UNDRR News

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).

Barbados' EW4ALL National Consultative Workshop:  Embracing Year-Round Early Warning Systems
Update

Barbados has recently formalized nine Memorandums of Understanding with major broadcasting networks, which collectively represent eighteen radio stations.

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction – Regional Office for the Americas and the Caribbean
World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC)
International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Group photo of the 50 experts gathered in Bonn today to assess the impact of slow-onset events and resultant losses and damages.
Update

Over 50 experts gathered in Bonn today to enhance understanding on assessing the impact of slow-onset events and resultant losses and damages.

UNDRR Bonn Office
Typhoon Haiyan survivor, Tacloban, Philippines
Update

On 8 November 2013 Typhoon Haiyan made landfall in the Philippines. Ten years on, survivors are still rebuilding their lives, but wide-ranging resilience measures mean that previously at-risk communities are now better protected.

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)
Tonga drill
Update

The Pacific Island of Tonga is stepping up action on early warnings and preparedness following a powerful tsunami last year.

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)
Man planting mangroves in the water in Indonesia.
Update

Nature contributes numerous services and functions that are critical for disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation. There is an increased urgency for action on interlinked issues of biodiversity, disaster risk and climate change.

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)
Ulsan City Republic of Korea
Update

UNDRR recognized Ulsan Metropolitan City as the latest Making Cities Resilient 2030 (MCR2030) Resilience Hub. Ulsan is the home to many of Korea’s industries which have powered the country’s remarkable economic development.

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction - Office in Incheon for Northeast Asia and Global Education and Training Institute for Disaster Risk Reduction
Making Cities Resilient 2030 (MCR2030)
Ulsan Metropolitan City
From data to resilience: experts will meet in Panama to discuss meteorological and hydrological services crucial role and promote further early warning system coverage.
Update

National meteorological and hydrological services play a crucial role in safeguarding the environment, people, and preventing disasters across Latin America and the Caribbean.

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction – Regional Office for the Americas and the Caribbean
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
photo of SFM training
Update

African Peer Learning Workshop on data collection for reporting and policy-making on the Sendai Framework Monitor

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction - Regional Office for Africa
exchange
Update

On the occasion of the European Urban Resilience Forum 2023, held in Cascais, Portugal, on 18-20 October 2023, UNDRR and the Portuguese National Platform for DRR organized an informal peer learning exchange of the Making Cities Resilient 2030 initiative.

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction - Regional Office for Europe & Central Asia
The Amazonian city of Barcarena sets the example for disaster risk reduction
Update

Barcarena now stands as the first city in the Amazon, fifth in Brazil, and tenth in the Americas and the Caribbean, to be recognised as a MCR2030 Resilience Hub.

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction – Regional Office for the Americas and the Caribbean

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