UNDRR News

UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) and UNOPS will host the Santiago network Secretariat which aims to avert, minimize and address loss and damage from the impacts of climate change.

A new report from the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) and the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) finds more lives are being protected from dangerous climate change but there is a long way to go.

The Government of Tonga (MEIDECC), in collaboration with CDRI, UNDRR and UNOSAT, successfully hosted a two-day workshop to conduct Critical Infrastructure Stress Testing and Principles for Resilient Infrastructure scorecard.

The next stage of the process will be to enter the data into MCR2030´s platform for external validation. It will be possible to visualise how the municipality is doing with regard to the policy for people with disabilities in disaster situations.

The United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) Regional Office for Arab States organized the Ninth Arab DRR Partnership Meeting from November 21-23, 2023, in Alexandria, Egypt.

Five Chinese cities – Chengdu, Guangyuan, Lishui, Shanghai Changning District, and Tianjin Eco-City - have joined Making Cities Resilient 2030, providing a boost to the global partnership, which is focused on scaling up action on risk reduction.

The United Nation system’s answer to the call from Member States in Political Declaration of the Sendai Framework Midterm Review

Online training on budget tagging for disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation organized by UNDRR and the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED).

Important strides towards an inclusive future took place in Astana, Kazakhstan on November 14, 2023.

A national workshop on climate change and disaster-related statistics took place in Lesotho.