UNDRR News

The Government of Croatia and the Disaster Preparedness and Prevention Initiative for South-Eastern Europe, with UNDRR support, organised a 3-day workshop on the EFDRR Roadmap priority area on investing in disaster risk reduction (DRR)

Heads of National Disaster Management Authorities from Eastern Mediterranean met in Athens today to participate in the first EFDRR Roadmap 2020-2030 action-oriented dialogue on ‘Inclusive and Collaborative Systems for Heat and Wildfire Risks Governance’.

To mark the International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction, the Committee of Emergency and Civil Defense joined hands with UNDRR and UNICEF to organize a Children’s Drawing Contest in Dushanbe, with financial support from the European Union and USAID BHA

A three-day Regional Forum - Meeting of the Heads of Emergency Authorities in Central Asia concluded today in Dushanbe, Tajikistan.

The workshop aimed to raise awareness of academia and the scientific community about disaster risk reduction, climate change adaptation and the importance of early warning systems in facilitating early actions for saving lives.

On Saturday, as part of the IDDRND and Rescuer’s Day in Kazakhstan, 80 school children from 4 different schools, aged between 14 and 16, participated in an event entitled “Rules of conduct in emergency situations of natural and man-made nature”.

Working Group of the National Platform presented the findings of the Capacity Assessment of Turkmenistan’s Disaster Risk Management (DRM) system

Amidst a summer marked by extreme heat and drought, the Polish city welcomed tens of thousands of Ukrainian refugees in the latest example of leadership in the face of multiple man-made and natural hazards

UNDRR with the financial support from the European Union, announces the “Sing for Resilience” musical contest for countries based in Central Asia to mark this year’s International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction.

More than 20 experts from regional offices of the CoES of Tajikistan participated in a training workshop on using the DesInventar-Sendai disaster information management software to record damage and losses due to disasters.