UNDRR News

UNDRR & ARISE Japan joint symposium 2026 "Strengthening disaster risk reduction by advancing investment in resilience and translating science into Practical Action” as held in Tokyo with the presence of Mr. Kishore, Head of UNDRR, on 10 March 2026.

Eighteen small and medium-sized enterprises from across Sendai City took part in a half-day resilience workshop on 23 October 2025, marking a new push to strengthen business continuity ahead of future disasters.

UNDRR is featured at the UN Pavilion at the Expo 2025 in Osaka, showcasing the message that “Disasters are not natural.” The display invites visitors to explore how to reduce disaster risk through smarter planning, investment, and risk-informed decisions.

The Asahi Broadcasting Group Holdings Corporation (ABC) hosted an exhibition titled “A Future Vision of Disaster Prevention to Share with the World” as part of the Expo 2025 in Osaka, Kansai, Japan.

The 2025 United Nations Sasakawa Award for DRR has been awarded to the Global Network of Civil Society Organisations for Disaster Reduction (GNDR) in the organisational category. GNDR has published so far three voluntary commitments in the SFVC platform.

Experts from around the world met in Sendai for a workshop on the sidelines of the World Bosai Forum, to explore how emerging and disruptive technologies can reshape disaster risk reduction and resilience-building, particularly in the Global South.

The High School Students Summit on World Tsunami Awareness Day 2024, held in Japan’s Kumamoto prefecture on 23 and 24 October, broke records as the largest and most inclusive to date.

The Fourth World Tsunami Museum Conference (WTMC4) was held in Sendai City, Japan on the 15th of December 2022 with a focus on the role of youth and tsunami museums on the resilience of societies.

At the High School Students Summit on World Tsunami Awareness Day 2022 in Niigata, Japan, students from around the world gathered – both virtually and in person – to discuss, learn, and reaffirm their commitment to disaster risk reduction.

Non-governmental stakeholder groups, including the private sector and scientific organizations, have increased their commitments to DRR since 2019, according to a new report released by the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR).