UNDRR News

The WIN DRR Leadership Awards 2026 have been granted to Ms Utumapu of Samoa and Ms Hualde of the Philippines, in recognition of their contributions to strengthening inclusive disaster resilience and women’s leadership.

The Government of Lao PDR, supported by the United Nations, NGOs and CSOs, launch an inclusive risk communication initiative and a video competition on the International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction to improve early warnings.

The Government of Japan, in partnership with the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR), will host the 2027 Asia-Pacific Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction from 25 to 29 October 2027 in Sendai City, Japan.

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.