early Warning Systems for Somalia brought together key stakeholders and experts to enhance the country's disaster preparedness and risk management capabilities.

Carolina Fuentes Castellanos will join the Santiago network secretariat as its inaugural Director from 1 November 2024.

Schools play a vital role in disaster risk reduction by educating students on risks in their communities, building preparedness, conducting drills, and fostering a culture of prevention.

The United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR), in collaboration with its Regional Office for Arab States (ROAS) and the Kobe Office, conducted a virtual briefing on the Sendai Framework Voluntary Commitments (SFVC) online platform.