Update

The 13th EURESFO, held in Guimarães, Portugal, brought together urban resilience practitioners, city leaders, and international partners to accelerate local action on disaster risk reduction (DRR), climate adaptation, and resilient urban governance.

UNDRR and the VSF brought disaster risk reduction to the heart of the business community, hosting Business Under Pressure — an interactive scenario exercise for small and medium-sized enterprises as part of Venice Climate Week 2026.

On 2–3 June 2026, representatives from 27 MCR2030 member cities and municipalities in Serbia gathered for the first MCR2030 Annual Meeting in Serbia.

Anga do Heroísmo hosts the 14th edition of the National Meeting of Resilient Cities and Towns, bringing together local authorities, civil protection professionals, academic experts and international partners to exchange knowledge on urban resilience.

As global challenges grow in complexity and uncertainty, a coordinated, multilevel approach to international cooperation is essential to support cities and municipalities in addressing systemic risks that cross geographic and sectoral boundaries.

The United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR), in collaboration with the Municipality of Quelimane, organised an event to integrate technical DRR needs into municipal planning for Quelimane, a major seaport city in Mozambique’.

On 15 April 2026, UNDRR facilitated a Training of Trainers (ToT) on disability inclusion in DRR in Brussels, marking the opening day of the three-day READY Baltics Kick-off Meeting organized by the EDF.

UNDRR GETI held a Training of Trainers in Incheon to strengthen urban resilience. 30 experts learned to use the Disaster Resilience Scorecard to help cities move from risk assessment to multi-sector action, supporting the MCR2030 initiative.

As a result of the city's commitments to DRR, UNDRR has recognised Kampala as an MCR Resilience Hub. The city was officially acknowledged during the National-Level event on MCR2030, held on 19–20 February 2026.

In February 2026, UNDRR convened Ugandan stakeholders at both the local and national levels to strengthen disaster resilience and climate change adaptation through the Making Cities Resilient 2030 (MCR2030) initiative.