UNDRR News

Incheon City, the first MCR2030 Resilience Hub in the Asia-Pacific region, welcomed a delegation of Quezon City and Pasig City in the Philippines to a city-to-city exchange and training organized in collaboration with the UNDRR ONEA & GETI

As part of its support to Government of Montenegro, the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction in Europe and Central Asia, ran an expert reviewed assessment of the zero-draft National DRR Strategy of Montenegro 2025-2030.

In 2023, Bangladesh's Anticipatory Action framework expanded to two new river basins, benefiting 200,000 vulnerable households and securing additional funding through the UN Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF).

In 2023, the Issue-Based Coalition on Climate Change and Resilience, in partnership with UNEP, conducted a series of capacity-building activities across Latin America and the Caribbean.

The UN supports localized recovery and resilience in Costa Rica, engaging over 15,000 volunteer water managers to secure water for nearly 30% of the population.

In August 2023, the UN and the Government of Tajikistan launched the ‘Early Warnings for All’ Initiative to improve disaster risk management. Anchored to the National Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction, it involves key government and UN partners.

UN organizations in Moldova enhanced governance by producing a guidance document on addressing human mobility challenges due to climate change.

In 2023, the PARIWARTAN project concluded, led by IOM and partners in Nepal. It assisted federal, provincial, and local governments in implementing the Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Act.

In 2022, Panama approved the National Policy for Comprehensive Disaster Risk Management (PNGIRD) and the National Strategic Plan for Disaster Risk Management (PENGIRD) for 2022-2030, marking significant strides in national disaster risk management.

The Caribbean and the Indian Ocean Island States are among the most disaster-prone regions globally, facing hurricanes, cyclones, earthquakes, and tsunamis. Their size, limited resources, and geographical isolation amplify these challenges.