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14-PGM-UNISDR-37627-R-NAIROBI (X)
United Nations Core Values:
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…
BRUSSELS, 16 May 2014 – For the first time, the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR) held a special session on private sector contributions to the post-2015 framework for disaster risk reduction at the European Business Summit.
UNISDR’s session, "Reducing Risks in post-2015: Contribution of the Private Sector to Building Resilien…
APIA, 2 September 2014 – The need for animals to be included in disaster risk management planning was highlighted yesterday at the International Conference on Small Island Developing States which heard an appeal for them to be included in the revised Hyogo Framework for Action, the international framework for disaster risk reduction.
Over one billion…
GENEVA, 31 July 2014 – To celebrate its global alliance with TV broadcasters and the role they played in the past ten years to advance the disaster risk reduction agenda, the UN office for Disaster Risk Reduction is teaming up with the Asian Broadcasting Union (ABU) and the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and launching its first Disaster Risk Reductio…
GENEVA, 15 July 2014 – Future progress to reduce disaster risk rests, in large part, on expanded and stronger public-private sector partnerships, the Intergovernmental Preparatory Committee of the Third UN World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction heard today.
Vice President and Chief Sustainability Officer of AECOM Technology Corporation Gary Lawren…
GENEVA, 15 July 2014 - The lack of privacy for women in emergency shelters – managed by men - following the Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami was cited today as an example of how gender issues can be overlooked in disaster risk management as civil society took centre stage at preparatory talks in Geneva on the Third UN World Conference on Disaste…
GENEVA, 23 June 2014 – The UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR) today announced it is seeking nominations for the 2015 Sasakawa Award for Disaster Risk Reduction, now in its 24th season, for individuals or groups of people providing extraordinary leadership in creating a safe, healthy, wealthy and resilient future for the planet.
“There is pl…
BRUSSELS, 24 October 2014 - The European Commissioner for International Cooperation, Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Response, Kristalina Georgieva, today called for a change in “the global mind-set towards disaster risk reduction” as she was confirmed as a Champion of Disaster Risk Reduction by UNISDR.
Commissioner Georgieva who will take over as Europe…
GENEVA, 17 October 2014 - UNISDR Chief, Margareta Wahlstrom today welcomed the election of UNISDR champion and long-standing advocate for disaster risk reduction, Saber Hossain Chowdhury, as the new President of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU).
She said: “UNISDR is pleased that someone who has been a long-time advocate for parliamentarians should b…
MADRID, 8 October 2014 - The 5th European Forum for Disaster Risk Reduction (EFDRR) closed today with a strong call for joint action to face the common challenges of climate change, sustainable development and disaster risk reduction.
“The main aim must be to focus on reinforcing the joint actions and strategies,” said meeting co-Chair Daniel Cano from…
MADRID, 7 October 2014 - Scientists can, and should, play a greater role in the international effort to reduce the prevalence and impact of disasters, Margareta Wahlström, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Disaster Risk Reduction and Head of UNISDR told a conference.
But this will only happen when there is greater demand for scie…
GENEVA, 19 September 2014 – As part of the build-up to the Third UN World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction in Sendai, Japan, next March, Geneva Airport is offering passengers the chance to engage with the planet through an inter-active digital globe, the Tangible Earth, developed by the Earth Literacy Programme at Kyoto University, Japan.
Passenge…
The MENA DRR Network meeting will review and discuss global and regional processes and events contributing towards the Post-2015 framework for DRR (De-briefing 2nd Arab Conference on DRR of September 2014 and 2nd WCDRR PrepComm and next steps). Other agenda items are a discussion on joint roll-out of the UN Plan of Action on DRR for Resilience, UNV's ta…
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United Nations Core Values:
Integrity ● Professionalism ● Respect for diversity
Background:
Created in December 1999, the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction and secretariat of the International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UNISDR) is the designated focal point in the United Nations system for the coordinatio…