Update

At the 3rd International Disaster Resilience Leaders Forum Incheon 2024 (IDRLF 2024), global leaders reiterated a clear message: collaboration is the cornerstone for building local capacity to disaster resilience.

The Women’s International Network for Disaster Risk Reduction Leadership Awards 2024 have been awarded to Robyn Camilla Mijares from the Philippines and Maria Linibi from Papua New Guinea for their outstanding leadership in disaster risk reduction.

The Eleventh Arab Partnership Meeting for Disaster Risk Reduction convened virtually, bringing together Arab governments, stakeholders, and international partners to evaluate the region’s progress on the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction.

The 2024 Disaster Research Days in Vienna gathered experts to advance DRR through science and policy, emphasizing resilience education, urban DRR initiatives, and alignment with climate goals, underscoring the importance of cross-sector collaboration.

Tajikistan hosted a UNDRR-led training to empower disability organizations in disaster risk reduction, focusing on urban resilience, inclusion, and equitable strategies to strengthen disaster preparedness in a changing climate.

The High School Students Summit on World Tsunami Awareness Day 2024, held in Japan’s Kumamoto prefecture on 23 and 24 October, broke records as the largest and most inclusive to date.

Regional cooperation and early action are key to addressing the challenges posed by the El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) and other climate-related shocks on the African continent.

In a significant initiative aimed at bolstering climate action in the world's most vulnerable regions, countries are now benefitting from the Handbook on Early Warning Systems and Early Action in Fragile, Conflict, and Violent (FCV) Contexts.

The Government of Mauritania, in collaboration with the UNDRR ROAS and UNDP, held a national technical validation workshop in Tiguent. The workshop marked a significant step toward developing Mauritania’s first National Disaster Risk Reduction Strategy.

Carolina Fuentes Castellanos will join the Santiago network secretariat as its inaugural Director from 1 November 2024.