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Displaying 4 of about 4 resultsThe Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015–2030 (‘the Sendai Framework’) was one of three landmark agreements adopted by the United Nations in 2015. The other two being the Sustainable Development Goals of Agenda 2030 and the Paris Agreement on Climate Change. The UNDRR/ISC Sendai Hazard Definition and Classification Review Technical Report s…
The Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction (2015-2030) and the International Health Regulations (WHO, 2005) include biological hazards, such as the SARS-CoV-2 virus, among the major sources of risks for the 21st century. While COVID-19, the infectious disease caused by this most recent coronavirus, was declared by the World Health Organizati…
Trusted, accurate, simple, and widely shared risk information saves lives, particularly when it reaches ‘the last mile’ and is used by vulnerable communities. This is the case in all communities, countries and disasters, including during the current COVID-19 pandemic.
However, several weeks into this global crisis, it is also clear that a ‘parallel un…
UNDRR is committed to working closely with UN Resident Coordinators and other UN agencies in country to better support governments to build relevant and implementable national and local DRR strategies to reduce disaster and climate risk. This document outlines how to action the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction in a n…