UNDRR News

UNDRR ROAS in collaboration with the Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union, ARISE-UAE, and ThinkProp organized “Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Media Workshop,” which comes to actively engage and in the upcoming UN Climate Change Conference.

The United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) has been working to support various organizations across the Caribbean to incorporate multiple hazards into their understanding of EWS.

The nominations for the 2023 WIN DRR Leadership Awards are now open!

The Women International Network on Disaster Risk Reduction Philippines Chapter (WINDRR PH) was officially launched on 26 April 2023, garnering local and international support for women's leadership in disaster risk reduction.

UNDRR ROAS in collaboration with NCEMA in UAE, conducted a dynamic four-day workshop focused on the Sendai Framework Monitor and Disaster Loss Accounting System.

To implement DRR policies and plans, all stakeholders need to be engaged, at every stage. Those most at risk are often disadvantaged through lack of access to resources, power, and influence – like persons with disabilities, local communities, and women.

Kulhudhuffushi City, Maldives, has made great strides to strengthen its resilience after joining Making Cities Resilient 2030

The UNDRR ARISE Private Sector Alliance for Disaster Resilient Societies co-organized an event called 'Businesses on the Frontlines of Crises: Lessons Learned from Türkiye and Beyond' as part of the Humanitarian Networks and Partnerships Weeks in Geneva.

In an endeavor to address the urgent challenges presented by climate change and foster resilient communities, the UNDRR and the United Nations in the UAE organized a webinar titled "Building Synergies Between Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Action."

In accordance with UNDRR Regional Office for Arab States concerted effort to enhance disaster risk management in Somalia, a comprehensive Training Workshop on Probabilistic Risk Assessment and Systemic Risk Modelling was conducted in Cairo, Egypt.