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Displaying 90 of about 101 resultsThis meeting of the Arab States inter-agency network will primarily reflect on proceedings and outcomes of the Third World Conference on DRR, which adopted the "Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030". Participants will discuss implications of the new DRR framework for the region and share perspectives on next steps to promote and implem…
This is the second formal meeting of the "DRR in Arab States Group", set up as a distinct group to promote and collaborate on DRR in the Arab States region. The meeting is open to all international partners working on DRR in Arab States. The newly formed group replaces the previous working group set up as part of the MENA group of humanitarian agencies…
UNISDR's Regional Office for Arab States, supported by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC), the Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR), in collaboration with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Regional Centre for Disaster Risk Reduction (RCDRR) in Cairo, are joining efforts to provide focused…
Since the adoption of the Hyogo Framework for Action in 2005, greater awareness of the importance of reducing disaster risk has emerged among different stakeholders. Overall, in the Arab region, there has been some progress on political and national commitment to risk reduction, developing of institutional mechanisms and strategies, enhancing early warn…
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Created in December 1999, the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) is the designated focal point in the United Nations system for the coordination of efforts to reduce disasters and to ensure synergies among the disaster reduction activities of the United Nations and regional organizations and…
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Created in December 1999, the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) is the designated focal point in the United Nations system for the coordination of efforts to reduce disasters and to ensure synergies among the disaster reduction activities of the United Nations and regional organizations an…
‘Managing drought risk in a changing climate - The GAR Special Report on Drought 2021’
Time: 15:30 - 16:30 Amman Time / 14:30 - 15:30 Cairo Time / 13:30 - 14:30 Tunis Time
Date: 1 September 2021
Location: Online/Cairo
Language: English and Arabic
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In the Arab States Region, drought risk is increasing, related t…
The inevitable impact of COVID 19 and its impact globally and on all Arab countries is far more than a health crisis, it is affecting societies and economies in multiple ways. While the impact of the pandemic varies from one country to another, it will most likely lead to increased poverty and exacerbated inequalities at a global scale, making achieveme…
The UNDRR Regional Office for Arab States will host a webinar discussing youth leadership and their response to COVID – 19.
UNDRR aims to cultivate the next generation of leaders, and to ensure they are looped into decision-making conversations about their future by educating and equipping them with skills and knowledge related to Disaster Risk Reducti…
This report seeks to measure progress in the Hyogo Framework for Action (HFA) implementation in the Arab Region by synthesizing the outcomes of the HFA national progress reports submitted in the period 2005-2015 by 15 Arab countries.
The main goal of this report is to provide an overview of trends in progress, challenges and gaps in implementing the HF…
The meeting brought together representatives from 19 Arab countries, along with DRR stakeholders and regional UN agencies, to discuss progress and challenges in implementing the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction in the region.During the meeting, Major General Mohamed Al-Sharif, the Governor of Alexandria, welcomed the participants to this sig…
CAIRO, 23 May 2012 – A regional meeting of experts held in Cairo could result in a doubling of the number of Arab countries that systematically report on disaster losses.
UNISDR brought together over 40 participants from 15 Arab countries to discuss and exchange experiences on establishing national disaster loss databases. These disaster inventories (…
UNISDR, the Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery of the World Bank, UNDP Syria and the Syrian Ministry for Local Administration convened a regional workshop on Urban Risk Reduction in Damascus on 4-5 November 2009. More than forty participants representing local authorities, researchers, academic experts, international and regional organi…
Heads of States welcomed and endorsed the "Arab Strategy for Disaster Risk Reduction 2020" in recognition of the increasing risk and frequency of disasters that challenge the development process in the region during the 2nd Summit for Socio Economic Development of the Council of Arab Ministers Responsible for the Environment (CAMRE) held in Egypt in Jan…
SENDAI, 16 March 2015 – Granting property rights to slum dwellers is a key tool for reducing the risk of disasters striking such communities, Egypt’s Minister of State for Urban Renewal and Informal Settlements Laila Rashed Iskandar said today.
“About half of the population of Egypt lives in informal settlements. Some of them are in habitable situation…