Foreword

The year 2024 marked the 20th anniversary of the Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami – one of the most devastating disasters in modern history affecting communities and countries across three continents.

It not only marked a turning point in humanitarian history, but also highlighted the importance of investing in disaster risk reduction. It was followed by adoption of a comprehensive approach to disaster risk reduction globally, which indeed is the spirit of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction. Within just eighteen months, it brought together 28 nations in the Indian Ocean rim to create an effective tsunami early warning system.

Since stepping into my role at UNDRR in May 2024, I have been on a steep learning curve. I have visited 24 countries, held conversations with nearly 100 Member States and met countless partners. These exchanges helped shape critical conversations on disaster risk reduction— the G20 Working Group on DRR, and Regional Platforms in Asia-Pacific, Africa, and Europe. I also carried the message of importance of investing in disaster risk reduction to the Summit of the Future, and the Fourth Small Island Developing States Conference in Antigua and Barbuda.

What has been most meaningful, though, are the moments spent with communities on the frontlines, those living the reality of disaster risk every day, and those working tirelessly to reduce it. Piece by piece, they are helping to build the larger vision of UNDRR: to substantially reduce disaster risk and losses, and to achieve the goals of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015–2030.

We have made real progress in 2024. Thanks to our partnerships, 65 countries – 46 of them Least Developed Countries or Small Island Developing States — now have stronger support for their early warning systems. Thirty countries were supported to develop or improve their  national disaster risk reduction strategies, bringing the global total reporting to 131.  The Sendai Framework Monitor now includes contributions from 163 Member States.

But there is still a long way to go.

For example, with just over five years left before the Sendai Framework’s 2030 deadline, only a little more than half of countries report having a life-saving early warning system. This is despite overwhelming evidence of their benefits. Investment gaps remain wide, and disasters continue to derail development efforts, particularly for the most vulnerable communities.

As 2025 begins, we find ourselves in uncertain territory. Multilateral systems are facing unprecedented scrutiny. Long-standing funding structures that the development world has relied on for decades are now shifting.

We cannot afford to step back—especially now.

When resources are limited, we must be strategic. Investing in disaster risk reduction is not just wise—it is essential. It saves lives, protects livelihoods, and delivers the strongest return on investment.

Time and again, disaster risk reduction proves what’s possible when we join forces—across borders, sectors, and disciplines. It safeguards development, strengthens communities, and protects the future for generations to come and is one of the most hopeful investments we can make.

To our partners—Member States, donors, development leaders, private sector, colleagues in civil society organizations and academia, and above all the communities driving change on the ground—thank you! Let’s carry this momentum forward, together, toward a safer, more resilient, and prosperous world for all.

Kamal Kishore
Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Disaster Risk Reduction, and Head of UNDRR

01

Understanding risk for better decision-making

Understanding risk is the foundational pillar on which to co-build solutions.

Through its central tools for understanding disaster risk, including the Sendai Framework Monitor and DesInventar, the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) supported 163 Member States to better understand and act on the risks they face, enhance their accountability, advance progress on data disaggregation and analysis, and make more risk-informed decisions. UNDRR monitored progress against the targets of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction and offered forensic evidence on the impact of key disasters in the GAR Special Report Forensic Insights for Future Resilience: Learning from Past Disasters.

In an era of increasing disaster risks and extreme weather events, ensuring that communities worldwide have access to effective early warning systems (EWS) has never been more critical. UNDRR, with its partners in the Early Warnings for All (EW4All) initiative, has taken bold steps to bridge gaps in disaster preparedness by fostering regional cooperation and multi-stakeholder engagement.

Throughout 2024, UNDRR, working alongside EW4All pillar leads and partners, coordinated a series of regional multi-stakeholder forums at UNDRR’s Regional Platforms in Montenegro, Namibia, the Philippines and Saint Kitts and Nevis. These forums brought together a broad spectrum of stakeholders, including government agencies, civil society organizations, academia and the private sector. The goal was to facilitate inclusive dialogue, peer-to-peer learning and collective action, to strengthen end-to-end EWS that lead to timely, life-saving interventions.

The discussions in these forums highlighted critical challenges, such as gaps in governance and financing, while also showcasing innovative solutions in technology and anticipatory action. The importance of sustainable financing was a major theme, with calls for increased national investment and stronger donor commitments. Moreover, a whole-of-society approach emerged as a cornerstone of effective disaster preparedness, emphasizing the need for deep collaboration among sectors, especially in fragile States and for vulnerable communities.

