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Campinas, Medellin, and Mexico City became the first three cities in the Americas and the Caribbean region to be recognized as "Resilience Hubs" of the Making Cities Resilient 2030 (MCR2030) initiative. The announcement was made on December 21, 2021, closing the first year of the MCR2030 initiative's activities.   These cities became Resilience Hu…
Disaster Risk Reduction Online Dialogue Series Online Dialogue 1 Urbanization and Disaster Risk in LAC  Date: Monday, September 20, 2021 (International Day of Peace) Duration: 90 mins.   Core Topics Urban growth, unsustainable development, and informality Infrastructure, services, and associated disasters in the region Socio-envi…
The Government of Jamaica, the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) - Regional Office for the Americas and the Caribbean, and the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) are pleased to announce that the VII Regional Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction in the Americas and the Caribbean will be held next year in 2021.…
Some 95% of COVID-19 cases have come from urban areas. Pandemic preparedness in cities and towns is more urgent than ever for reducing disaster risk, particularly in challenging situations where disease outbreaks could coincide with an extreme weather event. The eastern Indian city of Kolkata has been devastated by Cyclone Amphan, which caused many dea…
Job Opening number : 15-United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction Secretariat-42905-Consultant United Nations Core Values: Integrity ● Professionalism ● Respect for diversity Duties And Responsibilities Promote activities and processes, in coordination with personnel of UNISDR Americas and the regional liaison officer, for the di…
Valores Fundamentales de las Naciones Unidas: Integridad ● Profesionalismo ● Respeto a la diversidad Antecedentes:  Oficina de las Naciones Unidas para la Reducción del Riesgo de Desastres (UNISDR) Creada en diciembre de 1999, la Oficina de las Naciones Unidas para la Reducción del Riesgo de Desastres (UNISDR por sus siglas en inglés) es el pun…
In Spanish: Antecedentes: Creada en diciembre de 1999, la Oficina de las Naciones Unidas para la Reducción del Riesgo de Desastres y secretaría de la Estrategia Internacional para la Reducción de Desastres (UNISDR por sus siglas en inglés) es el punto focal designado en el sistema de las Naciones Unidas para la coordinación de la reducción del riesgo d…
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GENEVA, 20 May 2013 -- City mayors and municipal councilors from around the world today called on governments to ensure greater participation of local authorities in decision-making on mainstreaming disaster risk reduction in national policy and regulatory frameworks. In consultations held a day before the opening of the Global Platform for Disaster Ri…
Dawn Zimmer, Mayor of Hoboken, NJ (USA), is one of more than 50 Mayors from around the world who will attend the Fourth Session of the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction 2013, taking place in Geneva, 19-23 May. The “Meet the Mayors” interview series aims to showcase the actions local governments participating in UNISDR's Making Cities Resilient…
PANAMA, 7 May 2013 - A senior official from the Philippines town of San Francisco, which won the 2011 Sasakawa Award for Disaster Risk Reduction, has spent the last five days journeying across Central America to exchange information with local authorities on best practice to make urban settings safer from natural hazards. Alfredo Arquillano, the Vice-M…
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This monthly newsletter aims to highlight UNISDR activities around the world. This issue reports on: (i) the new global risk model planned by UNISDR and partners; (ii) Myanmar commitment to the Hyogo Framework for Action; (iii) Turkish quake highlighting building safety; (iv) floods and vulnerability in El Salvador; (v) children, workers hit by Asian fl…
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NEW YORK, 6 February 2014 – The vital role of cities as engines of climate resilience has been recognised with the appointment of the former mayor of New York City, Michael R. Bloomberg, as Special Envoy for Cities and Climate Change, by United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. The head of the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction, Margareta Wahls…
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Geneva, 11 January 2012 - Estimates of between $350 billion to $380 billion in global economic losses from disasters have made 2011 the most expensive year in history for catastrophes, according to the insurance industry. The earthquakes in Japan in March and New Zealand in February accounted for the bulk of these losses, according to estimates issued…
GENEVA, 13 July 2012 - Makati City in the Philippines has scooped an award for an innovative city-to-city learning partnership between Quito, the capital of Ecuador, and the Nepalese capital, Kathmandu. The City-to-City Cooperation award was presented this week during the 25th anniversary meeting of CITYNET, the Asia-Pacific local authority network, in…
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GENEVA, 1 November 2011 - Role model cities from around the world are meeting for two days in Geneva to brainstorm the next phase of the campaign “Making Cities Resilient – My City is Getting Ready!” and have agreed on extending it to 2015. The 17-month old campaign which now has over 900 members was praised by city representatives from India, the Phil…

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