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UN Secretary-General António Guterres issues statement to mark 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
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)
Press release

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.
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction - Regional Office for Europe & Central Asia
Prime Minister of India, Shri Narendra Modi announced a global Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI), at the UN Climate Action Summit 2019 held in New York City, USA, on September 23, 2019.
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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 Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastucture (CDRI) was marked today by a webinar on "The Future of Infrastructure Resilience in the Context of Global Pandemics."
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)
Concept Note International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction
Press release

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. In a statement today
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)
UNDRR Hazards Report Cover
Statements and messages

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
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)
Mangrove Forest shutterstock
Statements and messages

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 It is a pleasure to participate in this event to mark the launch of the IUCN’s
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)
Participants in the COVID-19 "Towards Resilience of Cities" webinar
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COVID-19 trigger to re-examine resilience

The urban experience of COVID-19 is “a trigger for us to re-examine the meaning of local resilience,” said Mami Mizutori, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Disaster Risk Reduction in a webinar with cities and local government
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction - Office in Incheon for Northeast Asia and Global Education and Training Institute for Disaster Risk Reduction
Image highlighting climate action
Statements and messages

Biggest risk driver of all is bad governance

Statement by the Secretary-General's Special Representative for Disaster Risk Reduction to the High-Level Politcal Forum on Sustainable Development on Water-related Disaster Risk Reduction under the COVID-19 Pandemic At the outset, I would like to express
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)
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Climate risk insurance gets a major boost in Bangladesh

A new international partnership aimed to provide suitable insurance to greatly increase farmers’ resilience to climate change and weather risks in Bangladesh.
InsuResilience Global Partnership
Mami Mizutori, UNDRR head, with the UN Secretary-General, António Guterres
Statements and messages

Governance failure at heart of global crises

Changing the Trajectory: Integrated Resilience Thinking and COVID-19 Recovery Towards 1.5°C 9:00 AM – 10:30 AM, 15 June 2020 Co-hosted by the Chair of the AOSIS Group, the Chair of UNFCCC LDC Group, and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)

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