But the regional forums did more than spark conversation; they resulted in concrete, actionable outcomes. Governments and partners explored ways to bridge the gap between early warnings and anticipatory action, ensuring that warnings translate into protective measures on the ground. The forums also served as a platform to showcase best practices from various Member States, illustrating the socioeconomic benefits of robust EWS and the role of public–private partnerships in maintaining them.

The momentum built in 2024 will culminate in the Global EW4All Multi-Stakeholder Forum at the 2025 Global Platform in June. This will be a defining moment for EW4All, bringing together lessons learned across regions to drive collective action on a global scale. As co-host of the Santiago network secretariat, UNDRR spearheaded the network’s operationalization, launching a dedicated online portal to streamline technical assistance requests and facilitate outreach to vulnerable communities. UNDRR organized a landmark workshop in the Pacific to enable regional stakeholders to access Santiago network support, which resulted in the network receiving and processing its first request for technical assistance from Vanuatu.

Through participation in key United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change bodies, UNDRR strengthened integration of disaster risk reduction (DRR) into global climate frameworks. Notably, its insights shaped the United Arab Emirates–Belém work programme on indicators for the global goal on adaptation, incorporating lessons from the Sendai Framework.

At COP29 in Baku, UNDRR led and contributed to over 50 high-impact sessions on topics such as EWS, extreme heat, loss and damage, and urban resilience. It further reinforced these messages at COP16 of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification in Riyadh, emphasizing data-driven risk analytics, digital innovations and nature-based solutions.

UNDRR’s Comprehensive Disaster and Climate Risk Management (CRM) approach transformed global policy into actionable national strategies. Engaging 45 countries – including 13 least developed countries and 23 SIDS – it conducted capacity-building on DRR and climate adaptation.

Technical assistance efforts also yielded tangible progress in Djibouti, Kenya, Mauritania, Montenegro and Seychelles, where UNDRR supported the revision of DRR strategies to embed climate risk considerations. In the Bahamas, Barbados, Seychelles and Suriname, it facilitated the development of integrated DRR and adaptation plans, laying the foundation for more climate-resilient governance.

In Tanzania, UNDRR and the CIMA Foundation supported the development of the Emergency Operation and Communication Centre (EOCC) Situation Room – the first national facility of its kind under the African Union’s Africa Multi-Hazard Early Warning and Early Action System (AMHEWAS) Programme.

UNDRR’s Thought Leadership Course on Synergizing DRR and Climate Change Adaptation continued to empower stakeholders. By late 2024, over 8,000 participants had registered, with a remarkable 98.6 per cent recommendation rate. This underscores the growing demand for expertise in aligning DRR with climate action.

Strategic partnerships amplified UNDRR’s impact. As a co-lead of the Risk-informed Early Action Partnership, UNDRR developed a CRM resource compendium to support early action initiatives. Through its role in the UN4NAPs network, it provided technical guidance to countries revising their national adaptation plans. Additionally, as a key player in the Global Shield Coordination Hub, UNDRR enhanced countries’ financial preparedness for climate-induced disasters.

As climate risks escalate, UNDRR remains steadfast in its mission to bridge policy and practice. By advancing integrated solutions and leveraging the Santiago network’s full potential, UNDRR is shaping a future where disaster resilience is the norm, not the exception.

02

Strategies, governance and capacity-building

Target E of the Sendai Framework calls for a substantial increase in the number of countries with national and local DRR strategies by 2020.

Though a strategy is not the end goal, UNDRR has found that countries with national DRR strategies tend to have more robust DRR governance and a higher prevalence of EWS, demonstrating the value of investment in this fundamental DRR pillar.

The Government of Jordan has developed its National Disaster Risk Reduction Strategy (2023–2030) in a participatory manner involving different governmental entities, ministries and municipalities, and the Public Security Directorate (Civil Defense), with support from UNDRR and the United Nations Development Programme country office. The strategy also integrates biological hazard risk reduction with the aim of building back better after the COVID-19 pandemic.

Within the framework of Jordan’s efforts to deal with increasing threats and risks, the National Centre for Security and Crises Management has played a major role in developing two integrated risk registers; the national risk register and the local register for governorates. Both registers aim to improve the kingdom’s capacity to respond to disasters through accurate identification of risks, and enhanced coordination between the local and national levels for improved risk governance.

