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UNISDR and the Swiss government invite all media based in Geneva to attend a press conference where they will be briefed on the forum’s expected outcomes. Under the theme: “Invest today for a safer tomorrow: Increase investment in local action,” the forum expects more than 2,000 representatives from government, civil society and the private sector…
The Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (GP), which takes place every two years, is the global forum for accelerating world-wide momentum on disaster risk reduction. As the primary gathering for the world’s disaster risk community, it brings together Governments, UN, international regional organizations and institutions, NGOs, scientific/academi…
Objectives of the side event: The side event will brief on the outcomes of the Second Session of the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction in June 2009. It will build on the Chair’s Summary of the Global Platform and highlight the lessons, findings and recommendations from global and regional reports and the conclusions from the five high-level pa…
A Policy dialogue 'Disaster risk reduction: An essential contribution to inclusive education' will group together ministers in charge of education from selected countries who have demonstrated outstanding achievements in promoting the recognition of disaster risk reduction education and school safety initiatives in their respective country or region, to…
At the first session of the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction, NGOs organized a Preparatory Meeting with the support of UNISDR. The goal of this Meeting was to provide NGOs with an opportunity to better influence the global DRR agenda. The Meeting focused on facilitating the substantive contribution of NGOs to the Global Platform through a "br…
A group of Experts, men and women, on gender and disaster risk reduction, gathered at a meeting on 12-13 February in Geneva under UN/ISDR auspices, agreed on building a “Global Partnership for Mainstreaming Gender Concerns and Needs into Disaster Risk Reduction”. This Partnership will contribute to the ongoing long-lasting global effort to promote gende…

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