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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).

Caribbean education Ministers reaffirm commitment to safer and more resilient schools
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Caribbean education Ministers reaffirm commitment to safer and more resilient schools

Ministers reaffirmed commitment to CSSI, agreed on concrete actions to advance school safety, including coordination, reporting, and budget planning. Youth voices and regional cooperation were central to the Forum hosted in Saint Lucia.

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction – Regional Office for the Americas and the Caribbean
Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency
Saint Lucia - government
group photo from UNDRR-WCCD workshop in Ajman UAE
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Cities unite for data-driven urban resilience: UNDRR & WCCD host workshops in Vaughan, Canada, and Ajman, United Arab Emirates

The two workshops in April and May supported cities to engage in fruitful exchanges of experience on the use of data, ISO certification, and urban resilience strategies and planning.

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)
World Council on City Data
Alianzas público-privadas: inversión estratégica para una resiliencia integral
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Public-Private partnerships: strategic investment for comprehensive resilience

Resilience is not just a public policy—it is a collective effort that requires the engagement of industry, business associations, and productive territories.

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction – Regional Office for the Americas and the Caribbean
UNDRR Private Sector Alliance for Disaster Resilient Societies (ARISE)
Belize advances toward inclusive, multi-hazard early warning systems
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Belize advances toward inclusive, multi-hazard early warning systems

The consultation also served as a platform to launch the UN Joint SDG Fund Programme Belize Inclusive Resilience in Safe and SMART Spaces, implemented by UN Women and UNDRR.

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction – Regional Office for the Americas and the Caribbean
Belize - government
Gap Fund is giving a presentation
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Global Covenant of Mayor for Climate and Energy and UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction engage Armenian municipalities in climate finance access

A dedicated webinar on “The Gap Fund: Supporting Armenian Municipalities Towards Climate Finance” was held on 8 May 2025, marking a significant milestone in the engagement of Armenian cities in climate resilience and disaster risk reduction.

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction - Regional Office for Europe & Central Asia
Following the activation of an Early Action Protocol, Honduran Red Cross volunteers responded swiftly to the floods caused by Tropical Storm Sara, November 2024
Op Ed
Lessons in service and humanity from the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement

On World Red Cross & Red Crescent Day, UNDRR's Kamal Kishore reflects on what we can learn from the work of the inspiring organizers and volunteers of the Red Cross and Red Crescent around the world – humility, a local focus, and quiet persistence.

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)
WIN DRR
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Nominations now open for the 2025 WIN DRR Leadership Awards

The nominations for the 2025 Women’s International Network for Disaster Risk Reduction (WIN DRR) Leadership Awards are now open! Nominate yourself or others by 27 June 2025.

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction - Regional Office for Asia and Pacific
Women's International Network for Disaster Risk Reduction (WIN DRR)
Second meeting of the G20 DRR Working Group in 2025
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G20 Working Group advances its 2025 agenda and with Africa at the forefront

The second meeting of the Group of Twenty (G20) Disaster Risk Reduction Working Group put the issues facing Africa in focus as it made progress on its agenda for the year in the lead-up to the Ministerial meeting in October.

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)
Aftermath 2023 earthquake in Syria
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A new international day to protect against earthquakes

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.

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)
Aftermath of earthquake in Myanmar
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Myanmar earthquake: Investing in disaster risk reduction to save lives and protect sustainable development

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.

United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT)
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)

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