Through this effective coordination between the national and local risk registers, Jordan has made great strides in reducing risks and enhancing community resilience, making the kingdom a role model for disaster management and risk reduction at the regional level.

Morocco, too, has taken concrete steps to strengthen its risk governance. It established the Directorate of Natural Risk Management under the Ministry of Interior as its national DRR coordination mechanism. Morocco also established the National Risk Observatory to collect, analyse and share data on natural hazard risk. Furthermore, Morocco established a National Risk Forecasting Centre for monitoring and alerting, and an Operational Risk Anticipation Centre for forecasting, alerting and risk management assistance systems. Another successful project comprised the generalization of coverage of the entire national territory using multiscale and multi-hazard risk maps (for natural hazards).

Albania’s National Disaster Risk Reduction Strategy demonstrates widespread integration of concerns related to climate change and triggers the engagement of new sectors, particularly tourism.

The vision statement explicitly brings together DRR, climate change and sustainable development using the language of resilience, while the document includes a detailed plan of action for DRR implementation that integrates institutions such as the Ministry of Tourism and Environment and the Ministry of Infrastructure and Energy.

In particular, it articulates the implementation of the ALBAdapt project Climate Services for a Resilient Albania. The Ministry of Tourism and Environment is identified as the lead institution for implementation of a set of activities that offer compounding co-benefits for both DRR and climate change adaptation, including the development of a people-centred MHEWS, the creation of a fully functional and well-resourced National Meteorological and Hydrological Service.

This integration is supported by articulations elsewhere in the country’s strategic profile, with the National Adaptation Plan 2019 including a priority area entitled “upgrading civil defence preparedness and DRR”. Elsewhere, the National Security Strategy of the Republic of Albania (2023–2028) addresses risks ranging from national security threats to climate change impacts, emphasizing resilience to disasters, while the National Strategy for Development and European Integration (NSDEI) 2022–2030 includes the integration of DRR and climate change adaptation planning among its priorities.

National DRR strategies are the bedrock for multi-hazard risk governance and the achievement of Sendai Framework targets. These strategies help transform risk knowledge into actions and programmes that save lives and livelihoods. In addition, they serve as guides for mobilizing resources, delegating roles and responsibilities within government, and identifying entry points for non-governmental stakeholder engagement, all leading to more inclusive, sustainable development.

With 131 countries now reporting having national DRR strategies, and 30 receiving technical support from UNDRR to improve or implement them, this is just a snapshot of the progress being made globally in this important area.

Under Brazil’s presidency, the Group of 20 (G20) recognized DRR as a critical component of economic resilience. Collaborating closely with UNDRR, Brazil facilitated the adoption of the first-ever G20 Ministerial Declaration on DRR. This landmark declaration emphasized the necessity of accelerating the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction’s implementation, aiming to reduce disaster losses by 2030, and called for the development of high-level principles for DRR financing. The work of the G20 DRR Working Group, with UNDRR as the lead knowledge partner, further reflected a comprehensive approach to integrating DRR into economic and social policies.

UNDRR’s capacity-building continues to go from strength to strength, with nearly 10,00 DRR practitioners attending trainings, workshops or webinars. When surveyed, 74% of responders reported having a better understanding of DRR as a result. At one such workshop in the Global Education and Training Institute in Incheon, Republic of Korea, a remarkable collaboration unfolded – a pioneering workshop uniting experts from UNDRR and the Green Climate Fund (GCF) to empower government stakeholders from Mongolia and Bhutan to mobilize relevant partners and stakeholders and obtain funding for their DRR measures. This joint training begins a process of transforming the daunting challenges of climate change into opportunities for proactive DRR.

Delegates were empowered by not only technical insights, but also the forging of lasting partnerships. The workshop’s training modules, co-designed by UNDRR and GCF specialists, delved deep into practical tools such as the EW4All Checklist for Gap Analysis, equipping participants to critically assess their national capacities and pinpoint vulnerabilities. “Early warning systems are important components for our national climate change adaptation strategy,” noted Ms. Tserendulam Shagdarsuren, Director General of the Climate Change Department, Ministry of Environment and Tourism in Mongolia, emphasizing how the training illuminated the next steps for their evolving EWS.

