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Displaying 30 of about 204 resultsUNISDR Regional Office for Arab states is hosting a 2 day workshop to bring together key experts working with local governments in the region to discuss and review the Arabic version of the local-urban indicators that will build on the Ten Essentials of the Making Cities Resilient campaign and will be aligned with Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Redu…
The session will cover issues concerning city resilience and risk management in the context of Sendai Framework implementation. There will be an opportunity to share experience and best practices too. This forum will also be used to re-launch UNISDR's Making Cities Resilient campaign in the region, following the adoption of the new 10 Essentials.
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Under the umbrella of the UN 70th anniversary celebration in Egypt, the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction-Regional Office for Arab States (UNISDR ROAS) is organizing an awareness campaign under the theme "International Day for Disaster Reduction 2015 - Knowledge for Life" at the Gezira Youth Center in Zamalek, Cairo. The c…
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This online dialogue is the second round of consultations with the private sector, business and industry. The three week period of online dialogues will give the opportunity to share your views on the future direction of the renewed Hyogo Framework for Action. Consultations with the private sector will continue during the Regional Platforms in May and J…
The United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR), the Government of the Arab Republic of Egypt, the South Sinai Governorate and the League of Arab States (LAS) are organizing the 2nd Arab Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction which will take place in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, from 14-16 September 2014.
Adhering to the outcomes of the first…
International partners promoting disaster risk reduction (DRR) in the Middle East and Northern Africa gathered for their third formal meeting as "MENA DRR Network". Please find enclosed details on the agenda, discussions and decisions taken.
بناءاً على مبادرة جامعة الدول العربية سيعقد مكتب الأمم المتحدة للحد من مخاطر الكوارث بالتعاون مع برنامج الأمم المتحدة الإنمائي ، ودائرة البيئة والإسكان والتنمية المستدامة وكذلك دائرة الأزمات لدى جامعة الدول العربية ورشة عمل لمدة يومين فى الفترة ما بين 24-25 تشرين الثاني 2013 وذلك بهدف الإنتهاء من وضع خطة تنفيذ الإستراتيجية العربية للحد من مخاطر الكوارث…
The conference will be held as part of the International Day for Disaster Reduction (IDDR) celebrations in Uganda, and will be the key highlight of the theme for the celebration. It is organized by the Department of Relief, Disaster Preparedness and Management, Office of the Prime Minister in conjunction with all the Agencies represented in the National…
A one day workshop on to reactivate the Egyptian participation in the international campaign for disaster risk reduction: Making Cities Resilient will be jointly organized by The Cabinet Information and Decision Support Center (IDSC), the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR) and Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbe…
UNDP, UNISDR and the Swiss Development Cooperation (SDC) are organizing the First Regional Conference on DRR Challenges and Progress in the Arab Region – including HFA implementation and post 2015 Agenda – with a thematic focus on Urban Disaster Risk Management. The conference will be held on 19-21 March 2013 in Aqaba, Jordan. The Conference will be hos…
The Government of Gabon will organize a consultation among government agencies, NGOs and other stakeholders to provide inputs to the HFA 2.
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Les évènements de ces dernières années montrent que les aléas naturels n'épargnent nul pays, nulle puissance à travers la planète. Du tsunami de l'Océan indien aux ouragans et aux cyclones dévastateurs des États-Unis, en passant par les grandes inondations d'Europe et d'Asie, des centaines de milliers de personnes ont péri et des millions d'…
UNISDR Regional Office for Africa and African Centre of Meteorological Applications for Development (ACMAD) will venture into a partnership to establish dialogue between climate scientists and disaster risk managers.
The partnership is aimed providing relevant climate services to be translated by disasters risk managers into risk reduction measures, co…
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