Tsunamis supreme test of risk governance - UN Secretary-General

MESSAGE OF THE UN SECRETARY-GENERAL FOR WORLD TSUNAMI AWARENESS DAY, 5 NOVEMBER

We live in a multi-hazard world where risk is systemic and embedded in the very fabric of human development.

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UNDRR ROAMC IDDRR Report

A brief report of the impact of the International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction in the Americas & the Caribbean. 

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction – Regional Office for the Americas and the Caribbean

Good governance guarantees sustainable development

Nothing undermines development more than disasters. The lack of strategies and planning when faced with an event of natural, human or biological origin could mean inevitable decline in a society’s efforts to promote development and growth. 

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction – Regional Office for the Americas and the Caribbean

WHO DIRECTOR-GENERAL CALLS FOR 'ONE HEALTH' APPROACH

The following is a message from the Director-General of WHO, Dr,. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus,  for International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction:

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"Bad situations only get worse without good disaster risk governance" says UN Secretary-General, António Guterres

UN Secretary-General's Message for International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction

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Central Asia International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction 2020 Creativity Contest

In the dedication of the International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction, UNDRR announces a creativity contest on Disaster Risk Reduction in Central Asia.

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UNDRR chief's 5-point plan for resilient infrastructure

The 1st anniversary of the launch by the Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi, of the Co

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COVID-19 and the climate emergency tell us all we need to know about disaster risk governance

‘Disaster risk governance’ was announced today as the theme of this year’s International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction on 13 October in a year when a great number of people have died and fallen ill because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Sendai Hazards Report Launched

Statement by the head of UNDRR, Mami Mizutori at the launch of the UNDRR-ISC Technical Report on Sendai Hazards Definitions and Classifications

It is my pleasure to welcome you all to the launch of the UNDRR-ISC Technical Report on Sendai Hazards Definitions and Classifications.

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Nature-based Solutions vital for risk governance

Statement by the Secretary-General's Special Representative for Disaster Risk Reduction, Mami Mizutori, at the launch of IUCN's Global Standard for Nature-based Solutions 

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