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Thailand has made considerable progress towards improving urban resilience through the ‘Making Cities Resilient 2030’ (MCR2030) initiative, a collaborative effort involving the United Nations, local governments, academia and other partners.

The 11 participating municipalities received a certification that recognises the completion of Stage A and marks the beginning of Stage B, which opens the process of developing a Resilience Plan for the year 2024.

Today ECOWAS inaugurated its new Disaster Operations Centre in Abuja to strengthen regional coordination and improved data and information exchange among its Member States.

As part of UNDRR commitment to climate action, an event was organized at Bonn Climate Change Conference led by the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Disaster Risk Reduction and Head of UNDRR Mami Mizutori.

UNDRR ROAS in collaboration with the Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union, ARISE-UAE, and ThinkProp organized “Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Media Workshop,” which comes to actively engage and in the upcoming UN Climate Change Conference.

The Women International Network on Disaster Risk Reduction Philippines Chapter (WINDRR PH) was officially launched on 26 April 2023, garnering local and international support for women's leadership in disaster risk reduction.

UNDRR ROAS in collaboration with NCEMA in UAE, conducted a dynamic four-day workshop focused on the Sendai Framework Monitor and Disaster Loss Accounting System.

Kulhudhuffushi City, Maldives, has made great strides to strengthen its resilience after joining Making Cities Resilient 2030

The UNDRR ARISE Private Sector Alliance for Disaster Resilient Societies co-organized an event called 'Businesses on the Frontlines of Crises: Lessons Learned from Türkiye and Beyond' as part of the Humanitarian Networks and Partnerships Weeks in Geneva.

In an endeavor to address the urgent challenges presented by climate change and foster resilient communities, the UNDRR and the United Nations in the UAE organized a webinar titled "Building Synergies Between Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Action."