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UNISDR (United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction)
The UNISDR aims at building disaster resilient communities by promoting increased awareness of the importance of disaster reduction as an integral component of sustainable development, with the goal of reducing human, social, economic and environmental losses due to natural hazards and related... More
Making Cities Resilient-Campaign: "My city is getting ready!"
Cities and local governments need to get ready, reduce the risks and become resilient to disasters. For the next two years and beyond, the United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UNISDR) will campaign together with its partners for this to happen.
The 2010-2011 World Disaster...
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Global Platform 2011 - Third Session, 8-13 May 2011, Geneva
The third session of the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction is gearing up as planning begins in earnest.
The 2009 session witnessed a dramatic increase in political will to manage disaster risk compared to the first session in 2007. Many tools and successful pilot projects exist, but the...
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"My city is getting ready" - UN International Day for Disaster Reduction, 13 Oct 2010 in Bangkok, TH and Port Vila, VU
United Nations’ International Day for Disaster Reduction
October 13 each year marks the United Nations’ International Day for Disaster Reduction (IDDR). The day forms part of ISDR’s global awareness campaign to raise awareness of disaster risk reduction, aiming to spark public interest and...
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2011 Global Assessment Report on Disaster Risk Reduction
The GAR is a major initiative of the ISDR that contributes to the achievement of the Hyogo Framework of Action (HFA) through monitoring risk patterns and trends and progress in disaster risk reduction while providing strategic policy guidance to countries and the international community. The... More
Jul 2011 - Horn of Africa: Drought
Thank you for your interest in helping. The international humanitarian community is requesting $2.5 billion to provide life-saving assistance to the people across the Horn of Africa. To make a donation to a project listed in Humanitarian Requirements Document for the Horn of Africa Drought 2011,... More
Jul 2010 - Pakistan: Floods
The worst floods to hit Pakistan since 1929 have *affected* an estimated *21 million people* with *8 to 12 million in need of urgent life-saving humanitarian assistance* . Over 1,700 people have died and at least 1.9 million homes are reported to have been destroyed or severely damaged, leaving... More
Third UN Private Sector Forum - Engage Now!
In the lead up to the Third UN Private Sector Forum, to be held amid the UN Millennium Development Goals Summit (22 September 2010, New York), businesses are encouraged to engage in UN programmes that address global development challenges. Several scalable programmes have been identified by the UN,... More
Haiti Earthquake Response, 6-Month Report
The report describes the response of the humanitarian community to the earthquake, outlining the main achievements and challenges encountered, proposes lessons which can be learned from the initial phase of the humanitarian response, and summarizes some aspects of the way forward. More
UN-Business Focal Point
The UN-Business Focal Point seeks to enhance communication among UN Private Sector Focal points, thereby advancing the sharing of best practice and lessons on partnership activities across the UN system More