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The sixth Session of the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (GP2019) will take place in Geneva, Switzerland from 13 to 17 May, 2019, convened and organized by the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR) and hosted by the Government of Switzerland. The session will be co-chaired by Switzerland and UNISDR. It will represent the next impor…
About: On the occasion of its 63rd session, to be held in Geneva from 15 February to 4 March 2016, the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women will hold a half-day of general discussion on gender-related dimensions of disaster risk reduction and climate change in the context of the provisions of the Convention on the Elimination of…
The second formal session of the open-ended intergovernmental expert working group will be held in Geneva, Switzerland on 10-11 February 2016, and will be preceded by an informal session on 9 February. Sessions will be held in Room XVIII in the Palais des Nations. Introduction: Upon adoption of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-203…
Persons living with disabilities are among the most excluded in society, and their plight is magnified when a disaster strikes. Not only are they less likely to receive the aid they need during a humanitarian crisis, they are also less likely to recover in the long-term. More often than not, their unique contribution to helping communities prepare for a…
Overview Every year, the Periperi U Consortium meets to discuss progress in strengthening applied disaster risk scholarship in Africa. In 2013, this event has been reframed to coincide with the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction, and will be convened in Geneva on 24 May. The 2013 Periperi U Seminar will be hosted by the Technical University o…
Open informal session of the United Nations Inter-Agency Meeting on Outer Space Activities Towards the fourth session of the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction This event is an interactive forum for Governments, national authorities, United Nations system entities, private sector and civil society to examine how space-based-technology applica…
In person
23 January 2013 - 26 January 2013
Davos
In this conference Ms Margareta Wahlström, the United Nations Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Disaster Risk Reduction, will help participants explore ways for businesses to build resilience to disasters. This will be a joint session between the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR) and Crossroads Foundation. Duri…
This reception is being hosted by the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR) to commemorate the International Day for Disaster Reduction 2012. It will involve the Geneva based diplomatic and donor community as well as UNISDR's partners in the disaster risk reduction process.
In person
01 November 2011 - 02 November 2011
Geneva
Context The International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (launched by UN General Assembly in 2000) and the adoption by States of the “Hyogo Framework for Action 2010-2015: Building the Resilience of Nations and Communities to Disasters” (HFA) has provided strong impetus to the overall goal to ‘substantially reduce disaster losses in the social, econom…
National media organizations play an important role in promoting national disaster risk reduction (DRR) policies and programmes. To do so, however, they need to know what disaster risk reduction is about and to have established contacts with key DRR professionals who can provide them with accurate and timely information. At the same time, National Platf…
In Commemoration of the International Day for Disaster Reduction (IDDR) Friday October 19th, 2018, 13:30 to 15:00 Room XXV (Building E), Palais des Nations Programme 12.30 Lunch and drinks provided by the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Korea at Escargot Bar (3rd Floor, Building E) 13:30 Welcoming remarks by Her Excellency Mrs. Ji-ah Paik, A…
Promoting local actions in disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation in the agriculture sectors With the participation of debaters from: École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne and Bern University of Applied Sciences Friday, 12 October 2018 (14.00-16.15 hrs.) Room A 2.21, Bern University of Applied Science, Bern, Switzerland Judgin…
OECD and UNISDR will organize a discussion of donors, hosted by the Permanent Mission of Canada to the United Nations in Geneva, on how to increase effectiveness of development assistance for disaster risk reduction (DRR), as a contribution to the Post-2015 Framework for DRR (HFA2).
The United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UNISDR), the World Bank Disaster Risk Management Regional Coordinator East Asia Pacific (EAP) and the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), kindly invite you to the Geneva launch of the World Bank’s publication: Cities and Flooding: A Guide to Integrated Urban Flood Risk Management for…
The Fourth Session of the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction aims to continue the momentum into a durable and sustained effort from all actors - governments, NGOs and civil society, international agencies and organizations, academic and technical institutions, and the private sector - to take shared responsibility in reducing risks and reinforc…

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