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“Reduce disaster loss and protect lives.” CAIRO, 14 March 2018 - That refrain echoed through Cairo, the capital city of Egypt as a 3-day training event kicked off this week bringing together representatives from 11 Arab States committed to implementing the global plan for reducing disaster losses, the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction. Rep…
The 1st meeting of the Arab Coordination Mechanism for Disaster Risk Reduction and the implementation of Sendai Framework in 2018 will be held on 23-24 January 2018 in Tunis, Tunisia. This meeting is being organized by UNISDR Regional Office for Arab States in close cooperation with Government of Tunisia and the League of Arab States. The focus of this…
Background In the Arab region, the League of Arab States (LAS) is taking the lead in promoting the integration of disaster risk reduction in key regional policies on climate change, environment and disaster management coordination mechanisms. It also supports and calls for the implementation of HFA at the regional and national levels and promotes the c…
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UNISDR Regional Office for Arab States are seeking good examples on urban risk reduction activities in the Arab region for the Global Biennial Campaign 2010 - 2011 "Resilient Cities". Globally, the aim is to have as many cities commited to meet the criteria for more resilient cities. This checklist builds on the priorities adopted in the Hyogo Framework…
NABLUS, PALESTINE, 28 February 2013 - The UN Secretary-General's Special Representative for Disaster Risk Reduction, Margareta Wahlström, today welcomed Nablus' commitment to become the first Palestinian city to join UNISDR's Making Cities Resilient Campaign. Situated around 60 kilometers north of Jerusalem and with a population of more than 150,000, N…
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RAMALLAH, PALESTINE, 25 February 2013 - The Government of Palestine supported by the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR) has taken steps to establish its first national disaster loss database. The initiative was launched in the presence of the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Disaster Risk Reduction and UNISD…
Rapid urban growth presents a variety of challenges to local officials. Local officials often lack clarity in key areas related to disaster risk management, due to the volume of complex and inter-dependent systems in a city. As the closest level of government to communities, local governments are responsible for the delivery of basic services. However,…
The Arab regional meeting that will take place in Cairo, Egypt aims at introducing the World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction (WCDRR) outcomes and the new Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction (SFDRR) to the Arab region. The meeting will also review and update the Arab Strategy for Disaster Risk Reduction to ensure coherence with the SFDRR…
On the occasion of launching the activities of the SASPARM project Seismic Risk Mitigation in Palestine, under the patronage of the President of An-Najah National University (NNU); Professor Rami Hamdallah, and the visit of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General of the United Nations for disaster risk reduction Ms. Margareta Wahlstrom, the…
The Arab region joins the rest of the world in facing an increase in natural hazards. The region is characterized by its harsh environment and has limited resilience to natural hazards events, which results in an increase in the number of natural disasters in the region. These disasters result from a group of factors including the increase in population…
This brief gives an overview of the disaster trends and challenges across the Arab region, with a special emphasis on infrastructure, informal settlements, climate change, and cross-cutting issues such as governance, inclusiveness, decentralization and legislation. The report also provides an analysis of proposed Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and…
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A declaration by the Mayors and Local Government representatives together with National Government Officials emphasizing the importance of reducing disaster risk in Arab cities, in which the participants of the First Arab conference for disaster risk reduction recognize the vulnerability Arab cities and towns to disasters such as earthquakes, volcanoes,…
CAIRO, 4 May 2017 – Countries from across the Arab region have set out their collective stance ahead of the looming 2017 Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction, following similar moves by other parts of the world. Hosted by Qatar, the 3rd Arab Preparatory Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction came three weeks before the Global Platform gets underw…
1 July 2016, GENEVA – The UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR) and the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) aim to reduce disaster losses in some of the world’s most hazard prone cities with the initial aid of a €6 million grant from the EU, over the next three years. Mr. Neven Mimica, European Commissioner for Internationa…
The second meeting of the Arab Coordination Mechanism for Disaster Risk Reduction of 2018 will be held from 12 to 13 September 2018 in Tunis, Tunisia. The meeting will be organized by the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction - Regional Office for the Arab States in cooperation and coordination with the League of Arab States and the Governme…

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