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).

4-day national workshop in Sudan
Update
Strengthening disaster risk reduction efforts in Sudan: Key takeaways from a 4-day workshop

UNDRR ROAS organized a 4-day national workshop in Sudan on Sendai Framework Monitor & Disaster Loss Accounting System to train participants on Disaster Loss and Damage Database through introducing "DesInventar-Sendai" system software and its methodology.

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction - Regional Office for Arab States
Second National Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction in Sudan
Update
Early warning and early action for flood risks, torrents, and drought in Sudan: Implementation of the Sendai Framework

The National Council for Civil Defense in Sudan and the Regional Science and Technology Advisory Centre held the second National Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction in Sudan.

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction - Regional Office for Arab States
CAI final event
Press release
Final meeting of the European Union funded project on “Strengthening Disaster Resilience and Accelerating Implementation of Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction in Central Asia”

UNDRR and CESDRR organised a final meeting to mark the closure and showcase the achievements of the EU-funded “Strengthening disaster resilience and accelerating implementation of Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction in Central Asia” project.

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction - Regional Office for Europe & Central Asia
serbia smes
Update
Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) in Serbia participate in risk assessment methodology workshop

SME workshop in Serbia

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction - Regional Office for Europe & Central Asia
Barbados Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley
Update
The Caribbean leads the way towards early warnings for all

The Prime Ministers of Barbados and Saint Lucia, and the heads of FAO, UNEP and WMO, joined UNDRR to launch the first regional Early Warnings For All Initiative in the Caribbean.

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)
Regional Launch of the Early Warnings for All Initiative (EW4ALL) for the Caribbean
Statements and messages
Message from Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed for the regional launch of the early warnings for all initiative for the Caribbean

While I wish I could be with you in person, I am delighted to send this message for the first regional launch of the Early Warnings for All initiative. I thank Barbados, CARICOM and the Caribbean Disaster Management Agency for hosting and organizing.

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)
The 2011 Van earthquakes occurred in eastern Turkey near the city of Van.
Statements and messages
Statement on the Earthquakes in Türkiye and Syria

Statement on the devastating earthquakes in Türkiye and Syria by Mami Mizutori, Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Disaster Risk Reduction and Head of the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction.

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)
CREWS in the Caribbean
Feature
Disaster prevention in the Caribbean: a buoy for the future

The CREWS Caribbean initiative’s purpose is to support Caribbean countries in their efforts to increase their weather and climate services and to generate and communicate effective, impact-based and gender-responsive MHEWS and risk information.

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction – Regional Office for the Americas and the Caribbean
The Climate Risk & Early Warning Systems Initiative (CREWS)
Regional Launch of the Early Warnings for All Initiative (EW4ALL) for the Caribbean
Press release
Barbados to host the world’s first regional launch of the United Nations Early Warnings for All Initiative

The “Regional Launch of the Early Warnings for All Initiative (EW4ALL) for the Caribbean” aims to drive coordinated political action towards strengthening multi-hazard early warning systems.

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction – Regional Office for the Americas and the Caribbean
World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
United Nations Resident Coordinator Offices for the Caribbean States
Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency
Barbados - government
Cogs lifted in the air by hands
Opportunities
UNDRR calls for contributions to a Words into Action on science-policy-society ecosystem for DRR

The United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction is drafting a Words Into Action guide to create the enabling environment to promote beneficial cooperation among policy-makers, science/academia/technology communities and society to reduce risk.

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)

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