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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…
Some 19 countries are now part of the Caribbean Safe School Initiative (CSSI) with The Bahamas joining by signing the Sint Maarten Declaration on School Safety on June 30, 2022, at the third Caribbean Safe School Initiative Ministerial Forum held on Sint Maarten.
The Sint Maarten Declaration replaced the Antigua & Barbuda Declaration signed in 2017…
The government of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay and the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction - Regional Office for the Americas and the Caribbean, are pleased to announce that the VIII Regional Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction in the Americas and the Caribbean (RP23) will be held from February 28 to March 2 in Punta del Este, Uruguay…
This study delves into multilateral and systemic disruption of critical infrastructure (CI) networks to assess the systemic resilience of CI “network-of-networks”. The study defines systemic resilience as the stability and reliability of the entire public services provided by the network-of-networks of CI. Consequently, this study proposes a r…
The region is on the right track. This was the view expressed during her visit to Panama by Mami Mizutori, Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Disaster Risk Reduction and the Head of the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR).
“The Americas and the Caribbean is one of the regions most affected by…
Despite scarce resources, major strategies have been implemented individually in different countries to improve school preparedness, resilience, response and recovery. To ensure political commitment at the regional and national level, the First Caribbean Ministerial Safe School Forum was organized in April 2017 in Antigua and Barbuda, during whic…
UNDRR - Regional Office for the Americas and the Caribbean
ANNUAL PROGRESS REPORT 2021
Key achievements across the region
The VII Regional Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction in the Americas and the Caribbean was held under the theme “Building resilient economies in the Americas and the Caribbean”. The event took place at a pivotal time, as populations across the world looked towards social and economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, as countries convened at the COP…
Making Cities Resilient 2030 (MCR2030) and the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction, Regional Office for the Americas and the Caribbean (UNDRR-ROAMC) invite MCR2030 Local governments and participating entities to share good practices and lessons learned on local governments engagement and Collaboration with their local communities for disaster risk red…
During the 'VII Regional Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction in the Americas and the Caribbean’ that took place between November 1st to 4th, 2021, MCR2030 led the session "Making cities resilient: the urban challenge". The session addressed risk from a comprehensive and systemic approach, emphasizing one the one hand the need to integrate knowledge and…
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…
The Ministers and Heads of Delegation gathered at the Fourth High-Level Meeting of Ministers and Authorities on the implementation of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction (SFDRR) 2015-2030 in the Americas and the Caribbean during the 7th Regional Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction in the Americas and the Caribbean (RP21) highlight the impo…
October 13 is a day to remind the world that the risk of disasters is man-made.The objective of this 2021 International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction is to provide a platform to highlight best practices and examples of international cooperation that have a positive impact on lives of people living in disaster-prone areas of the world and to reduce the…
The Caribbean faces a long road to recovery after the pandemic rocked the region, devastating its vital tourism industry and exposing the deep-rooted vulnerabilities of countries which face multiple hazards and cascading risks.
As they get back on their feet, Caribbean countries now have a rare opportunity to future-proof both their economies and commu…
Five countries pave the way for progress in the implementation of effective tsunami early warning systems, which are challenging due to multi-faceted complexity.Building effective national tsunami early warning systems (TWS) is challenging due to the complexity of managing multiple factors involved in detection and effective response. According to…