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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 (DRR).

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UNHQ New York Marks Inaugural International Day in the Memory of the Victims of Earthquakes

The United Nations marked a historic first on 29 April 2026, observing the inaugural International Day for the Memory of the Victims of Earthquakes at UN Headquarters.

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World Tsunami Awareness Day panel at UNHQ
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World Tsunami Awareness Day marked at UN Headquarters with a call to invest in preparedness and empower local action

UNDRR commemorated World Tsunami Awareness Day at UN Headquarters in New York, bringing together Member States, UN leaders, scientists, local officials and youth representatives.

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HLPF side event
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HLPF side event: Infrastructure resilience - safeguarding gains in sustainable development

HLPF side event. Risk-proofing infrastructure is not only a part and parcel of achieving the goals of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction but is also fundamental for achieving SDG 9 and safeguarding development gains across the 2030 Agenda.

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Ms. Mami Mizutori, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Disaster Risk Reduction, and head of UNDDR, speaking at a formal session on “Working towards the 2023 SDG Summit.”
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HLPF 2022: crises and regressions on SDGs demonstrate need for risk-informed development

Discussions at the UN High-Level Political Forum (HLPF) 2022 highlight the need for disaster risk reduction as an enabler and protector of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

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Member States commit to enhance access to financing for prevention and risk-informed investments in developing countries

At the 2022 Economic and Social Council Forum on Financing for Development, convened in New York from 25 to 28 April, Member States adopted an outcome document which firmly embeds risk reduction and resilience within the financing for development agenda.

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SRSG Mizutori
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SRSG Mizutori - "The goals set out in the Sendai Framework cannot be achieved with a financial system that favours prosperity over people and planet"

Statement by SRSG Mizutori, ECOSOC Forum on Financing for Development Side Event on De-Risking Investments for People, Planet, and Prosperity

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SRSG Mizutori's Remarks - Economic and Social Council Forum on Financing for Development: "Expanding Concessional Finance Aligned with National Sustainable Development Strategies"

The current approach to development assistance is not responsive to the increasing levels of risk within economic, social, and environmental systems. We must support the most vulnerable countries to attract finance for climate action and resilience.

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Women's empowerment programme in Jordan
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Amplifying the voices of women: Towards a gender-responsive midterm review of the Sendai Framework

UNDRR and partners hosted a Commission on the Status of Women (CSW66) side event in New York on the importance of a gender-responsive midterm review of the Sendai Framework, and amplifying the voices of women working in disaster risk reduction.

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Front Cover of the 2021 Financing for Sustainable Development Report
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Governments call for more public and private investment in disaster prevention and risk reduction

On 15 April, Member States gathered virtually to adopt the Outcome Document of the 2021 Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) Forum on Financing for Development.

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DRR at the core of the LDC5 Africa Regional Review

In preparation for the upcoming Fifth United Nations Conference on Least Developed Countries (LDC5) and its Preparatory Committees, the Government of Malawi recently hosted the Africa and Haiti Regional Review Meeting. T he objective of the meeting was to

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