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Displaying 15 of about 23 resultsOn 8 November 2013 Typhoon Haiyan made landfall in the Philippines. Vicious winds reached 315 kilometres per hour, laying waste to houses and tearing up trees. Tsunami-like storm surges inundated coastal settlements. More than 6,300 people lost their lives, and four million people were displaced, many of them permanently. The storm – which was…
Abu Dhabi, 3 August 2023, Advances in early warning systems and preparedness have proven to be lifesaving and cost-effective, protecting tens of thousands of lives and billions of dollars in assets. By focusing on people-centered, end-to-end, multi-hazard early warning systems, we can mitigate the impact of disasters by triggering timely and well-prepar…
Register hereThe Vive con Esperanza Foundation, with the support of the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction - Regional Office for the Americas and the Caribbean, has opened the application period for the Continental Rally 2024. This regional competition is aimed at elementary and middle schools in the Americas, with the objective of promot…
24 May 2023, In an endeavor to address the urgent challenges presented by climate change and foster resilient communities, the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) and the United Nations in the UAE organized a webinar titled "Building Synergies Between Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Action." This webinar was conducted as part o…
WATCH MORE RECORDINGS HEREDate and time Wednesday 19 April 2023, 07:00am EDT (Washington DC) AboutThe first webinar, led by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in partnership with the United Nations Office of Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR), will focus on risk-informed urban development and planning processes in cities/municipaliti…
5 April 2023, The United Cities and Local Governments Middle East and West Asia Section (UCLG-MEWA) organized a webinar on the critical role of local governments in disaster management. The webinar was conducted in English, Turkish, and Arabic and featured prominent speakers, who shared their valuable insights and experiences on disaster management, mit…
Madrid, Spain, 15 June 2023, In today's interconnected world, collaboration between academia and organizations is vital to address global challenges effectively. The Europe, Middle East, and Africa Accreditation Conference, organized by AACSB, brought together thought leaders and experts to explore how to foster environments where societal impact is str…
Khartoum, 6-9 March 2023, The United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction, Regional Office for Arab States, organized a 4-day national workshop in Sudan on Sendai Framework Monitor & Disaster Loss Accounting System to advocate the importance of disaster risk reduction governance, provide hands-on training on the use of Sendai Framework Monitor…
This session aims to build understanding of the factors affecting public health system resilience across multiple communities and countries to the COVID-19 pandemic and other emergencies.
Expected outcomes
An understanding of the factors affecting public health system resilience across multiple communities and countries to the COVID-19 pandemic and ot…
Event Date & Venue
Date: 16 February 2023
Venue: UNDRR Global Education and Training Institute (GETI). Incheon, Republic of Korea
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Organizers
UNDRR Office for Northeast Asia (ONEA) and Global Education and Training Institute (GETI)
Trilateral Cooperation Secretariat (TCS)
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Event Date & Venue
Date: 22-24 March 2023
Venue: UNDRR Global Education and Training Institute (GETI). Incheon, Republic of Korea
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Organizers
UNDRR Office for Northeast Asia (ONEA) and Global Education and Training Institute (GETI)
UNDRR Regional Office for Asia-Pacific (ROAP)
Making Cities Resilient 2030 (MCR20…
This event is invite-onlyDisaster risk reduction is everyone’s business. Different groups have varying sets of skills, resources, and knowledge to reduce risk and help relief efforts. An all-of-society and comprehensive security approach is critical for achieving the outcomes and goals of the Sendai Framework and for building resilient communities. This…
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“A society that doesn’t make room for everybody, has room for nobody.” – Martine Abel-Williamson, World Blind Union All-of-society engagement and partnershipThe Midterm Review of the Sendai Framework at the United Nations in New York concluded on 19 May 2023. In the political declaration adopted at the Review, Member States agreed to promote:…
Recording.embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; } Date and Time18 December 202307:00 New York | 12:00 London | 13:00 Geneva | 19:00 B…