Update

This year, UNDRR ROAS marked IDDRR through diverse events across the Arab region, emphasizing the pivotal role of education in protecting children and youth from disasters while empowering them to contribute to disaster-resilient communities.

Empowering youth is key to a resilient future. By equipping them with knowledge and skills, we foster leaders who can tackle complex challenges and build safer, sustainable communities worldwide.

Students in Petrópolis' Resilient Schools lead risk management through safety committees, organizing evacuations and creating risk maps. This initiative empowers over 4,000 participants, fostering resilience and safety in a disaster-prone area.

Libraries play a crucial role in disaster risk reduction by protecting cultural heritage, providing shelter, and offering critical information. DRR also urges libraries to reduce climate impacts and support social-emotional wellbeing in communities.

For IDDRR, UNECE warns that climate change and the energy transition are increasing the likelihood of catastrophic accidents linked to industrial and technological facilities such as chemical plants, battery factories, mining sites.

The Philippines is preparing for the possibility of either a super typhoon or a significant earthquake, often referred to by Filipinos as the “big one.”

UN-Habitat’s City Resilience Global Programme (CRGP) has been at the forefront of risk reduction at both urban and territorial levels.

As we mark International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction (IDRR) 2024, UNDP Myanmar reflects on the ongoing need to enhance community resilience and preparedness in the face of increasing climate-induced disasters.

Secretary of the Civil Defense Council Brigadier General Ahmed Abdullah Al Abdullah affirmed the State of Qatar's commitment to implementing disaster risk reduction policies and its endeavor to enhance cooperation in this field.

The RNLI has shared its drowning prevention knowledge with DisasterReady to help save more lives.