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Displaying 135 of about 165 resultsDAKAR, 31 January 2014 – The Prime Minister of Senegal has reiterated her country’s commitment to implementing the Hyogo Framework for Action (HFA) during high level talks with the UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Disaster Risk Reduction.
Prime Minister Aminata Touré said that Senegal’s international commitments were consistent wi…
GENEVA, 21 October 2014 - The Zero Draft of the post-2015 framework for disaster risk reduction was published and circulated widely today. It is an early draft of the final document which will be adopted at the Third UN World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction in Sendai, Japan, next March.
The document prepared by the co-Chairs of the Conference’s P…
UNITAR and UNISDR are offering a free-of-charge online tutorial on the process leading to the Third World Conference on DRR will help countries design and adopt the new Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction in March 2015 in Sendai (Japan).
The tutorial is structured in 4 modules, covering the following topics:
1. DRR Essentials;
2. Past agreements and…
En apoyo al proceso de consultas para la elaboración de un marco para la reducción del riesgo de desastres (RRD) pos-2015, la Agencia Suiza para el Desarrollo y la Cooperación (COSUDE) brindó las facilidades para la realización de la “Consulta Regional Temática: Vínculos entre la Reducción del Riesgo de Desastres y Adaptación al Cambio Climático en el N…
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Sesiones facilitadas por la UNISDR, FECAM y ULL, dará conocer Campaña Mundial Desarrollando Ciudades Resilientes de las Naciones Unidas, y consolidaría puntos de vista, opiniones y sugerencias del personal técnico, y de las Alcaldías de los municipios y Gobiernos Insulares, para el Marco post‐2015 para la Reducción del Riesgo de Desastres q…
TBLISI, 8 December 2014 – The Georgian government is committed to pursue an ambitious approach in disaster risk management that says ‘prevention is better than cure’.
The wisdom of the current policy draws on the hard facts of disaster losses over the past 40 years: thousands of casualties and a huge US$14 billion bill in economic costs.
“Ten years ago…
YEREVAN, 3 December 2014 – The global effort to forge a 2015 framework for disaster risk reduction – an updated Hyogo Framework for Action (HFA) - has championed inclusiveness as a key strength for the future resilience of communities and nations.
Persons living with disabilities, who comprise an estimated 15% of the global population, are one such gro…
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Este texto fue establecido como el Marco de Colaboración para establecer vínculos de intereses para la coalición para la resiliencia de las organizaciones de carácter regional e internacional comprometidas con la promoción y garantía de derechos de la niñez, la adolescencia y la juventud en los países de Latino-américa y el Caribe.
This document provides a summary of UNISDR's work in 2014, with a focus on facilitating the development and adoption of a post-2015 framework for disaster risk reduction; preparing for the Third World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction (WCDRR) in March 2015; and ensuring the recognition and integration of disaster risk reduction into public and priva…
This report focuses on the challenges of managing natural disasters, presenting a synthesis of the status of disaster risk in the Middle East and North Africa (MNA) Region, including gaps and areas for remedial or enhanced actions. It highlights the progress already made and opportunities to learn from best practices, and provides critical feedback to g…
This report describes the methodology used in Albania for historical disaster loss collection, the sources of data used and an analyze of the losses divided in different category groups. The historical collection of loss data is a concrete example on how disasters data can enhance the understanding of the impacts of disasters and can provide information…
14-PGM-UNISDR-38498-R-NEW YORK (E)
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Created in December 1999, the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction and Secretariat of the…
14-PGM-UNISDR-37591-R-PANAMA CITY (X)
United Nations Core Values:
Integrity ● Professionalism ● Respect for diversity
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Extension of the appointment is subject to the availability of the funds.
Org. Setting And Reporting
Created in December 1999, the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction and Secretariat of the Internationa…
14-PGM-UNISDR-37627-R-NAIROBI (X)
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Integrity ● Professionalism ● Respect for diversity
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Staff members are subject to the authority of the Secretary-General and to assignment by him or her. In this context, all staff are expected to move periodically to new functions in their careers in accordance with establi…
VA/ISDR/TEMP/01/2014
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Integrity ● Professionalism ● Respect for diversity
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Org. Setting And Reporting.
Created in December 1999, the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR) is the designated focal point in the United Nations system for the coordination of disaster reduction an…