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Education & School Safety

Stakeholders discussing risk communication
Press Releases

European policy dialogue results in commitment to better disaster risk communication for all

The EFDRR Roadmap Action-Oriented Dialogue in Bucharest in February 2023 brought European civil protection leaders and stakeholders together to examine different approaches to building societal resilience through effective risk communication.
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction - Regional Office for Europe & Central Asia Romania - government
Palace of the Parliament building in Bucharest
Press Releases

European civil protection leaders set to share expertise on disaster risk communication in Bucharest 

The EFDRR Roadmap Action-Oriented Dialogue on ‘Understanding and communicating existing and future risks: Ensuring evidence-based communication’ is taking place in Bucharest this week on 23-24 February.
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction - Regional Office for Europe & Central Asia Romania - government
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Documents and publications
2022

Caribbean Safe School Initiative (CSSI) Thematic Case View

This is the Caribbean Safe School Initiative (CSSI) Thematic Case View for the Midterm Review of the Sendai Framework 2015-2030.
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction – Regional Office for the Americas and the Caribbean
Meetings and conferences

World Tsunami Awareness Day 2022 in Asia-Pacific: Early Warning and Early Action Before Every Tsunami

Bangkok
CSSI signature
Press Releases

19 Countries Now Part of Caribbean Safe School Initiative

The Sint Maarten Declaration replaced the Antigua & Barbuda Declaration signed in 2017 and updated in 2019.
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction – Regional Office for the Americas and the Caribbean Ministry of Education, Culture, Youth and Sport of Sint Maarten
CSSI 3rd Ministerial Forum
Updates

Sint Maarten to Host Third Ministerial Forum on School Safety in the Caribbean

The CSSI is the Caribbean’s contribution to the Worldwide-Initiative on Safe Schools (WISS) and promotes the partnership for advancing safe school implementation.
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction – Regional Office for the Americas and the Caribbean Ministry of Education, Culture, Youth and Sport of Sint Maarten
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Meetings and conferences

UNDRR ROAMC: CSSI - Third Caribbean Ministerial Forum on School Safety

The Funafuti Classroom Building opened in 2020
Features

Fale-pili: Australia and Tuvalu build disaster-resilient classrooms

Young students from the island nation of Tuvalu are now able to go to school without the constant fear that the next tropical cyclone would destroy their classrooms – all thanks to a partnership between their government and Australia.
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction - Regional Office for Asia and Pacific
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Documents and publications
2021

Caribbean magazine: Road to recovery

Regional cooperation is rising, systemic governance is center stage and businesses are taking an important role in disaster risk reduction — vital steps towards the ultimate goal of saving lives and livelihoods.
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction – Regional Office for the Americas and the Caribbean
School in the Caribbean
Features

UNDRR ROAMC: Making Caribbean children count in drive for safer schools

The disruptive school closures sparked by the crisis have underscored the need for a stronger focus on educational continuity and school safety as the region faces ever-more complex risks.
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction – Regional Office for the Americas and the Caribbean