Translating commitments in the Nairobi Declaration into action to deliver on the Programme of Action for the implementation of the Sendai Framework in Africa in the context of COVID-19

The 18th Session of the Africa Working Group on DRR (AWGDRR) was held in hybrid format from 4-6 October 2022 in Algiers.

This issue presents a summary on UNDRR work in Africa throughout 2022.

Issue 10 of the UNDRR Regional Office for Arab States Newsletter is out covering the period of July – December 2022 under the titles: • UNDRR ROAS at COP27 • Regional Collaborations • News and Events • Publications • Media Center • Social Media Campaigns

The disaster risk reduction status report provides a snapshot of the state of disaster risk reduction in the Samoa under four priorities of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030.

The disaster risk reduction status report provides a snapshot of the state of disaster risk reduction in the the Republic of Nauru under four priorities of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030.

This report looks at strengthening the connection between DRR and the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) to reinforce efforts to enhance the protection of persons with disabilities in disaster risk situations.

SRSG Mami Mizutori delivered opening remarks at the high-level event on Public-Private Approaches in Response to the ‘Early Warning for All’ Initiative.

This report aims to strengthen DRR policies and programs in Small Island Developing States (SIDS), through identifying the achievements, challenges, constraints, and gaps that SIDS face in the means of implementing the Sendai Framework.

This report documents the assessment of the status of national disaster loss databases in 13 countries and presents lessons to guide the next generation of disaster loss accounting systems (DLAS).