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Vacancy
Closing date:
04 May 2014
14-PGM-UNISDR-33512-R-BANGKOK (O) United Nations Core Values: Integrity, Professionalism, Respect for Diversity Special Notice 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 establish…
ISDR/C/14/2014 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 coordination of disa…
VA/ISDR/TEMP/01/2014United Nations Core Values:Integrity ● Professionalism ● Respect for diversityDUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIESOrg. 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 and to ensu…
Vacancy
Closing date:
08 November 2014
14-PGM-UNISDR-37591-R-PANAMA CITY (X) United Nations Core Values: Integrity ● Professionalism ● Respect for diversity Special Notice 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…
UNISDR/IMIS:  508317    United Nations Core Values: Integrity ● Professionalism ● Respect for diversity 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 and to ensure synergies among…
Vacancy
Closing date:
16 January 2015
14-ADM-UNISDR-39090-R-GENEVA (X)United Nations Core Values:Integrity ● Professionalism ● Respect for diversitySpecial Notice This post is funded from project funds and extension is subject to availability of fundsOrg. Setting And Reporting Created in December 1999, the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR) is the designated focal po…
News
10 October 2014
MADRID, 9 October 2014 - The recurrence of flooding, one of Europe’s most persistent natural hazards, presents both a challenge and an opportunity when it comes to disaster reduction, a conference heard on Wednesday. Both the Balkans and the United Kingdom have experienced heavy floods in the last year, with surging water levels in Serbia in May leadin…
ISDR/C/1/2014 United Nations Core Values: Integrity ● Professionalism ● Respect for diversityBackground: 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 coordination of disaster…
Vacancy namber: ISDR/C/02/14 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 coordin…
VA-ISDR-T-02-2014 United Nations Core Values: Integrity ● Professionalism ● Respect for diversity Organizational setting and reporting relationships: This position is located in the Resource Mobilization Unit. The External Relations Officer reports to the Chief of Unit. Responsibilities: Participates in the development, implementation and monitorin…
Senator Loren Legarda and the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR) are organizing a high level forum on strengthening disaster risk insurance in the Philippines as part of an effective strategy to improve the country's resilience. "This forum will provide us with fresh insights on the importance of affordable and cost-effective di…
The United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR), the Government of the Arab Republic of Egypt, the South Sinai Governorate and the League of Arab States (LAS) are organizing the 2nd Arab Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction which will take place in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, from 14-16 September 2014. Adhering to the outcomes of the first…
Event
16 May 2014
The R!SE initiative is an ambitious global response to a daunting global challenge, a new way of collaborating, to unlock the potential for public and private sector actors who are ready and willing to make a step forward and take leadership on disaster risk reduction. The overall goal of the initiative is to make all investments risk-sensitive. R!SE w…
Resilient Cities - The Annual Global Forum on Urban Resilience and Adaptation - is the global platform for urban resilience and climate change adaptation, hosted every year in Bonn. Resilient Cities was first launched in 2010 with the goal of connecting local government leaders and climate change adaptation experts to discuss adaptation challenges facin…
Event Description A series of commemorative events on disaster risk reduction (DRR) is planned in Kobe, Hyogo, Japan for January 2015. Among these: the 20th commemoration of the Great Hanshin Awaji Earthquake; the 10th year of the Hyogo Framework for Action (HFA); and the 10th year of establishment of the International Recovery Platform (IRP). These fo…