UNDRR News

The UN General Assembly has designated the 29th of April as the International Day in Memory of the Victims of Earthquakes, highlighting both the need to support earthquake survivors and to build resilience against earthquakes.

UN-Habitat and UNDRR reiterate their condolences for the tragic loss of life in the aftermath of the Myanmar earthquake and call for greater investment in disaster risk reduction.

The final meeting of UNDRR’s Polish Aid-funded "Strengthening Critical Infrastructure Resilience in the Republic of Moldova" project called on the government and development partners to take action to protect critical infrastructure from disaster risks.

Every year, disasters wreak havoc on infrastructure worldwide, causing economic losses that exceed US$700 billion. The impact is disproportionately felt by poorer nations, where fragile infrastructure can mean years of lost development.

The ARISE Symposium on Climate and Disaster Resilient Infrastructure convened over 120 leaders in Dubai to accelerate efforts towards building resilient infrastructure in the face of growing climate and disaster risks.

UNDRR hosted a workshop in Chisinau, bringing together government representatives and development partners to advance critical infrastructure resilience in Moldova through interactive tools and stakeholder discussions.

Queensland Investment Corporation (QIC) and Aurecon applied UNDRR's Principles for Resilient Infrastructure scorecard to conduct resilience assessments for two key assets, Port of Brisbane and Silverton Wind Farm and won an award for these assessments.

UNDRR, in partnership with GIZ, organized a disaster risk reduction workshop for the city of Bukavu. Some 40 participants from a wide range of institutions came together over 4 days to learn about the Making Cities Resilient 2030 initiative.

The unprecedented hurricane demonstrates the importance of effective multi-hazard early warning systems to save lives.

The Ministry of Infrastructure and Regional Development of Moldova hosted the launch workshop for UNDRR's “Strengthening Critical Infrastructure Resilience in the Republic of Moldova” project, funded by the Government of Poland, in Chisinau.