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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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Participants take part in the “Game of Life” role-play exercise, exploring the real-life challenges faced by persons with disabilities during disasters and strengthening understanding of inclusive preparedness
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Bridging the last mile of early warning through inclusive disaster preparedness in Beau Bassin–Rose Hill, Mauritius

The Gender and Disability-Inclusive DRR Capacity-Building on Tropical Cyclones and Flash Floods brought together SEN educators, Local Disaster Management Coordinators (LDMCs) from across Mauritius and Organisations of Persons with Disabilities (OPDs).

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Group photo for the Kenya DRFS Launch, with everyone pictured holding a physical copy of the strategy report. The photo has been taken indoors
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Kenya launches its Disaster Risk Financing Strategy 2026–2030

The National Treasury has launched Kenya’s Disaster Risk Financing (DRF) Strategy 2026–2030, marking a decisive step forward in strengthening the country’s ability to protect lives, livelihoods, and development gains from the impacts of disasters.

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Participants attend the risk knowledge workshop in Burundi, held in February 2026. The focus of this photo is on a table of participants who are engaged in conversation
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Advancing gender and disability inclusive risk knowledge in Burundi

To address Burundi's challenge of insufficient disaster data on gender, and disability in relation to vulnerability and exposure, UNDRR gave support to improve SFM reporting, and to enhance the use of inclusive risk knowledge in early warning systems.

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A group photo for a group of participants at an Making Cities Resilient workshop in Quelimane, Mozambique
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Quelimane, Mozambique puts urban resilience into practice with a new DRR action plan

The United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR), in collaboration with the Municipality of Quelimane, organised an event to integrate technical DRR needs into municipal planning for Quelimane, a major seaport city in Mozambique’.

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A workshop participant presenting a group activity during a workshop on risk communications in Mauritius, March 2026
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Strengthening disaster risk communication in the Indian Ocean: Media and institutions work together in Mauritius

When early warnings are unclear or mistrusted, communities may ignore them — sometimes with life-threatening consequences. To address this challenge, UNDRR organised a Regional Risk Communication Workshop from 9 to 11 March 2026 in Mauritius.

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A group photo with two rows of people stood outside, in front of a swimming pool. The people included in the photo are participants of the Early Warnings for All roadmap validation workshop for Sao Tome and Principe
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São Tomé and Príncipe transforms their EW4All commitments into action

In March 2026, São Tomé and Príncipe endorsed its EW4All roadmap to establish inclusive early warning systems. The roadmap benefited from the high-level political support and government ownership, paving the way to effectiveness and sustainability.

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A group of people are stood in line for a group photo. They are outside standing on asphalt. There are palm trees behind them and a long, curved building in the background of the photo on the right-hand side
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Strengthening disaster data systems in the Indian Ocean

Seychelles hosted a regional peer learning workshop from 18 to 20 January 2026 on building methodological foundations for national disaster tracking systems powered by DELTA-Resilience. Participants from Seychelles, Mauritius and Madagascar attended.

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A woman is stood at a podium with a microphone in one hand. A powerpoint presentation is being projected onto the wall behind her. There are two rectangular tables to the right of her and in front of her, respectively, where some people are sat, either listening or reading off laptops and pamphlets.
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Advancing Urban Resilience in Uganda

In February 2026, UNDRR convened Ugandan stakeholders at both the local and national levels to strengthen disaster resilience and climate change adaptation through the Making Cities Resilient 2030 (MCR2030) initiative.

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Group photo in front of a banner for the Early Warnings for All Initiative, people are arranged in three rows
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From governance reform to early action: expanding early warning systems in the DRC

The Government of the Democratic Republic of Congo hosted a national workshop on the Early Warnings for All (EW4All) initiative from 28 to 29 January 2026. The workshop built upon two landmark DRM decrees the DRC adopted in 2025.

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This is a group photo taken indoors. There are three rows of people, with the first row of people sat down on chairs. A projected powerpoint presentation is visible in the back of the room, on the right side. Both the carpet on the floor and the walls in the back of the photo are a mottled green.
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Kampala Capital City Authority becomes MCR Resilience Hub

As a result of the city's commitments to DRR, UNDRR has recognised Kampala as an MCR Resilience Hub. The city was officially acknowledged during the National-Level event on MCR2030, held on 19–20 February 2026.

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