UNDRR News

The Interagency Working Group of the National Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) convened to review progress in the implementation of the National DRR Strategy and to discuss priority actions to strengthen the capacity of the Platform.

UNDRR’s Investment Advisory Board welcomes three new members. In 2025, the IAB will focus on advancing resilient investing principles, engaging sovereign and institutional investors, and strengthening data on resilience finance.

At the 2025 Bonn Technical Forum, the pivotal role of intergovernmental regional organizations in advancing integrated approaches to DRR and climate action were discussed, stressing data, partnerships and finance to build resilient societies.

In an effort to further strengthen Liberia’s capacities for guaranteeing Early Warmings for All (EW4ALL), a study tour and training was held in Abuja, Nigeria, from 1 to 5 December 2025, with a delegation from Liberia and Nigerian national institutions.

UNDRR organized a workshop in the Republic of Moldova with local level stakeholders on disaster risk reduction and climate action on 9 December 2025.

This article highlights how the 2024 floods in Rio Grande do Sul triggered a coordinated response with UNDRR, the Dutch DRRS team, and international partners to embed resilient recovery and “Build Back Better” principles into reconstruction.

This article highlights Mali's decisive, coordinated action to tackle increasingly destructive floods by uniting national institutions and humanitarian partners around a shared, forward-looking approach that blends DRR and anticipatory action.

On the first anniversary of the Government of the Republic of Moldova’s approval of the National DRR Strategy 2024–2030, national stakeholders convened in Chisinau to advance its implementation and strengthen alignment with the climate agenda.

This article highlights the collaboration between UNDRR-GSC and the CCCM/Shelter/NFI sector in North-East Nigeria in 2025 to integrate DRR into humanitarian shelter, settlement and NFI programming.

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