UNDRR News

The UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR), in collaboration with the Chief Resilience Officer (CCRO) network, has published a thought leadership article in Harvard Business Review.

Preparedness should not be understood as an expense, but as the investment that allows life, production and essential services to carry on when the climate turns adverse.

Thirty-six UN entities convened to reinforce disaster risk reduction as central to sustainable development, adopting new targets and priority actions to guide coordinated country-level support through 2030.

Cuba is strengthening DRR through anticipatory action, risk-informed planning and inclusive Cooperation Frameworks that address climate hazards and social vulnerabilities.

Timor-Leste’s United Nations partners are linking DRR, climate action, food security, early warning, social protection and resilient infrastructure to help communities move from crisis response to resilience.

The outcomes will contribute to the development of Grenada's national MHEWS Gap Analysis and Implementation Roadmap, providing a strategic framework to guide future investments and coordinated action towards Early Warnings for All initiative.

As climate change, rapid urbanization, and environmental pressures reshape Egypt's risk landscape, strengthening resilience has become increasingly important for safeguarding development gains, public investments, and sustainable economic growth.

The Arab region is experiencing increasingly complex and interconnected risks driven by climate change, rapid urbanization, environmental degradation, and protracted crises.

Representatives of the Arab stakeholder groups for disaster risk reduction (DRR) convened virtually to strengthen regional collaboration and align priorities with the UNDRR Work Programme 2026–2030.

The United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR), in partnership with the Geneva Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Services (CCIG) and the CCRO Network, successfully delivered the first French-language webinar on the ReMA tool.