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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).

Caption: ‘Protection Zone’ consisting of concrete walls and demountable flood barriers at the low-lying fishing village of Tai O in Lantau Island, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China.
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Hong Kong’s preparedness and resilient infrastructure cut economic losses from typhoons

For the urban coastal city of Hong Kong, typhoons are a regular occurrence from May to October. Consequently, Hong Kong’s infrastructure is designed to cope with the strong winds, floods, and storm surges they bring.

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Panelists of World Tsunami Awareness Day Pacific Webinar
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International Cooperation for Tsunami Warning and Mitigation in the Pacific

International collaboration must be made stronger to make communities resilient to tsunamis

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Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (UNESCO)
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UNDRR ROAMC: Making Caribbean children count in drive for safer schools

The disruptive school closures sparked by the crisis have underscored the need for a stronger focus on educational continuity and school safety as the region faces ever-more complex risks.

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Asia-Pacific seeks to build back better by addressing climate-disaster-health risks

The year 2020 saw Asia-Pacific deal with the dual occurrence of the COVID-19 pandemic along with climate-related disasters, which triggered cascading impacts across sectors. As the region was already not projected to achieve any of the Sustainable

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Live illustration during Pacific Resilience Meeting for the standard for resilience 'Include'
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Our people, Our journey: nurturing Pacific resilience from home

Suva – The second Pacific Resilience Meeting (PRM) has closed, focusing on discussion and recommendations around the Framework for Resilient Development in the Pacific (FRDP)’s ten Guiding Principles and three Goals which fall into four ‘standards’ for

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Secretariat of the Pacific Community
UNDRR Participation at the FIABCI Real Estate Days
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UNDRR Participation at the FIABCI Real Estate Days: Together we need to think and act differently about disasters

UNDRR joined the FIABCI Real Estate Days, which was organized under the theme “Digital Transformation and the Legacy of the Global Outbreak in the Real Estate” over a period of 3 days from 1 to 3 June, bringing together experts from around the world.

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CSSI FORUM
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UNDRR ROAMC: Investment in education creates more resilient societies

According to the latest evidence, investments in safe schools provide economic returns for society and also contribute to economic recovery.

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction – Regional Office for the Americas and the Caribbean
Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Global Alliance for Disaster Risk Reduction and Resilience in the Education Sector (GADRRRES)
Infrastructure Resilience
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Exploratory Roundtable Discussion on Infrastructure Resilience in the Real Estate Sector

The UNDRR Regional Office for the Arab States (ROAS) and the Private Sector Alliance in the United Arab Emirates (ARISE UAE) brought together Real estate Developers and Regulators from the public sector to discuss the resilience of the Real Estate Sector

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction - Regional Office for Arab States
UNDRR Private Sector Alliance for Disaster Resilient Societies (ARISE)
SRSG Mami Mizutori
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Remarks by SRSG Mizutori at the Virtual Caribbean Safe School Initiative (CSSI) Pre-Ministerial Forum - Regional Review on School Safety in the context of Systemic Risk

( Check against delivery) Remarks by the SRSG Mami Mizutori The Virtual Caribbean Safe School Initiative (CSSI) Pre-Ministerial Forum March 15, 2021 (Virtual Meeting) Topic: Regional Review on School Safety in the context of Systemic Risk Distinguished

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Impact of the 2011 he Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami on Fukushima, Japan.
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Stories from the frontline: Japanese staff of the UN reflect on the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake

This article captures the experiences and reflections of Japanese UN staff as they recall where they were and what they did ten years ago when Japan was struck by the most powerful earthquake ever recorded; the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake.

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United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction - Regional Office for Asia and Pacific

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