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.

Statements and messages

15 April 2021

Remarks by SRSG Mizutori at the ICLEI World Congress 2021-2022 - Resilient Development and Risk Management for a Sustainable Urban Future

Check against delivery Remarks by SRSG Mizutori at the ICLEI World Congress 2021-2022 Resilient Development and Risk Management for a Sustainable Urban Future Thursday, 15 April 2021 at 09:00 – 10:00 CEST: High Level Discussion on the MCR2030 to meet the

Statements and messages

13 April 2021

SRSG appeals for more DRR financing

2021 ECOSOC Forum on Financing for Development

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)

Update

12 April 2021

UNDRR ROAMC: Investment in education creates more resilient societies

According to the latest evidence, investments in safe schools provide economic returns for society and also contribute to economic recovery.

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction – Regional Office for the Americas and the Caribbean

Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization - Headquarters

United Nations Children's Fund (Global Headquarters, New York)

Global Alliance for Disaster Risk Reduction and Resilience in the Education Sector

Press release

12 April 2021

ARISE UAE in the Arab Forum for Sustainable Development 2021 (AFSD-2021): Catalyzing Private Sector Engagement in the Decade of Action

The National UAE Private Sector Alliance for DRR (ARISE UAE) participated in the Arab Forum for Sustainable Development 2021 (AFSD-2021) in a special session for the private sector under the theme “Catalyzing Private Sector Engagement in the Decade of

United Nations Global Compact

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction - Regional Office for Arab States

Update

7 April 2021

Celebrating women leaders in healthcare

Women play a critical leadership role in the provision of healthcare across the Asia-Pacific Region, including during disasters. They are working to build more resilient health systems and helping transform the way healthcare is provided.

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction - Regional Office for Asia and Pacific

Statements and messages

30 March 2021

UNDRR to boost number of LDCs with national DRR strategies

LDCs Ambassadorial Climate Change and Risk-Informed development Briefing: Road to Doha Series

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)

Update

29 March 2021

With UNDRR and EU support, Central Asian experts trained on disaster risk reduction

ALMATY – On 17 March, 16 technical experts from Central Asia have been trained in the framework of the EU-funded project on strengthening disaster risk reduction in the region. The training aimed to improve national reporting on achieving the targets of

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction - Regional Office for Europe & Central Asia

European Commission

Update

26 March 2021

UN regional reforms bring hope for post-pandemic sustainable development agenda

2020 was an unprecedented year for the Asia-Pacific region with the COVID-19 pandemic compounded by a succession of climate-related disasters, threatening to derail decades of hard-earned socio-economic progress. Many countries in the region now face

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction - Regional Office for Asia and Pacific

United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UN-ESCAP)

United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)

United Nations Development Coordination Office

Update

26 March 2021

GIZ partnership offers opportunity to promote a systemic understanding of COVID-19

A new agreement between UNDRR and the German Development Cooperation (GIZ) on behalf of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) will focus on understanding systemic and cascading risks in the face of the COVID-19

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)

Press release

26 March 2021

Exploratory Roundtable Discussion on Infrastructure Resilience in the Real Estate Sector

The UNDRR Regional Office for the Arab States (ROAS) and the Private Sector Alliance in the United Arab Emirates (ARISE UAE) brought together Real estate Developers and Regulators from the public sector to discuss the resilience of the Real Estate Sector

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction - Regional Office for Arab States

UNDRR Private Sector Alliance for Disaster Resilient Societies (ARISE)

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