The 4th Zero Project Conference will bring together over 500 decision-makers, opinion leaders and experts from the field of disability from more than 50 countries. Participants will highlight ...

Experts want gender to feature strongly in the final text of the post-2015 framework for disaster risk reduction, due to adopted at the Third UN World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction taking ...

Many countries - from Armenia to Vietnam - are making the right noises about reducing disaster risk, including involving marginalised communities in debates on the topic. October 13 is the UN ...

Disaster risk reduction experts have emphasised that interagency collaboration and coordination are critical to advancing an all-of-society approach to disaster resilience. The experts convened at the ...

GENEVA, July 15-- The United Nations Office at Geneva issued the following news release: The First Session of the Preparatory Committee of the Third United Nations World Conference on Disaster Risk ...

The IAEA has an important mandate and is engaged in a broad array of activities on issues of disaster risk reduction as this relates to the many peaceful applications of atomic energy, said IAEA Legal ...

Located on the Ring of Fire, Indonesia is prone to natural disasters, particularly earthquakes, volcanic eruptions and tsunamis. YT Haryono/Reuters The United Nations’ Sendai Framework for disaster ...

THE 1103rd Infantry Brigade (1103Bde) successfully spearheaded a comprehensive four-day training program for the Disaster ...

The National Disaster Risk Management Fund (NDRMF) is evolving from a facilitating and funding entity to a catalytic fund leading on disaster risk reduction measures and climate resilience paradigm in ...

The third UN World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction ended with an agreement lacking ambition. The conference showed that better communication between the scientific community and decision-makers ...

In this undated photo provided Saturday, Sept. 12, 2020, by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un inspects a construction site in Taechong-ri, North Korea, in a recovery effort ...