UNDRR Publications

We produce a range of publications by collecting and analysing risk data through a range of tools, knowledge products, and mobilising like-minded partners.

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Cover of Disaster Risk Reduction in Myanmar Status Report 2020
Documents and publications
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Disaster Risk Reduction in Myanmar: Status report 2020

The disaster risk reduction (DRR) status report provides a snapshot of the state of DRR in Myanmar under the four priorities of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030.

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction - Regional Office for Asia and Pacific
Asian Disaster Preparedness Center
Cover of Disaster Risk Reduction in Malaysia Status Report 2020
Documents and publications
Reports
Disaster Risk Reduction in Malaysia: Status report 2020

The disaster risk reduction (DRR) status report provides a snapshot of the state of DRR in Malaysia under the four priorities of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030.

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction - Regional Office for Asia and Pacific
Asian Disaster Preparedness Center
Cover of Disaster Risk Reduction in Australia Status Report 2020
Documents and publications
Reports
Disaster Risk Reduction in Australia: Status report 2020

The disaster risk reduction (DRR) status report provides a snapshot of the state of DRR in Australia under the four priorities of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030.

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction - Regional Office for Asia and Pacific
Asian Disaster Preparedness Center
Cover of Disaster Risk Reduction in Afghanistan: Status Report 2020
Documents and publications
Reports
Disaster Risk Reduction in Afghanistan: Status report 2020

The disaster risk reduction (DRR) status report provides a snapshot of the state of DRR in Afghanistan under the four priorities of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030.

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction - Regional Office for Asia and Pacific
Asian Disaster Preparedness Center
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Documents and publications
2019 Progress report on the implementation of the UN plan of action on DRR for resilience

A report on 2019 progress towards the UN Plan of Action on Disaster Risk Reduction for Resilience: Towards a Risk-informed and Integrated Approach to Sustainable Development

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)
Disaster Risk Reduction: resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
UN resolutions and reports
Disaster Risk Reduction

A/RES/75/216

The resolution recognizes that biological hazards require strengthened coordination between disaster and health risk management systems in the areas of risk assessment, surveillance and early warning and that and that resilient health infrastructures reduce overall disaster risk and build disaster resilience.

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction - New York UNHQ Liaison Office
SFM_SADDD
Documents and publications
Tool kit
Sendai Framework Monitor (SFM) Sex, Age and Disability Disaggregated Data (SADDD)

The aim of this guidance is to support the SFM Officers, strengthen the Sendai Framework Monitor (SFM) reporting through the promotion of good practice for sex, age, and disability disaggregated data, and complement the SFM guidance.

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction - Regional Office for Asia and Pacific
Documents and publications
Action brief: Gender and disaster risk reduction and response in the context of COVID-19: The Asia-Pacific Region

This Action Brief builds upon the earlier work done by UN Women and UNDRR and other partners to progress the Leave No One Behind agenda in response to COVID-19 in the Asia-Pacific region. It aims to explore gender inequalities and their linkages to

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)
United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN WOMEN)
DRR and Caribbean Private Sector
Documents and publications
Reports
Disaster Risk Reduction and the Caribbean Private Sector: The role of the telecommunications sector in the context of COVID-19

The aim of this exploratory paper is to provide some critical perspectives and insights on the role of the private sector in disaster risk reduction, in particular with regards to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and the recovery process.

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction – Regional Office for the Americas and the Caribbean
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Documents and publications
Review of COVID-19 disaster risk governance in Asia-Pacific: Towards multi-hazard and multi-sectoral disaster risk reduction

This paper examines the disaster risk governance structures in Asia-Pacific and provides recommendations on how they can be strengthened.

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

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