UNDRR News

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."

In accordance with UNDRR Regional Office for Arab States concerted effort to enhance disaster risk management in Somalia, a comprehensive Training Workshop on Probabilistic Risk Assessment and Systemic Risk Modelling was conducted in Cairo, Egypt.

Eight years after the adoption of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR), the international community convened to assess progress on its implementation.

The High-Level Meeting of the UN General Assembly (UNGA) on the Midterm Review of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030 concluded on Friday.

'Early Warnings for All - Closing the gap and scaling up good practices', a Risk Reduction Hub side event at the Midterm Review of the Sendai Framework, explored how the world can close the gap and scale up implementation of early warning systems.

It is a pleasure to be a part of this global gathering for the Midterm Review of the Sendai Framework, a process mandated by the General Assembly that began in October 2021.

Delegates convened at UN Headquarters in New York City on Thursday to begin the High-Level Meeting of the UN General Assembly (UNGA) on the Midterm Review of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) 2015-2030.

Leaders are gathering in the UN Headquarters in New York, for the High-Level Meeting of the Midterm Review of the Sendai Framework. A political declaration to accelerate action on disaster resilience and progress on the Framework has been adopted.

On Wednesday, governments and non-state actors convened in the Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) Hub, a day-long series of discussions on priority issues. Participants attended 12 events, many of which were standing-room only.

Greater efforts to limit death and destruction from disasters will help us protect development progress and adapt to climate change.