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The latest news from the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR), the lead UN agency for the coordination of disaster risk reduction (DRR).

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Georgia Mayor Platon Kalmakhelidze (standing, 2nd from left) has put his city at the forefront of urban resilience. (Photo: UNISDR)
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Georgia joins resilient cities campaign

TBLISI, 5 December 2014 – Telavi, one of the most ancient cities of Georgia, has become the country’s first municipality to join the Making Cities Resilient Campaign...

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Armenian Minister of Territorial Administration and Emergency Situations, Mr Armen Yeritsyan, urges use of World Conference for DRR in Sendai, Japan, as a springboard to future resilience. (Photo: UNISDR)
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Armenia highlights Sendai opportunity

Global policymakers were today urged to grasp the opportunity of the upcoming Third UN World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction #wcdrr as a key moment in collective efforts to build safer and more resilient nations www.wcdrr.org.

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Spitak DeputyMayor Vardan Sahakyan signs up for the Making Cities Resilient Campaign determined to build a safer city after a 'very bad and bitter experience.' (Photo: UNISDR)
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Earthquake city joins UNISDR campaign

YEREVAN, 1 December 2014 – The Armenian city of Spitak, at the epicentre of the devastating 1988 earthquake, is a reminder of why current efforts to forge an ambitious post-2015 framework for disaster risk reduction are so important.

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Disaster Risk Manager Mahmudur Rahman said that those people who had strong traditional knowledge of living on the coast had built houses that survived Cyclone Sidr, the worst of recent storms. (Photo: UNISDR)
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Crab risk reduction in Bangladesh!

The Hyogo Framework for Action has been an important guide to disaster risk managers working to build resilience on one of the world’s most exposed and vulnerable coasts.

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From left: UNISDR Chief Margareta Wahlström presenting the Mayor of Sendai, Emiko Okuyama, with a certificate recognizing Sendai as a role model for the Making Cities Resilient Campaign which now numbers over 2,000 cities and towns around the world. (Photo: UNISDR)
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Sendai is ready to tell its story

Ito Yoshichika is one of many proud citizens of the City of Sendai who are looking forward to telling their remarkable story of recovery when the city plays host to an expected 8,000 participants at the Third UN World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction, in March 2015.

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Mr Kim Kihyun of Incheon City reflects on the completion of a safe Asian Games last month. (Photo: UNISDR)
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'Work towards zero casualties' – Message from Incheon

Forty city officials from China, Japan and Republic of Korea today joined in a toast “to work towards zero casualties from disasters” as the countdown continues to the Third UN World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction, in Sendai, Japan, next March.

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Armen Yeritsyan, Armenia’s Minister of Emergency Situations, noted how the HFA has paved the way for disaster risk reduction in his country. (Photo: UNISDR)
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HFA helps Armenia reduce risk

Armenia’s Minister of Emergency Situations has praised the Hyogo Framework for Action (HFA) for inspiring “significant progress” in his country’s efforts to reduce disaster risk.

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Hans Sy: ‘We need to convince business of the opportunity to create value in markets with products that address disaster risk.’ (Photo: UNISDR)
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Top developer makes case for DRR

The head of one of the world’s leading property developers today called on business enterprises to take advantage of new market opportunities in products and services that address disaster risk reduction.

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The Chief of Mongolia's NEMA Mr Togooch Dulamdorj identifies disaster prevention as a priority.
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GETI strengthens links with Mongolia’s NEMA

UNISDR’s Global Education and Training Institute for Disaster Risk Reduction (GETI) has strengthened its partnership with Mongolia’s National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) to mark the department’s 10th anniversary this month.

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Lift off: Japan’s DAICHI-2 will conduct a series of health checks on vulnerable and exposed parts of the world. (Photo: Yuki Matsuoka)
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Satellite boosts risk monitoring

The launch of a new satellite to conduct ‘health checks’ on some of the earth’s most vulnerable and exposed regions marks a new era of disaster risk monitoring.

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