UNDRR News

The nominations for the 2026 Women’s International Network for Disaster Risk Reduction (WIN DRR) Leadership Awards are now open.

An important study set out to understand the real-world reach of Timor-Leste's early warning systems by surveying 909 households and conducting 27 focus group discussions across eight municipalities.

A project in Timor-Leste supported national authorities to strengthen disaster loss data systems, assess how early warnings reach communities, and improve institutional coordination, helping build more effective early warning and disaster risk management.

To counter the widespread misconception that Timor-Leste is safe from tsunamis, UNDRR teamed up with the Civil Protection Authority, UNESCO-IOC and Pacifico to hold a week of public awareness activities at schools to mark World Tsunami Awareness Day.

The WIN DRR Leadership Awards 2025 have been granted to Ms Nashin Mahtani of Indonesia and Ms Takena Redfern of Kiribati in recognition of their groundbreaking contributions to safeguarding communities across Asia and the Pacific.

Seven women from Asia and the Pacific, who have achieved exceptional professional success in disaster risk reduction, have been chosen as finalists for the 2025 Women’s International Network for Disaster Risk Reduction (WIN DRR) Excellence Award.

In 2025, seven exceptional early-career professionals have been selected as finalists for the Women’s International Network for Disaster Risk Reduction (WIN DRR) Rising Star Award.

Leaders from organizations of persons with disabilities across seven countries in Asia came together in Bangkok to learn, teach, and collaborate in the Training of Trainers on Urban Resilience and Disability Inclusion, organized by UNDRR.

In September, 40 government officials came together in Dili. For three days, the Civil Protection Authority, with support from UNDRR and funding from Portugal, rolled up their sleeves to begin shaping Timor-Leste's first national DRR strategy.

Nestled in the hills of eastern Nepal, Suryodaya Municipality is making waves as a model for disaster resilience. The municipality has embraced the Ten Essentials for Making Cities Resilient, transforming these guidelines into tangible, local action.