Children who understand dangers, who are empowered and listened to, can play an important role in their own protection. When children speak out, and their needs are prioritized, they contribute to long-term development after a disaster, and help build safer communities for everyone.

UNDRR identifies locally led disaster risk reduction as a catalytic area, recognizing that resilience is built where risks are most directly experienced. Cities, municipalities, and communities are on the frontline of disasters, and their leadership is central to creating equitable, inclusive, and sustainable urban futures.

Led by the Directorate General for Civil Protection (DGPC) with support from the Early Warnings for All initiative, Haiti is building the systems, partnerships, and capacities needed to deliver timely, actionable and people-centred multi-hazard early warning system.

Through the Early Warnings for All (EW4All) initiative, Mozambique is building the systems, partnerships, and community networks needed to turn forecasts into timely action that saves lives.

Through the Early Warnings for All (EW4All) initiative, Bangladesh is strengthening inclusive, end-to-end early warning systems through national leadership and partnerships.

The Early Warnings for All initiative is at the heart of Liber'a's efforts to strengthen disaster preparedness and early warning systems, to protect every person from disasters through timely, inclusive, and coordinated action.

Led by the Government, with support from the Early Warnings for All Initiative, Somalia is laying the foundation for a multi-hazard early warning system (MHEWS) to save lives, protect livelihoods, and build resilience before disasters.

Disaster costs now exceed over $2.3 trillion annually when cascading and ecosystem costs are taken into account. The Global Assessment Report (GAR) 2025: Resilience Pays: Financing and Investing for our Future highlights how smarter investment can re-set the destructive cycle of disasters, debt, un-insurability and humanitarian need that threatens a climate-changed world.

Our communications and advocacy campaigns call for taking action today to protect people and prevent disasters from happening.

The UN Global Assessment Report on Disaster Risk Reduction 2024 looks at present and future trends, showing how forensic analysis can enable more targeted and more effective risk reduction.

Wildfires dominate headlines for their high price tags, but behind the insured losses are even greater invisible costs: the lasting social, health, ecological, and economic costs that shape recovery long after the flames die down and the smoke clears.

The UNDRR Regional Office for Arab States (ROAS) was established in 2007 to support the Arab States and communities build their resilience to disasters.

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Geneva disaster prevention dialogues Driving the global shift from response to prevention by 2030 Geneva is a global hub for disaster prevention. The city hosts leaders from disaster risk reduction, humanitarian action, health, human rights, peace and security, and finance. The Geneva Disaster

CRM is a holistic approach to managing the risks associated with both climatic and non-climatic hazards across varied time scales and levels. It seeks to build long-term resilience among countries and communities in vulnerable conditions, considering the full spectrum of extreme and slow-onset events, as well as their resulting impacts.

Disability inclusion in disaster risk reduction The failure to include persons with disabilities in the world’s efforts to reduce the risks of disasters has dramatic consequences. Due to inaccessible disaster preparedness plans, systemic discrimination, and widespread poverty, persons with

UNDRR works globally with governments, institutions, the private sector and civil society to build capacity to mainstream disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation into sustainable development.

Building resilience and reducing disaster risk are essential for achieving inclusive and sustainable social development for all.

UNDRR's engagement at COP30 is directed towards promoting and advocating for alignment and integration of climate action and DRR.

Children and Youth Young people are tremendously innovative, adaptable, and resourceful. Empowering young people is the world’s best chance of building resilient communities as they comprise the largest and most interconnected generation in history. Yet, young people are particularly vulnerable to

Existing and potential use cases of losses and damages data across a range of different domains are presented as a small demonstration of the many applications available today and anticipated in the future

The UNRR Regional Assessment Reports on Disaster Risk Reductions (RAR) provide an understanding of the regional risks and progress in risk reduction, while highlighting the key issues and challenges

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Of all risk reduction and climate change adaptation measures, early warning and early action stand as one of the best-proven and cost-effective methods for reducing disaster deaths and losses.

Global status of multi-hazard early warning systems 2024

Get to know the key terms of disaster risk reduction and hazards that might cause disasters. Inform your DRR strategy.

Facilitating access to knowledge, resources, and technical assistance needed to address climate risks comprehensively.

Kamal Kishore is the Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General (SRSG) for Disaster Risk Reduction, and Head of the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) since May 2024.

Mami Mizoturi was the Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Disaster Risk Reduction, and Head of UNDRR 2018-2023.

We produce a range of publications by collecting and analysing risk data through a range of tools, knowledge products, and mobilising like-minded partners.

The latest news from UNDRR, the lead UN agency for the coordination of disaster risk reduction (DRR).

UNDRR uses a range of online channels to play an active role in DRR and to promote a whole-of-society approach in which dealing with risk becomes everybody’s business.

By ensuring effective coordination of disaster risk reduction at national level, National Platforms play an instrumental role in ensuring an all-of-government and all-of-society approach to reducing risk and building resilience. These efforts are intimately tied to the coordination efforts at local level (ex. Local platforms), as well as supranational level.

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The Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030 (Sendai Framework) was the first major agreement of the post-2015 development agenda and provides Member States with concrete actions to protect development gains from the risk of disaster.

What turns a hazard into a disaster is the consequence of human decisions: where and how we build, how we access and share resources, how we protect and restore healthy ecosystems.

Words into Action (WiA) Your browser does not support the video tag. Disaster preparedness contributes to saving lives and reducing economic losses A key element of any effective disaster risk reduction strategy, preparedness can build and strengthen early warning systems, enhance public awareness

The UN Global Assessment Report on Disaster Risk Reduction (GAR) is the flagship report of the United Nations on worldwide efforts to reduce disaster risk. The GAR is published by the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR), and is the product of the contributions of nations, public and private disaster risk-related science and research, amongst others.

Civil Society and Community Based Organisations UNDRR works with partners from non-governmental, voluntary work, community-based and grassroots organizations, organized voluntary work organizations and community-based organizations. Civil society actors play an important enabling role in supporting

Coordinating DRR across the UN System Disaster Risk Reduction is everyone’s business - and it is more urgent than ever. As disasters grow in frequency and intensity, the United Nations system has a critical role in helping countries and communities anticipate, prevent, and reduce risks. The United

WiA are a series of guidelines, based on global expertise, communities of practice, and networks of Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) practitioners. The guidelines provide practical, specific advice on implementing a people-centered approach to DRR in line with the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030.

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The Global Disaster-Related Statistics Framework (G-DRSF) delivers the ifrst globaly agreed statistical framework to strengthen the quality, comprability, and interoperability of disaster-related data across countries and institutions

Global and regional DRR platforms are forums to share knowledge and discuss the latest developments and trends in reducing disaster ris

Investing in and financing disaster risk reduction is a precondition for developing sustainably in a rapidly changing climate.

A hazard can only become a disaster once it impacts on society or community. A hazard is natural, disasters are not.

UNDRR leads global efforts to reduce disaster risk by protecting lives, safeguarding development gains and accelerating resilience in a rapidly changing world.

UNDRR supports risk-informed decision-making through open, accessible data. This page provides an overview of our data-driven initiatives, linking to key platforms, tools, and technical documentation.