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Displaying 13 of about 13 resultsPersons living with disabilities in Bhutan are ready to ‘come forward and speak with our own voice’ as part of the Himalayan Kingdom’s effort to strengthen inclusive disaster risk reduction measures. Mr Dorji Phuntsho, a person with albinism which also causes vision impairment, said that local disaster prevention planning does not often include the…
On April 17, 2023, the municipality of Pudahuel, Chile, was the first city worldwide to implement the Scorecard’s Addendum for the Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities, developed by the NGO Inclusiva and the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR). The application of the tool was conducted through a workshop facilitated by UNDR…
Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message for the International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction, observed 13 October:2023 has shattered temperature records, and seen record drought, fire and floods around the world. Poverty and inequality are exacerbating these disasters.Those with least are often at greatest risk from extreme we…
Tsunamis can in an instant destroy entire towns and erase decades of development. This makes them one of the deadliest and costliest hazards. And their impact is uneven. The poor and those facing inequality are often the hardest hit by tsunamis, with impacts that linger long after the waters recede.And it is not only the poor who suffer more.…
Governments and stakeholders across Europe and Central Asia are organizing a wide variety of events and activities to raise awareness on this year’s International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction theme on “fighting inequality for a resilient future”In his message for this year’s International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction (IDDRR), the UN Secretary-Gene…
Global UN survey on how persons with disabilities are prepared to cope with disasters reveals severe lack of progress since analysis a decade ago.Persons with disabilities face a shocking lack of support to cope with disasters, with no progress in the last decade, despite a huge increase in climate disasters worldwide. The lack of progress could be a vi…
Representatives from 139 countries and territories have been trained on how to implement disaster resilience strategies that are more inclusive of the perspectives and capacities of persons with disabilities. More than 1,150 participants – including 84 persons with disabilities – were introduced to the Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities Annex t…
Science and technology are critical to developing equitable and sustainable disaster risk reduction across the Americas and the Caribbean, attendees of the VIII Regional Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction in the Americas and the Caribbean (RP23) were told.
Last year, the United Nations set the goal that every person on Earth be protected by early war…
The city of Campinas, MCR2030's Resilience Hub in Brazil, finalised the completion of the Scorecard´s Addendum for the Inclusion of Persons with Disability (self-assessment tool at local level) on 13 November 2023, during a workshop promoted by the Civil Defense, the Campinas Disaster Resilience Centre (CRDC) and Unicamp's Disaster Studies and Research…
13 October is International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction (IDDRR). We invite you to share your IDDRR events and campaigns with our global community. In 2023, the International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction (IDDRR) explores how disasters and inequality feed off one another – and how we can break this vicious cycle. Inequality and disaster vulner…
“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:…
Barcarena took another step towards building its local resilience and risk reduction plan by holding three participatory workshops, from 11 to 13 September, to complete the assessment of the city's disaster resilience capacities.To this end, Barcarena completed three addenda to the Disaster Resilience Scorecard for Cities, with technical support from UN…
Significant strides towards an inclusive future took place in Astana, Kazakhstan on November 14, 2023. At AstanaGenPlan, the primary institution steering the city's development, representatives from the city administration, NGOs, and active citizens convened for a roundtable on inclusion for individuals with disabilities. Statistics highlight that…