International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction (IDDRR) News and publications

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    St. Vincent and the Grenadines, 2023
    Statements and messages

    As climate and disaster risks multiply, building safer dwellings is the shared responsibility of governments, developers, engineers and communities. Together, let us commit to making every home a resilient one, now, and in the future.

    United Nations - Headquarters
    Female construction worker building house with community
    Update

    Making homes more resilient is about understanding the risks people face, working with communities and finding solutions that help people live safely, before disaster strikes, not simply rebuild afterwards.

    United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)
    KOLONODALE, CENTRAL SULAWESI - OCT 23,2009: a group of workers is building a new stilt house in Kolonodale on October 23, 2009
    Statements and messages

    To reduce number of people affected by disasters, we must make every home a resilient home.

    United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)
    Picture of the renovated situation room.
    Update

    The official launch of the National EW4ALL Roadmap took place in Niamey on 13 October, during the commemoration of the International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction 2025 under the theme Fund Resilience, Not Disasters.

    United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction - Regional Office for Africa
    An inclined wooden structure in a drain after flooding in Accra, Ghana in 2020.
    Update

    Today, on International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction, we reflect on the urgent call to shift from reactive responses to proactive resilience.

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    IDDRR Commmemoration 3
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    The UNDRR ROAS, in partnership with the Government of the Kingdom of Bahrain and the League of Arab States (LAS), convened the Arab Regional Commemoration of the IDDRR under the global theme “Fund Resilience, Not Disasters.”

    United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction - Regional Office for Arab States
    Kingdom of Bahrain - Government
    League of Arab States
    A child sits for a photo in the aftermath of Typhoon Rai in the Philippines
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    The past months have unfurled a tapestry of tribulation across our archipelago: tectonic convulsions that fractured the earth beneath our feet, tempests that lashed our shores with unrelenting fury, and deluges that submerged entire communities in sorrow.

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    Indian man repairs shoes on the street.
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    The All India Disaster Mitigation Institute (AIDMI), a member of the Avoidable Death Network (AND), proudly celebrates this year's IDDRR along with 200 small urban businesses across six Indian cities.

    All India Disaster Mitigation Institute
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  • Publications
  • Publications

    International cooperation for developing countries to reduce their disaster risk and disaster losses - Key Messages
    Documents and publications

    The focus of this year’s IDDRR is “Substantially enhance international cooperation to developing countries through adequate and sustainable support to complement their national actions for implementation of the present Framework by 2030.”

    United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)
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    Documents and publications

    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