This pilot UNDRR–GCF initiative is part of a broader strategy to replicate capacity-building endeavours in developing countries. Future workshops are planned for countries that are in very different geographic contexts yet face similar challenges (particularly those resulting from climate change), such as Somalia, Togo and the SIDS. These workshops aim to accelerate access to climate finance and enhance DRR measures worldwide.

In a continuation of the Media Saving Lives programme, UNDRR and partners trained 520 journalists and media practitioners in DRR and risk communications, bringing the total to over 2,500 from 80 countries. Media are an integral part of the EWS delivery chain, and engaging them to build trust between government and communities can be the difference between life and death when disaster hits.

The rise in global temperatures and the increasing frequency and severity of extreme heat events are rapidly becoming central challenges for nations worldwide. Yet many Member States, cities and societies remain ill-prepared to address this escalating threat. The imperative for enhanced extreme heat risk reduction, governance and management is clear. Without urgent and coordinated action, extreme heat will continue to endanger billions of lives, amplify health risks and threaten the ecosystems upon which we depend.

In response, the UNDRR/World Meteorological Organization (WMO) Centre of Excellence for Climate and Disaster Resilience – together with the Global Heat Health Information Network, Duke University and WMO Centre of Excellence for Climate and Disaster Resilience partners – has developed an extreme heat decision-support package for countries tackling this global threat. The package includes: international organization resource and ecosystem mapping, readiness reviews and profiles; national best practice analytics; evaluations of heat action plans; and materials for development of an extreme heat maturity index for self-assessment. These materials can enhance collaboration, integrated heat risk governance and policy responses to extreme heat.

UNDRR’s work and that of United Nations system partners, coupled with increasing demands for assistance from Member States, prompted and informed the United Nations Secretary-General’s Call to Action on Extreme Heat, issued in July 2024, in which he emphasized the need for urgent action if a future characterized by even more devastating heat impacts on lives, economies and ecosystems is to be avoided.

This work is in turn informing the development of a Common Framework for Heat Risk Governance, led by UNDRR with the Global Heat Health Information Network, and Member States, international organizations and stakeholders. The Framework will receive inputs from (and is designed to bring together) multiple sectors, domains and scales – from agriculture and food systems, to energy systems, transportation, construction materials and design, and urban cooling. It is expected to assist national and subnational decision makers in designing and resourcing integrated actions to reduce extreme heat risk to people, urban and rural ecosystems, and the environment, preventing the loss of lives and livelihoods.

03

Driving investment in DRR

DRR remains chronically underfunded. Public expenditures cover only a fraction of what is needed, and financial markets have struggled to direct significant private investment into resilience-building initiatives.

UNDRR is leading the push to change this, mobilize investments and assist governments in reshaping their national financing frameworks.

UNDRR is developing essential frameworks that enable financial institutions to create dedicated instruments, such as resilience bonds. Partnering with key stakeholders, including the Climate Bonds Initiative, UNDRR has introduced the Climate Resilience Classification Framework, providing much-needed clarity for investors. Countries such as Rwanda have already integrated part of these frameworks into their green taxonomies, while others including Brazil, Canada and Colombia are considering following suit.

Financial institutions are taking notice – the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank recently raised over US$310 million through its first Climate Adaptation Bond. UNDRR is also working with global banking leaders such as Standard Chartered and KPMG to issue guidance on adaptation and resilience finance, mapping over 100 investable activities so far in the 2024 Guide for Adaptation and Resilience Finance.

At the national level, UNDRR is driving a paradigm shift in disaster risk financing. Traditional models focus on absorbing shocks through insurance or budgetary reserves, but often neglect proactive risk reduction. UNDRR supports countries in adopting comprehensive DRR financing strategies that emphasize resilience-building investments.

In Kenya and Madagascar, UNDRR has helped establish budget tagging systems to track DRR expenditures, ensuring accountability and better integration into sectoral budgets.

In Armenia and Chile, UNDRR has collaborated with governments to embed disaster risk considerations into infrastructure planning and public investment decisions.

In Guatemala, UNDRR has worked with local banks to integrate DRR criteria into credit allocation, fostering risk-informed lending and sustainable financing solutions, while in Fiji, the Pacific’s first anticipatory action pilot insurance scheme provides farming groups with funds to better prepare for cyclones.

