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The latest news from the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR), the lead UN agency for the coordination of disaster risk reduction.

From data to resilience: experts will meet in Panama to discuss meteorological and hydrological services crucial role and promote further early warning system coverage.
National meteorological and hydrological services play a crucial role in safeguarding the environment, people, and preventing disasters across Latin America and the Caribbean.
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction – Regional Office for the Americas and the Caribbean
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African Peer Learning Workshop on data collection for reporting and policy-making on the Sendai Framework Monitor
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On the occasion of the European Urban Resilience Forum 2023, held in Cascais, Portugal, on 18-20 October 2023, UNDRR and the Portuguese National Platform for DRR organized an informal peer learning exchange of the Making Cities Resilient 2030 initiative.
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The Amazonian city of Barcarena sets the example for disaster risk reduction
Barcarena now stands as the first city in the Amazon, fifth in Brazil, and tenth in the Americas and the Caribbean, to be recognised as a MCR2030 Resilience Hub.
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction – Regional Office for the Americas and the Caribbean
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Tsunamis can in an instant destroy entire towns and erase decades of development.
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction
Brazil poised to take on the leadership of the G20 Working Group for Disaster Risk Reduction
Brazil's ambitious vision for G20 leadership, fully aligned with disaster risk reduction, has the potential to reshape the world's perception of the nation.
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction – Regional Office for the Americas and the Caribbean
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WIN DRR Leadership Awards 2023
The WIN DRR Leadership Awards recognise women’s achievements in disaster risk reduction across the Asia-Pacific region.
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction
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Governments and stakeholders across Europe and Central Asia are organizing a wide variety of events and activities to raise awareness on this year’s International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction theme of “fighting inequality for a resilient future”
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction - Regional Office for Europe & Central Asia
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Persons with disabilities face a shocking lack of support to cope with disasters, with no progress in the last decade, despite a huge increase in climate disasters worldwide. The lack of progress could be a violation of international law.
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction
Cali disability inclusion workshop
Representatives from 139 countries and territories have been trained on how to implement disaster resilience strategies that are more inclusive of the perspectives and capacities of persons with disabilities.
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction - Office in Incheon for Northeast Asia and Global Education and Training Institute for Disaster Risk Reduction
Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland
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Making Cities Resilient 2030 (MCR2030)

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