I thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Disaster Risk Reduction and head of the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction. As you may remember in the resolution that ...

The United Nations system, coordinated by the United Nations Office for Disaster Reduction, has guidelines for nations and municipalities to manage natural hazard risk. Foremost among these, in many ...

Climate extremities create an extra burden on developing economies, where they grapple with building new infrastructure while operating the existing ones, director general, Coalition for Disaster Resi ...

International Day for Disaster Reduction promotes a global culture of risk awareness and disaster reduction by celebrating how people around the world are reducing their exposure to disasters. This ...

In an era where urban areas are increasingly vulnerable to natural disasters, a new study published in Engineering offers a comprehensive framework for quantifying urban disaster resilience. The ...

On 13 October, International Day for Disaster Reduction, HelpAge and the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR) issued a joint call for greater involvement of older people in ...

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has urged Nigeria to adopt the National Disaster Risk Reduction Strategy (2025 – 2030) and Action Plan. The resident representative of the United ...

CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro (PIA) – The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) MIMAROPA has announced that a comprehensive Regional Disaster Preparedness (RDP) Framework is ...

WASHINGTON, March 23, 2023 – The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors today approved a $160 million loan to strengthen the Costa Rican government’s ability to manage risk resulting from natural ...