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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).

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Advancing Urban Resilience in Uganda

In February 2026, UNDRR convened Ugandan stakeholders at both the local and national levels to strengthen disaster resilience and climate change adaptation through the Making Cities Resilient 2030 (MCR2030) initiative.

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UNDRR February 2026 newsletter

This month from UNDRR: Commemorating the 2023 Türkiye earthquake, Harnessing AI to tackle complexity of disaster risks, Promoting disability-inclusion in urban resilience, and much more.

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Arab States strengthen Early Warning Systems through training for after-event review facilitators

A regional training in Nairobi brought together delegates from Arab States including Sudan, Somalia and Comoros to strengthen after-event reviews under the Early Warnings for All initiative.

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From warning to action: Strengthening risk data and early warning systems in Timor-Leste

A project in Timor-Leste supported national authorities to strengthen disaster loss data systems, assess how early warnings reach communities, and improve institutional coordination, helping build more effective early warning and disaster risk management.

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Belize comes together to improve how disaster losses and damages are tracked and monitored
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Belize comes together to improve how disaster losses and damages are tracked and monitored

Key national institutions came together to discuss how to strengthen the way disaster losses and damages are documented, tracked and shared across the country.

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Suriname builds resilience through early warning
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Suriname builds resilience through early warning

Suriname sets a practical starting point for this agenda: expanding access to disaster risk data and advancing a comprehensive multi-hazard early warning roadmap through the Early Warnings for All (EW4All) initiative.

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Tajikistan advances on resilience to disasters and climate change

An extended steering committee meeting of the joint UNDRR–Government of Switzerland project, “Strengthening Resilience to Disasters and Climate Change in Tajikistan,” was held in Dushanbe.

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Op Ed
We can – and must – harness the power of AI to tackle the complexity of disaster risk

Kamal Kishore reflects on the future of disaster risk reduction – a future challenged by growing complexity, but made navigable by new AI-enabled capabilities. We must make the right choices now so that we use AI not only to do more, but to do better.

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Malawi mobilizes government and community commitment to early warnings

Malawi is mobilizing government commitment and community engagement to improve forecasts and early warnings and build resilience in a country regularly battered by extreme weather and climate shocks.

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Call for chapter submissions: Emerging technologies in enhancing disaster resilience

UNDRR launches a call for contributions for a new compendium titled “State of Art Policy and Practice of Emerging Technologies in Enhancing Resilience.”

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