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Displaying 15 of about 23 results8 March 2017 – The UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Disaster Risk Reduction, Mr. Robert Glasser, today marked International Women’s Day with a call for greater advancement of women in disaster management and disaster risk reduction.
Mr. Glasser said: “Too few countries in disaster-prone parts of the world have a clear understanding of…
The World Tsunami Museum Conference will be organized at Ishigaki Island, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan, on 5th November 2017, which is World Tsunami Awareness Day.
The organizers of this event are the UNISDR Office in Japan, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, and Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), working closely with partners in Japan…
In the morning visitors will be able to watch three simulations (3 minutes) using VR headsets to feel and understand the impact of earthquakes. The VR experience is sponsored by Kozo Keikaku Engineering Inc., a company based in Japan with the support of the UNISDR Kobe Office. The VR event will include three virtual scenarios based on the experience of…
Home Safe Home: Reducing Exposure, Reducing Displacement
Goal: Use International Day for Disaster Reduction on 13 October 2017 to:
Provide an advocacy platform to all governments, local governments, disaster management agencies, UN agencies, NGOs, Red Cross and Red Crescent societies, civil society groups, businesses, academic and scientific instituti…
Geneva, Switzerland, 6 October, 2017 - Earthquakes and tsunami may be rare events in Switzerland but they can happen. In 563, a mudslide triggered a tsunami in Lac Leman (Geneva's lake) creating waves which reached around 8 meters in Geneva and 13 meters in Lausanne.
Switzerland suffered its most devastating earthquake in Basel in October 1356 which ha…
GENEVA, 27 February 2017 - The Czech Republic has fully embraced the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction following a decade or more during which public awareness of disaster risk has grown considerably.
Dr. Jan Danhelka, deputy director of the Czech Hydrometeorological Institute, points to the 2002 European floods as a significant turning poin…
About World Tsunami Awareness Day
Tsunamis are rare but they can affect a lot of people especially communities living in coastal areas. The 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake tsunami affected up to five million people in 15 countries. Tsunamis know no borders, making international cooperation key for deeper political and public understanding of risk reductio…
United Nations Core Values: Integrity, Professionalism, Respect for Diversity
Job opening number: 79013
Completed online application (Cover Note and Personal History Profile) is required. Incomplete applications will not be reviewed.
The Cover Note must include:
Title of degree you are currently pursuing.
Graduation Date (When will you…
The communication guidelines presented in this report build on the systematization of good practices on DRR communication in the Caribbean region, by presenting guidelines to expand and replicate the good practices in a systematic, consistent manner. The guidelines aim to support mutual reinforcement of the good practices and enhanced effectiveness. The…
CANCUN, Mexico, 2 June 2017 – International broadcasting federations have vowed to step up their work to spread information about disaster risk reduction to their audiences, thereby giving a critical boost to efforts by governments.
The pledge came at the 2017 Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction, which wrapped up last week in Cancun, Mexico, an…
CANCUN, Mexico, 26 May 2017 – The sound of a brass band cover of the iconic song Ghost Town and the sharp-tongued advice of human hazard Sue Nami have echoed in the packed halls of the 2017 Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction, thanks to an art installation that aims to entertain and spark debate.
“We created this in order to try a new approach,…
GENEVA, 13 March, 2017 - The Philippines Senate is expected to ratify the Paris Agreement on climate change tomorrow making the Philippines the 135th country to do so following a long advocacy campaign by UNISDR Global Champion for Resilience, Senator Loren Legarda.
Senator Legarda is seeking unanimous approval of the required Resolution at…
As tsunami risk is not always associated with lakes, UNISDR will take the opportunity of being in Geneva to raise awareness this year about the tsunami risk linked to the geology of lake and will show “The Wave” at the Empire cinema as part and in collaboration of the ONU Cine activities.
The Wave (Norwegian: Bølgen) is a 2015 Norwegian catastrophe dra…
Tsunamis are rare events but they affect a lot of people when they happen in particular communities living in coastal areas, having devastating impacts on housing, infrastructure and livelihoods. Over 11 million have been affected by tsunamis this century.
This year and for its second edition, the 2017 World Tsunami Awareness Day will align with the th…
The United Nations Information Service in Geneva will organize in cooperation with the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR), a two-day seminar on "Reducing Disaster Risks to Achieve the Sustainable Development Goals", on 12 and 13 October 2017, 9:00 until 17:00.
The aim of the United Nations Seminar Series is to deepen peopl…