The Technical Cooperation Program celebrates the Arab Human Rights Day, which was approved by the League of Arab States on March 16, 2004, which coincides with the day on which the Arab Charter on Human Rights entered into force. The celebration of Arab
Watch Recording The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has confirmed the close link between health and disaster risk reduction. This calls for a reflection on past practices, current capacities and plans for increasing investments to strengthen implementation of
Ms Mami Mizutori, the UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Disaster Risk Reduction will present a " Lecture on Disaster Risk Reduction and the Role of Science and Technology and Youth towards Resilient Communities". Thie lecture is organized
The American University in Dubai is organizing a special lecture led by Ms. Mami Mizutori, the UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Disaster Risk Reduction on Disaster Risk Reduction for Business Resilience: Why bother? University Background
Background: Following the Sendai Framework guidance, UNDRR Regional Office for the Arab States has organized several coordination meetings with the aim of accelerating the implementation of the Sendai Framework in the region. The most recent declaration
Contexto y Introducción Todas las comunidades están expuestas a emergencias y desastres relacionados con cualquier tipo de amenazas naturales, brotes epidémicos y aquellas producidas por el hombre, biológicas, químicas, radiológicas, tecnológicas
Background and Introduction All communities are at risk of emergencies and di¬sasters, including those associated with natural hazards, infectious disease outbreaks, conflicts, technological and other hazards. Particularly in the context of increased
Course Objectives This short online course is conducted under the auspices of the Singapore-UNDRR Joint Training Programme. It examines key principles of Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) and the hardcoding of resilience into policy, implementation action and
The Sendai Framework states that addressing underlying disaster risk factors through disaster risk-informed public and private investment is more cost-effective than primary reliance on post-disaster response and recovery.
RECORDING #ItsAllAboutGovernance #DRRday COVID-19 has upended our way of life in unexpected ways. Therefore, it is only natural that in light of these changes, countries reconsider how they have been managing disaster risk. Specifically, the pandemic has
Background and Introduction Over the past 20 years disasters have affected 4.4 billion people, caused USD 2 trillion of damage and killed 1.3 million people. Disasters affected people living in developing countries and the most vulnerable communities