UNDRR has supported Bangladesh and Seychelles in reforming policies to unlock climate financing from institutions such as the International Monetary Fund’s Resilience and Sustainability Trust.

Overall, with UNDRR’s assistance, these countries have successfully integrated disaster risk into public finance management practices, enabling more efficient use of existing resources for greater disaster resilience. UNDRR’s support also helped them to mobilize private investment and secure access to international funding mechanisms, scaling up the financing available for DRR.

The Corporate Chief Resilience Officers network gathered 10 large private sector companies covering diverse sectors with a combined workforce of over a million people globally and revenue exceeding US$300 billion in over 100 countries. This group is committed to advancing best practices and providing thought leadership to other companies to boost the resilience of businesses around the world, hence strengthening the resilience of society as a whole.

As financial markets and governments increasingly adopt resilience-based investment approaches, UNDRR’s work is creating an enabling environment for countries to make risk-informed investment decisions.

04

Influence, advocacy and risk communication

Ensuring that DRR is embedded in national, regional and global planning requires sustained engagement with policymakers at all levels. UNDRR’s strategic advocacy has demonstrated that resilience must be treated as a fundamental pillar of governance, not an afterthought.

By working directly with governments, financial institutions and international organizations, UNDRR is fostering risk-informed policies that translate into real-world action, whether through national legislation, regional cooperation frameworks or global economic strategies.

In 2024, UNDRR achieved significant milestones in embedding DRR into global policy frameworks, ensuring that the importance of DRR influences processes far beyond our immediate reach. UNDRR’s advocacy significantly shaped the United Nations Pact for the Future, adopted by the General Assembly in 2024. This comprehensive framework mainstreamed DRR elements, promoting a risk-informed approach to sustainable development at all levels, and ensuring that resilience is at the core of global development strategies. This alignment with the Sendai Framework’s priorities marked a pivotal shift towards proactive disaster risk management on an international scale.

UNDRR’s work with policymakers included advocating for regions with unique vulnerabilities:

• Antigua and Barbuda Agenda for Small Island Developing States (SIDS): This agenda underscored the importance of DRR and resilience across various sectors, including tourism and water management. Notably, it was the first intergovernmentally agreed document to explicitly call for the application of the Principles for Resilient Infrastructure.
• New Programme of Action for Landlocked Developing Countries (LLDCs): For the first time, DRR was elevated to one of the five priority areas in the Programme of Action for Landlocked Developing Countries (2024–2034), ensuring that resilience becomes central to LLDCs' development strategies.

UNDRR's efforts to promote inclusive governance were exemplified by the Sendai Stakeholder Engagement Mechanism (SEM). SEM’s leadership role for the United Nations Civil Society Conference in Nairobi ensured that DRR perspectives were prominently featured in the Summit of the Future and the resulting Pact for the Future. Its active participation embedded DRR and principles of meaningful stakeholder engagement into the Pact’s outcome documents, reinforcing resilience as a central theme in future global governance frameworks.

UNDRR’s strategic advocacy and partnerships in 2024 have significantly advanced DRR’s integration into global policy frameworks. By influencing high-level platforms such as the G20, and empowering diverse stakeholders through mechanisms such as SEM, UNDRR has reinforced resilience as a fundamental component of sustainable development. These efforts lay a robust foundation for continued progress in reducing vulnerabilities and building resilient communities worldwide.

World Tsunami Awareness Day focused on lessons learned from the Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami in a sombre commemoration of the 20-year anniversary of this tragic event. Under the #GetToHighGround campaign, communities around the world carried out evacuation drills, and marked the event with messages of remembrance and praise for the progress made in EWS since. UNDRR, in partnership with the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, created an art and survivor portrait exhibition that was shown in Paris, Manila and Geneva. Record numbers of schoolchildren attended the high-school students’ tsunami awareness summit in Japan.

For the International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction, the theme was “Empowering the next generation for a resilient future”. Schools around the world were encouraged to run events, games and activities using UNDRR’s toolkit and the “Stop Disasters!” game to mark the day.

Five Central Asian nations – Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan – reaffirmed their commitment to safe and resilient schools for children, with four endorsing the Comprehensive School Safety Framework 2022–2030.

The Framework provides strategic guidance for governments and partners to enhance school safety, ensuring safe, equitable and continuous access to quality education for all. This is especially pertinent for schools in disaster-prone areas with structural vulnerabilities that put them at significant risk.

