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Displaying 30 of about 35 resultsJob Opening number : 15-United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction Secretariat-42904-Consultant
United Nations Core Values: Integrity ● Professionalism ● Respect for diversity
Duties And Responsibilities
Promote activities and processes, in coordination with personnel of UNISDR Americas and the regional liaison officer, for the di…
MAR DEL PLATA, Argentina, 9 July 2015 – Argentina has rolled out a new plan to ensure that the interests of people with disabilities are part of its efforts to tackle disaster risk, an inclusive approach that reflects the goals of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction.
The “Inclusive Plan for Emergency and/or Disaster Situations” (PISEC), wh…
NEW YORK, 3 MARCH 2015 - The United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction has designated the City of Hoboken, New Jersey, USA, as a Role Model City of the Making Cities Resilient campaign for its flood risk management practices. These include plans to retain over a million gallons of stormwater runoff through green infrastructure.
Hoboken becomes…
Job Opening number : 15-United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction Secretariat-42885-Consultant
Extended - previous closing date: 10 May 2015
United Nations Core Values: Integrity ● Professionalism ● Respect for diversity
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Propósito de la consultoría:
Servicios profesionales de consultoría como Asesor(a) Regional (Améric…
15-PGM-UNISDR-42717-R-NEW YORK (X)
United Nations Core Values:
Integrity ● Professionalism ● Respect for diversity
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This post is funded from project funds and extension is subject to availability of funds.
Org .Setting And Reporting
Created in December 1999, the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction and Secretariat of…
El propósito de este estudio es el de identificar algunos elementos clave que puedan servir como insumos para la formulación de una Estrategia Suramericana para la reducción del riesgo de desastres liderada por el Grupo de Trabajo de Alto Nivel para la Gestión Integral del Riesgo de Desastres de la Unión de Naciones Suramericanas, UNASUR, cuyos Estados…
GENEVA, 2 November 2015 - Ten days ago, the news broke that “the strongest hurricane ever recorded in the Western Hemisphere” was about to slam into the Pacific coastline of Mexico.
Hurricane Patricia intensified from a tropical storm to a system packing sustained winds of 200 mph/320 kph in 24 hours. When it made landfall early Friday evening, October…
PANAMA, 20 October 2015 – The resilience of the Nasa indigenous community in Colombia has been recognized 21 years after they lost over 1,000 people in a flood and earthquake which struck on June 6, 1994.
Living along the banks of the Páez, they have also been coping successfully with the reactivation of the Nevado de Huila volcano in 2007. The volcan…
17 September 2015, GENEVA - The head of the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR), Margareta Wahlström, today congratulated the Chilean government on its successful efforts to reduce disaster risk and minimise the number of casualties from the 8.3 magnitude earthquake and tsunami which occurred last night.
Ms. Wahlström said: “Chile’s investme…
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador, 24 June 2015 – Disaster risk reduction needs to be a key component of development in order to secure sustainable results, UNISDR’s head Ms. Margareta Wahlström told a key meeting in Central America, one the most climate-vulnerable regions in the world.
Addressing the 3rd Consultative Forum of the Central American Policy for I…
The Fifth Regional Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction in the Americas is the space that brings together key players from North, South, Central America and the Caribbean, involved in disaster risk reduction and resilience building.
This is a multisectoral and broadly participatory forum that reflects the commitment and concern of the (national, subnat…
The meeting aims to discuss the Sendai Framework and define regional priorities for their implementation by the countries of the Americas.
The agreements and recommendations arising from this meeting will serve as the basis for further discussion and analysis with a broader group of partners in the framework of the Regional Platform for Disaster Risk R…
The workshop is the first regional meeting under the framework of the 2015-2016 DIPECHO Action Plan for the Caribbean.
Workshop objectives:
Strengthen the understanding of linkages between the goals and priorities of the 2015-2016 DIPECHO Action Plan for the Caribbean with global and regional frameworks for Disaster Risk Reduction.
Facilitate the joi…
Propósito de la consultoría
La UNISDR con el propósito de apoyar al Gobierno de Uruguay a evaluar de manera técnica e independiente el progreso alcanzado por el país en la implementación del MAH y generar una apreciación del estado de base respecto de las prioridades para el monitoreo de la implementación del Marco de Acción de Sendai, requiere contrat…
15--UNISDR-43114-C-MULTIPLE D/S
United Nations Core Values:
Integrity ● Professionalism ● Respect for diversity
Duties And Responsibilities
1. Provide substantive support, in cooperation with UNISDR Americas, to the coordination and articulation of activities, consultative processes and dialogues of the project "Implementing the post 2015…