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The Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030 has set ambitious targets. At varying levels, Member States, will require support in their efforts to implement the Sendai Framework and achieve its target of preventing new and reducing existing disaster risk and to strengthen resilience. One of the areas that Member States have id…
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“Making cities sustainable and resilient: implementing the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030 at the local level” is a three-year initiative by the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR)and United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat), supported by the European Commission, t…
The 2nd World Tsunami Museum Conference (WTMC) 2018 will be organized in Tokyo, Japan, on 30th November 2018.
The organizers of this event are the UNISDR Office in Japan, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, and Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA), working closely with partners in Japan.
In November 2017, the first WTMC wa…
The commemoration of the World Tsunami Awareness Day was organized during the Africa-Arab Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction which was themed “Towards disaster risk Informed and inclusive sustainable development” (09-13 October 2018 in Tunis, Tunisia).
The Government of the Republic of Tunisia and United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UN…
The international conference on ‘Building a Local Government Alliance for Disaster Risk Reduction’ is co-organized by Incheon Metropolitan City and UNISDR and will bring together 200 participants.
The gathering will address common concerns and challenges faced by local governments in preventing disasters and minimizing their impacts. Moreover,…
The second session of the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction, held from 16 to 19 June in Geneva, Switzerland, attracted approximately 152 governments, 137 organizations, and 1688 participants.
Africa had substantive representation of more than 160 participants with government delegation from 42 countries including high-ranking government leade…
The World Bank Group (WB), the United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UNISDR) and the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) organised a special event on South Eastern Europe (SEE) and Disaster Risk Reduction.
This event highlighted the ongoing progress to reduce vulnerability in SEE, the added value of a coordinated and cooperat…
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Regional and national launches of the Global Assessment Report: Risk and Poverty in a Changing Climate are in full swing, with strong attendances and significant interest in the findings of this landmark document.
To date, launches have taken place in: Bali, Indonesia (May 18 with ASEAN and World Bank); Saudi Arabia (19 May); Tokyo (May 22 with the UNU…
A major UN Report was launched on 17 May in the Kingdom of Bahrain – the first time such an event has been held in the Gulf region.
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon unveiled the Global Assessment Report on Disaster Risk Reduction: Risk and Poverty in a Changing Climate at an impressive ceremony in the presence of Khalifa Bin Salman Al Khalifa, Pr…
More than 1,250 participants have registered for the Second Session of the Global Platform on Disaster Risk Reduction taking place in Geneva from 16 through 19 June 2009.
The conference will bring together a wide cross-section of the global disaster risk reduction community, including heads of state, senior ministers, UN agencies, NGOs, scientif…
UN/ISDR 2008/07, 16 May 2008
Poorly constructed buildings kill people during earthquakes
"What we are seeing in every urban earthquake is a result of mostly avoidable errors."
Interview with Fouad Bendimerad Chairman of the Board of the Earthquakes and Megacities Initiative (EMI)
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The first meeting of the IAP in 2009 will focus on preparations for the Second Session of the Global Platform on Disaster Risk Reduction, which will be held in Geneva Switzerland in June 2009. In addition the meeting will include talks on the follow-up action to the Third Asian Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction, which called on the ISDR…
WHO's theme for World Health Day 2009 is "Save lives. Make hospitals safe in emergencies", reinforcing the message of the World Disaster Reduction Campaign 'Hospitals safe from disasters', being led by UNISDR, WHO and the World Bank from 2008-2009.
On 7 April, many events will be organized around the world, with the global launch taking place in Beijin…
Risk and Resilience in practice: Vulnerabilities, Displaced People, Local Communities and Heritages
The Building Resilience Conference is an annual international conference exploring resilience as a useful framework of analysis for how society can cope with the threat of natural and human induced hazards. The 2018 edition is organised by th…