Central Asian countries face hazards including earthquakes, floods and extreme weather events – all of which can threaten children’s safety and continuous access to education. Political commitment is the first step to addressing such threats.

05

UNDRR financial overview and funding base analysis

In 2024, the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) received a total of US$57.2 million in financial contributions. Additionally, the USA pledged US$6.5 million, though this amount was not received.

The financial inflows represented a substantial portion of the resources required to support the implementation of the Biennial Work Programme for 2024-2025, which had a total funding requirement of US$135 million including US$69.43 for 2024.

UNDRR continues to diversify and broaden its donor base, both in terms of financial contributions and partnerships. In 2024, the organization saw an increase in the number of donors, reflecting growing support for its mission to reduce disaster risks worldwide. Notably, more UN partners contributed to the UNDRR Trust Fund, which bolstered the organization’s financial sustainability and enhanced its ability to engage in long-term strategic planning. In addition, UNDRR's involvement in two Green Climate Fund (GCF) programmes under development in 2024 highlights the increasing collaboration with international financial mechanisms aimed at addressing climate-related risks.

Flexible core funding remains essential for UNDRR's ability to deliver on its Work Programme. This flexibility enables the office to adapt to rapidly changing disaster risk landscapes and remain agile in the face of emerging challenges. Given that 99.9% of UNDRR’s funding comes from extra-budgetary and voluntary contributions, this funding flexibility is critical to its operational success. In 2024, eleven donors—Sweden, Norway, Japan, Switzerland, Finland, the Republic of Korea, Luxembourg, China, the Philippines, Israel, and France—provided full or partial unearmarked core funding, contributing a total of US$13.06 million. This represented 20.5% of the total pledged funding for the year.

Multi-year agreements are a cornerstone of UNDRR's financial strategy, providing a predictable funding stream that enhances the organization’s ability to plan and implement disaster risk reduction efforts over a four-year period covered by UNDRR Strategic Frameworks or at least two years. In 2024, UNDRR signed five new multi-year agreements with CREWS, the Netherlands, and Switzerland, further reinforcing the strategic alignment between the organization and its donors. These new agreements add to a robust portfolio of multi-year contributions from donors such as Australia, Canada, CREWS, the European Union, Finland, Germany, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Republic of Korea, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United States of America.

UNDRR’s funding supports key global initiatives such as the Early Warning for All initiative (EW4All) and other thematic programmes such as the Water at Heart of Climate Action Programme (WHCA). These programs are pivotal in advancing UNDRR's mission of reducing disaster risk and promoting resilience in vulnerable communities worldwide. Moreover, while larger donors play an important role in UNDRR’s funding strategy, smaller contributors also provide valuable support. These smaller donors, which include a variety of governments, international organizations and private sector partners, are crucial in strengthening UNDRR’s capacity to achieve its objectives. Their contributions, while not always as high-profile, are no less significant in enabling UNDRR to maintain a diverse and sustainable funding base.

In-kind contributions, including Junior Professional Officers (JPOs), continue to play an essential role in bolstering UNDRR’s capacity. In 2024, ten JPOs were provided by Germany, Italy, Japan, Republic of Korea, the Netherlands, and the United States, contributing valuable expertise and supporting the successful delivery of UNDRR's global initiatives.

UNDRR’s ongoing efforts to foster dialogue and transparency with its donor community and stakeholders are vital in strengthening partnerships and ensuring accountability. In 2024, the organization hosted multiple platforms for consultation, including the UNDRR Support Group in Geneva, the Group of Friends in New York, donor meetings, and online briefings for the Global Platform 2025. These interactions fostered collaboration and knowledge sharing, further enhancing UNDRR’s capacity to deliver on its mandate.

In 2024, the increase in the number of donors and expanded partnerships, along with growing recognition of UNDRR's work in important global initiatives, has strengthened its funding base. Flexible core funding, multi-year agreements, and in-kind contributions remain essential for UNDRR’s ability to carry out its Work Programme and respond to new disaster risks. UNDRR is committed to continuing the diversification of its donor base to ensure long-term financial stability, which is vital to its mission of building resilience and reducing disaster risks worldwide. Both large and small donors play an important role in supporting this mission, and UNDRR sincerely thanks all contributors for their ongoing support.