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A lack of ambition is not one of the challenges facing Ismailia. Situated on the west bank of the Suez Canal in Egypt, the city is locally known as “The city of beauty and enchantment” and is home to around 370,000 people.
As part of its Vision 2030, the city is embarking on several megaprojects in its construction industry, including 480km of transp…
Interview with Dr. Maha ElTahir, consultant with the Sudan Ministry of Infrastructure and Transportation
What are the greatest challenges facing your city?
The greatest challenge that we face as a city is the economic instability and migration from the conflict in Darfur. We have a lot of development plans at the moment and looking for enhanced Public…
Situated in the heart of the Ring of Fire, Indonesia ranks amongst the most disaster-prone countries in the world. Multiple hazards including flooding, landslides, earthquakes, tsunamis, volcanoes and cyclones claim approximately 8,000 lives annually and cost the Government of Indonesia some $300 to $500 million annually in post-disaster reconstr…
Webinar on the Comprehensive Climate and Disaster Risk Management and introduction to the training that follows in 2022.
Date:
Friday December 17th
Time:
10:00-11:30 Caribbean Time (AST)
This webinar aims to provide an overview of the comprehensive climate and disaster risk management (CRM) and to introduce a course to capacitate pa…
Result of Service
GRAF roll-out at the national level in Sudan
Work Location
Home Based
Expected duration
Four months from 15 Dec. 2021 to 14 Apr. 2022 (with possibility of extension)
Duties and Responsibilities
Organizational Setting and Reporting
Created in December 1999, the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) is the des…
This is the Nairobi Declaration on accelerating the path to achieving the goals and targets of the Programme of Action for the Implementation of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030 in Africa. The Ministers and Heads of Delegations responsible for Disaster Risk Reduction in Africa have met in Nairobi, Republic of Kenya on 19 N…
One of the thematic pillars for the European Forum on Disaster Risk Reduction (EFDRR) is accelerating implementation of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction. The Sendai Framework Voluntary Commitments online platform (VC platform) allows stakeholders to inform the public about their work on DRR while identifying crossovers with others in the…
On 17 November 2021, the Government of Republic of Kenya officially opened the 8th Africa Regional Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction as the host country. This key event on disaster risk reduction is convened at a critical time in a context where Africa is facing increasing challenges from disaster risks aggravated by the COVID-19 pandemic and climate…
With the Making Cities Resilient 2030 Initiative gaining momentum in Europe and Central Asia, a number of cities are accelerating action, especially after the COVID-19 pandemic, and with increasing climate-change impacts. Bishkek, the capital city of the Kyrgyz Republic, has taken significant steps forward in strengthening city resilience. The efforts,…
The ministers and heads of delegations of the Arab Member States of the United Nations and representatives of regional, inter-governmental, and non-governmental organizations participating in the Fifth Arab Regional Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction in Rabat, the Kingdom of Morocco, announced the adoption of Rabat Declaration for Disaster Risk Reduct…
Remarks by SRSG Mizutori
COP-26 Side event
Les migrations et les déplacements à l’ère de la crise climatique : enjeux et stratégies politiques et opérationnels en Afrique de l’Ouest et au Sahel
10 November
Africa has often been called a “continent on the move” and this is especially true for West Africa, which is one of the most mobile r…
Opening Remarks by SRSG Mami Mizutori at the Ministerial and High-Level Authorities Meeting
3 November 2021
Regional Platform for DRR in the Americas and the Caribbean
Chair, Hon. Minister Desmond McKenzie, Minister of Local Government and Rural Development.
Ministers and High-Level Authorities of the countries of the Americas & the Caribb…
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SRSG Mizutori Opening Remarks
InsuResilience Annual Forum 2021
Virtual Event, 29 October 2021 (Day 2), 09:15 – 09:25 CEST
Excellencies, Secretaries, and all members and friends of the InsuResilience Global Partnership. It is an honour to welcome you and to open the second day of our virtual event as we move from political…
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Towards the sustainable development for SIDS: UNESCO Global SIDS dialogue series
Theme: Disaster Risk Reduction
22 October 2021
Statement by SRSG Mami Mizutori on the Pacific
His Excellency Prime Minister of the Cook Islands,
Executive Director of UNESCO
Excellencies,
Ladies and gentlemen,
Thank you f…
Geneva - UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Disaster Risk Reduction Mami Mizutori has proposed the idea of a “net resilience gain” to match the “net zero” approach to greenhouse gas emissions.
The idea of “net resilience gain” would mimic the “net-zero” approach of not adding greenhouse gases into the atmosphere, by taking environme…