The Ninth Arab Partnership Meeting for Disaster Risk Reduction

Organizer(s) United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction - Regional Office for Arab States

UNDRR ROAS

Event language(s)

Arabic
English
French

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The United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction, Regional Office for Arab States (UNDRR ROAS) announces the upcoming Ninth Arab Partnership Meeting for Disaster Risk Reduction, scheduled to take place in Egypt.

The ninth meeting intends to mark the first step in the technical deliberations in preparation for the Sixth Arab Regional Platform for DRR, being hosted by the Government of Kuwait in October 2024.

The 3-day meeting will also focus on discussions and agreements on sets of solid actions to take in order to operationalize the outcomes of the Midterm Review of Sendai Framework for DRR, the Arab-Africa Science and Technology for Disaster Risk Reduction Conference, and the Global Resilience Forum. In addition, it will examine challenges and opportunities for expanding the roll out and financing of the Early Warning for All initiative in the Arab region, beyond the initial piloting in four LDCs.

It will bring together the National Sendai Framework Focal Points, representatives of the meteorological entities and local governments, members of the Arab stakeholder groups for DRR, representatives of regional UN and international organizations, and the League of Arab States.

Agenda ENG AR FR

UNDRR Presentations:

Regional overview of progress in implementing the Arab Prioritized Action Plan 2021-2024

Political Declaration on the Midterm Review of Sendai Framework

Status of reporting on Target G in Sendai Framework Monitor Implications for Arab Region

EW4All initiative implementation in Arab States Disaster Risk

UNDRR Engagement in the 2023 COP28

Stakeholders Presentations:

Arab Science and Technology Advisory Group for DRR

Arab Civil Society Group for DRR

Arab Gender Equality and Women Empowerment Group for DRR

Arab Children & Youth Group for DRR