Press release

Panorama de los Desastres en América Latina y el Caribe 2000 - 2022
These developments are typical of a region where high exposure to disasters and deeply rooted and interrelated risk factors combine to create a near-permanent risk of disaster when a hazard occurs.
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction – Regional Office for the Americas and the Caribbean
United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs - Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean
EW4ALL Launch in Tajikistan
The UN Secretary-General’s Early Warnings for All Initiative (EW4All) was launched in Tajikistan during a two-day national consultation with key stakeholders from state and international agencies, UN, media and civil society organizations.
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction - Regional Office for Europe & Central Asia
World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC)
International Telecommunication Union
Tajikistan - government
UN System in Tajikistan
EMPRESAS DE LAS AMÉRICAS Y EL CARIBE RENUEVAN SU COMPROMISO CON EL MARCO DE SENDAI Y EL DESARROLLO SOSTENIBLE
The Declaration reaffirms the importance of disaster risk reduction for sustainable development and acknowledges the challenges posed by climate change and the need to build resilient societies.
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction – Regional Office for the Americas and the Caribbean
ARISE Colombia
Consejo Colombiano de Seguridad
Connecting Business initiative
United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Latin America and the Caribbean will will increase its disaster preparedness through strengthened regional cooperation
Over the past decade, UNDRR has become a key partner of the European Commission’s Directorate-General for European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (DG ECHO) in the delivery and development of its programs.
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction – Regional Office for the Americas and the Caribbean
European Commission’s Directorate-General for European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (DG ECHO)
People at a river bank
A project for a water resources early warning system in the Inkomati Basin, which is shared by South Africa with Mozambique and Eswatini, was announced today as the winner of the 2023 RISK Award.
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction
Nahuel Arenas
The United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) would like to announce the appointment of that Mr. Nahuel Arenas Garcia as Chief of the Regional Office for the Americas and the Caribbean of UNDRR (UNDRR ROAC).
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction – Regional Office for the Americas and the Caribbean
GAR Special Report 2023 cover
A special edition of the Global Assessment Report (GAR 2023) finds hard-won economic and development gains are in danger from the growing number of disasters with global warming the prime contributor.
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction
Plant grows out of money coins.
New paper builds the foundations of a resilience taxonomy to channel trillions into projects to reduce climate impacts.
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction
CREWS Initiative
An estimated 111 million people are better protected against climate-related hazards thanks to early warning systems put into place in 2022 by the Climate Risk Early Warning Systems (CREWS) Initiative.
The Climate Risk & Early Warning Systems Initiative
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction
Portuguese Resilient Cities Network
The Portuguese National Platform on DRR’s working group on Resilient Cities met in Loulé, with certificates handed to 51 local governments for their efforts in building local resilience as part of the Making Cities Resilient 2030 (MCR2030) initiative.
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction - Regional Office for Europe & Central Asia
Making Cities Resilient 2030 (MCR2030)

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