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Head of UNISDR, Ms. Margareta Wahlström, pictured today in Ulan Bator with the Prime Minister of Mongolia, Mr. Chimed Saikhanbileg, where they discussed implementation of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction. (Photo: UNISDR)
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Mongolia forges ahead on Sendai Framework

The head of UNISDR Margareta Wahlström today met with the Prime Minister of Mongolia, Mr. Chimed Saikhanbileg, as the country embarks on implementing the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction, the global plan of action adopted in March at the World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction.

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Schoolchildren in Pokhara, Nepal. (Photo: Australian Aid)
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A lucky escape for Nepal’s schoolchildren

The death toll among Nepali schoolchildren would have been significant if the 7.8 magnitude earthquake had struck on a school day instead of a Saturday, the only day when schools are completely closed.

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The huge earthquake that hit Nepal over the weekend is expected to set back the country's economic development. (Photo: Bijan Gurung)
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Nepal tragedy underlines need for greater investment in reducing risk

The Head of the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction, Margareta Wahlström, today expressed her condolences to the government and people of Nepal on the loss of life, injuries and devastation caused by the 7.8 magnitude earthquake at the weekend.

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Centuries of disaster resilience work in the uplands area above Toyama City has aimed to work with rather than against nature and the rugged terain. (Photo: Toyama Prefecture)
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Samurai protects his people… from floods

A 16th century Samurai has left a powerful legacy on the floodplain as well as the battlefield in one of Japan’s most beautiful yet hazardous regions.

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Kirin Brewery’s Sendai plant resumed business months after the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami. (Photo: UNISDR)
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Prevention pays: Japan’s private sector leads the way

Four years on from the devastating earthquake and tsunami that struck Japan, the country’s business sector has lived up to its reputation for resilience and shown clearly why disaster preparedness is so important for recovery.

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Mr. Kazunori Endo, Director General, Soma Sousou Fishermen’s Cooperative in Japan's Fukushima Prefecture. (Photo: UNISDR)
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Fukushima’s fish industry yet to recover

The fishing industry along the eastern coast of Japan is still reeling from the twin earthquake and tsunami that rocked the region four years ago, demonstrating starkly how disasters can strain key economic sectors and test resilience.

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Minister H.E. Rajnath Singh discusses India's hosting of the Asian Ministerial Conference with SRSG Wahlström. (Photo: UNISDR)
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India to host first Asian Ministerial Conference of post-2015 era

The Government of India today announced that it will host the first Asian Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction of the post-2015 era.

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At today's High-Level Dialogue on Mobilizing Women Leaders for DRR, (left) Ertharin Cousin, Executive Director WFP, and the former President of Finland, Tarja Halonen. (Photo: UNISDR)
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Japan backs women’s leadership in DRR

Japanese Prime Minister, Mr. Shinzo Abe today announced that boosting women’s leadership in disaster risk reduction would be a key element of the country’s new programme of international support.

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Four years after the Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami, Sendai is hosting the Third UN World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction which opens this Saturday, 14 March. (Photo: Douglas Sprott via Flickr)
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Japan tsunami remembered on eve of World Conference on Disaster Risk

The Head of the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR), Margareta Wahlström, today took part in the solemn remembrance ceremony in Tokyo for all those who died in the Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami which occurred on March 11, 2011.

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Participants in the Tbilisi workshop. (Photo: UNISDR)
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Inclusion, coordination in focus as Sendai looms

More inclusion and better coordination are needed to boost future efforts to strengthen resilience, according to disaster risk experts from Asia and Europe.

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