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Press Releases

UN Member States commit to accelerate resilience building in face of spiralling disasters

Leaders are gathering in the UN Headquarters in New York, for the High-Level Meeting of the Midterm Review of the Sendai Framework. A political declaration to accelerate action on disaster resilience and progress on the Framework has been adopted.
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Updates

At LDC5, UNDRR makes the case for risk-informed development

UNDRR participated in the LDC5 conference, hosted by Qatar on 5-9 March 2023, to emphasize the centrality of disaster risk reduction to the resilience and development of LDCs.
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Features

COP27 Improving understanding of risk in humanitarian and fragile contexts

A new initiative to improve the understanding of climate and disaster risk in humanitarian and fragile contexts, was announced today at COP27 in Egypt at a side event organized by the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR).
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Meetings and conferences

All-of-society approach to multi-hazard early warning systems

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Training

[UNDRR GETI, UNOSSC, WHO/PAHO Joint Certificate Training] Training on Transitioning to Complex Risk Management and Resilient Urban Futures: Harnessing South-South Cooperation and Learning From COVID-19

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Documents and publications
2022

The role of public and private sectors in disaster capitalism: An international overview

This contributing paper explores the role and the contribution of the public and private sectors in the (re)production and accumulation of disaster risks from a disaster capitalism optic.
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Updates

Stakeholder groups make great strides in newly released Sendai Framework Voluntary Commitments Report 2022

Non-governmental stakeholder groups, including the private sector and scientific organizations, have increased their commitments to DRR since 2019, according to a new report released by the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR).
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Documents and publications
2022

Sendai Framework Voluntary Commitments synthesis and analysis report 2022

This report provides synthesis and analysis of Voluntary Commitments as well as informs the Midterm Review (MTR) of the implementation of the Sendai Framework.
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction
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Documents and publications
2022

The challenge of Anthropocene risks

This contributing paper paper offers an analysis of the global COVID-19 experience and stepwise implementing consequences which will require a long-term effort involving scientists, decision-makers, and many more.
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction
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Documents and publications
2022

Prospects and challenges of transdisciplinary research approaches for managing and communicating climate-related risks

This study discusses insights, lessons, opportunities and challenges in the development and implementation of stakeholder focused, transdisciplinary research approaches in the context of managing and communicating climate-related risks more effectively. 
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