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6 February 2009

UNISDR/WHO: Call for good practices & lessons learned 'Hospitals Safe from Disasters'

The UNISDR and WHO are inviting submissions from all stakeholders on good practices and lessons learned on making 'Hospitals Safe from Disasters'...

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United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)

HazardsAvalancheCold WaveCyclone, Hurricane and TyphoonDrought and DesertificationEarthquakeEpidemic and PandemicFloodHeatwave and Extreme HeatInsect infestationLand subsidenceLandslideNBC - Nuclear, Biological, ChemicalSea level riseStorm surgeTechnological hazardThunderstormTornadoTsunamiVolcanoWildfire

ThemesDisaster lossesDisaster risk communicationCapacity developmentChildren and YouthCivil Society/NGOsClimate changeCommunity-based DRRCritical infrastructureCultural heritagePreparednessEarly warningFinancing DRREducation and school safetyEnvironment and ecosystemsFood security and agricultureFragility and conflictGenderGIS and mappingGovernanceHealth and health facilitiesHuman mobilityInclusionTraditional and Indigenous knowledgesData and information managementInsurance and risk transferLivelihoodPrivate sectorRecoveryRecovery planningRisk identification and assessmentScience-policy-practice interfaceShelter and housingSmall Island Developing States (SIDS)Social impacts and social resilienceSocial protectionEarth Observation (EO)Structural safetySystemic riskUrban risk and planningWater

Region and countryAfrica-Algeria-Angola-Benin-Botswana-Burkina Faso-Burundi-Cabo Verde-Cameroon-Canary Islands (Spain)-Central African Republic-Chad-Comoros-Côte d'Ivoire-Democratic Republic of the Congo-Djibouti-Egypt-Equatorial Guinea-Eritrea-Eswatini-Ethiopia-Gabon-Gambia, Republic of The-Ghana-Guinea-Guinea-Bissau-Kenya-Lesotho-Liberia-Libya-Madagascar-Malawi-Mali-Mauritania-Mauritius-Mayotte-Morocco-Mozambique-Namibia-Niger-Nigeria-Republic of the Congo-Reunion-Rwanda-Sao Tome and Principe-Senegal-Seychelles-Sierra Leone-Somalia-South Africa-South Sudan-Sudan-Tanzania, United Rep of-Togo-Tunisia-Uganda-Zambia-ZimbabweAmericas-Anguilla-Saint Martin-Sint Maarten-Antigua and Barbuda-Argentina-Aruba-Bahamas-Barbados-Belize-Bermuda-Bolivia, Plurinational State of-Brazil-British Virgin Islands-Canada-Cayman Islands-Chile-Colombia-Costa Rica-Cuba-Dominica-Dominican Republic-Ecuador-El Salvador-French Guiana-Grenada-Guadeloupe-Guatemala-Guyana-Haiti-Honduras-Jamaica-Martinique-Mexico-Montserrat-Nicaragua-Panama-Paraguay-Peru-Puerto Rico-Saint Barthélemy-Saint Kitts and Nevis-Saint Lucia-Saint Pierre and Miquelon-Saint Vincent and the Grenadines-Suriname-Trinidad and Tobago-Turks and Caicos Islands-United States of America-United States Virgin Islands-Uruguay-Venezuela, Bolivarian Rep ofAsia-Afghanistan-Azerbaijan-Bahrain-Bangladesh-Bhutan-Brunei Darussalam-Cambodia-China-Cyprus-Georgia-Hong Kong (China)-India-Indonesia-Iran, Islamic Rep of-Iraq-Israel-Japan-Jordan-Kazakhstan-Korea, Dem People's Rep of-Korea, Rep of-Kuwait-Kyrgyzstan-Lao People's Democratic Republic-Lebanon-Macao (China)-Malaysia-Maldives-Mongolia-Myanmar-Nepal-Oman-Pakistan-Palestine, State of-Philippines-Qatar-Saudi Arabia-Singapore-Sri Lanka-Syrian Arab Republic-Taiwan (China)-Tajikistan-Thailand-Timor-Leste-Turkmenistan-United Arab Emirates-Uzbekistan-Viet Nam-YemenEurope-Albania-Andorra-Armenia-Austria-Belarus-Belgium-Bosnia and Herzegovina-Bulgaria-Croatia-Czech Republic-Denmark-Estonia-Finland-France-Germany-Greece-Holy See-Hungary-Iceland-Ireland-Italy-Latvia-Liechtenstein-Lithuania-Luxembourg-Malta-Monaco-Montenegro-Netherlands, the-North Macedonia-Norway-Poland-Portugal-Republic of Moldova-Romania-Russian Federation-San Marino-Serbia-Slovakia-Slovenia-Spain-Sweden-Switzerland-Türkiye-Ukraine-United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandOceania-American Samoa-Australia-Cook Islands-Fiji-French Polynesia-Guam-Kiribati-Marshall Islands-Micronesia, Fed States of-Nauru-New Caledonia-New Zealand-Niue-Norfolk Island-Northern Mariana Islands-Palau-Papua New Guinea-Samoa-Solomon Islands-Tokelau-Tonga-Tuvalu-Vanuatu-Wallis and Futuna IslandsLLDCs (Landlocked Developing Countries)-Afghanistan-Botswana-Burkina Faso-Burundi-Central African Republic-Chad-Eswatini-Ethiopia-Lesotho-Malawi-Mali-Niger-Rwanda-South Sudan-Zambia-Zimbabwe-Azerbaijan-Armenia-Bangladesh-Bhutan-Bolivia, Plurinational State of-Kazakhstan-Kyrgyzstan-Lao People's Democratic Republic-Mongolia-North Macedonia-Nepal-Republic of Moldova-Paraguay-Tajikistan-Turkmenistan-UzbekistanSIDS (Small Island Developing States)-Cabo Verde-Comoros-Guinea-Bissau-Antigua and Barbuda-Bahamas-Barbados-Belize-Cuba-Dominica-Dominican Republic-Grenada-GuyanaLDCs (Least Developed Countries)-Afghanistan-Angola-Benin-Burkina Faso-Burundi-Central African Republic-Chad-Comoros-Democratic Republic of the Congo-Djibouti-Eritrea-Ethiopia-Gambia, Republic of The-Guinea-Guinea-Bissau-Kiribati-Lesotho-Liberia-Madagascar-Malawi-Mali-Mauritania-Mozambique-Niger-Rwanda-Sao Tome and Principe-Senegal-Sierra Leone-Solomon Islands-Somalia-South Sudan-Sudan-Tanzania, United Rep of-Togo-Tuvalu-Uganda-Zambia-Bangladesh-Cambodia-Lao People's Democratic Republic-Haiti-Mongolia-Nepal-Yemen

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