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UNDRR ROAS participated in the “Strategic Water Resources Management in Enhancing Community Resilience” session at the Water Week held in Cairo.

UNDRR hosted a Capacity Building Workshop on Financing Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) at its Global Education and Training Institute (GETI) providing technical support to government officials to develop financing frameworks that foster DRR investments.

Queensland Investment Corporation (QIC) and Aurecon applied UNDRR's Principles for Resilient Infrastructure scorecard to conduct resilience assessments for two key assets, Port of Brisbane and Silverton Wind Farm and won an award for these assessments.

The United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) Regional Office for Africa is pleased to announce Racheal Musiimenta as the winner of the 2024 Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) Art Competition.

The National Technical Consultation Workshop on Disaster Tracking, Data Management, and Early Warning Systems for Somalia brought together key stakeholders and experts to enhance the country's disaster preparedness and risk management capabilities.

The United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR), in collaboration with its Regional Office for Arab States (ROAS) and the Kobe Office, conducted a virtual briefing on the Sendai Framework Voluntary Commitments (SFVC) online platform.

The celebratory school safety event aimed to promote the Korean School Safety Programme (KSSP) and commemorate the International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction (IDDRR)

A national training workshop on the Sendai Framework Monitor for Disaster Risk Reduction was held in Cairo, organized by the UNDRR Regional Office for Arab States, in collaboration with relevant Egyptian national authorities.

Aswan Governorate hosted a workshop under MCR2030 programme co-organized by the UNDRR and the National Committee for Crisis and Disaster Management and aimed to support local governments in building their resilience to disasters and climate emergencies.

The devastating impact of the climate emergency is most visible among the islands of the world, where the Pacific region remains at the forefront of disaster risk exposure. The region faces its devastating impacts through extreme and slow-onset events.