UNDRR News

Delegates convened at UN Headquarters in New York City on Thursday to begin the High-Level Meeting of the UN General Assembly (UNGA) on the Midterm Review of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) 2015-2030.

Leaders are gathering in the UN Headquarters in New York, for the High-Level Meeting of the Midterm Review of the Sendai Framework. A political declaration to accelerate action on disaster resilience and progress on the Framework has been adopted.

On Wednesday, governments and non-state actors convened in the Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) Hub, a day-long series of discussions on priority issues. Participants attended 12 events, many of which were standing-room only.

Greater efforts to limit death and destruction from disasters will help us protect development progress and adapt to climate change.

The municipality partnered with UNDRR and ICLEI, co-leaders of the MCR2030 initiative in the Americas and Caribbean, to accompany and support the process.

The United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction invites members of the DRR community to comment on the new Words into Action guide on Multi-Hazard Early Warning Systems.

In response to the increasing frequency and intensity of natural and man-made hazards around the world, a Real-Estate Resilience Tool has been developed to help businesses value, assess, and plan for asset and operational resilience.

UNDRR ROAS participated in the Crisis and Emergency Management Summit, which discussed emergency, crisis, and disaster management mechanisms.

Mami Mizutori, the Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Disaster Risk Reduction, and head of the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDDR) recently made a visit to Nairobi, Kenya.

Experts gather to shape a new global system to record and manage data about hazardous events and the damages they cause.