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Agnes Titus, Nazareth Centre for Rehabilitation in Bougainville
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Women’s Leadership in the Pacific: Trailblazer opens world of disaster management to women

In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, women leaders in the Pacific have been able to carve a larger space to bring the voices and perspectives of women and girls to the policy tables and influence disaster preparedness and response. Ms Agnes Titus, of
Youth and a COVID-19 awareness mural, Fiji
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Engaging the Youth of the Pacific: Young artists paint a way to COVID-19 safety

Colourful murals have been used to deliver life-saving messages on COVID-19 in some of Fiji’s poorest communities. Young community members, along with local artists, used their painting skills to create vivid images that have delivered simple yet powerful
VII Regional Platform will be held in 2021
Press Releases

VII Regional Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction in the Americas and the Caribbean to be held in 2021

The Government of Jamaica, the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) - Regional Office for the Americas and the Caribbean, and the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) are pleased to announce that the VII Regional
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[UNDRR GETI & UNDESA/DPIDG/UNPOG Online Training Workshop] Advancing Government Innovation and Leveraging Frontier Technologies for Disaster Risk Reduction and Building Resilience

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction - Office in Incheon for Northeast Asia and Global Education and Training Institute for Disaster Risk Reduction
United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs
United Nations Project Office on Governance
Ministry of the Interior and Safety
Incheon Metropolitan City
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Documents and publications
Reports

Disaster risk reduction in the Republic of Kiribati

The Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) report provides a latest snapshot of the DRR progress the Republic of Kiribati has achieved under the four priorities of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction. It also highlights some of the key challenges

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Transformational potential of COVID-19 recovery in Asia-Pacific

BANGKOK - The COVID-19 pandemic poses unique challenges in response and recovery. Governments are trying to manage the shock in the face of existing societal threats like poverty and inequality. Nevertheless, the COVID-19 recovery process has the
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Documents and publications
Reports

UNDRR Asia-Pacific COVID-19 Brief: Combating the dual challenges of climate-related disasters and COVID-19

This brief highlights lessons from the recent devastating cyclone Harold in the Pacific and examines prevention and preparedness measures being taken against COVID-19 in other high-risk countries in Asia-Pacific. This brief includes recommendations on how to address climate-related and other disaster risks in the face of COVID-19.
A seaside slum in Tacloban, the Philippines, devastated by Typhoon Haiyan
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Extreme weather events in a time of COVID-19

GENEVA - Some of the world’s most disaster-prone nations are gearing up for their greatest challenge in the coming months when cyclones and floods can be expected to force the evacuation of millions of people while COVID-19 remains a widespread menace
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4th Meeting of the Small Island States Resilience Initiative

Opening remarks SRSG Mami Mizutori 4th Meeting of the Small Island States Resilience Initiative ‘Bringing Resilience to Scale in SIDS’ 09.00 Sunday 12 May 2019 Room C1 WMO 7bis Avenue de la Paix Delegates & representatives from Small Islands Developing
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Asia and the Pacific set priorities for accelerated disaster risk reduction

In the face of growing disaster losses and risk in the Asia-Pacific region, government disaster risk management agencies, international organizations, and civil society groups met in the Australian city of Brisbane last week to agree on priorities for accelerating action for reducing the risk of disasters.