The online workshop on how the UN network supports disaster risk reduction in Swedish local councils was organized by the Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency(MSB) in partnership with the UNDRR Regional Office for Europe and Central Asia on November 7 2023.
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction - Regional Office for Europe & Central Asia
The workshop was held as part of the celebration of the International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction (13 October), whose 2023 edition aimed to promote the fight against inequality through disaster resilience.
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction – Regional Office for the Americas and the Caribbean
UNDRR recognized Ulsan Metropolitan City as the latest Making Cities Resilient 2030 (MCR2030) Resilience Hub. Ulsan is the home to many of Korea’s industries which have powered the country’s remarkable economic development.
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction - Office in Incheon for Northeast Asia and Global Education and Training Institute for Disaster Risk Reduction
Barcarena now stands as the first city in the Amazon, fifth in Brazil, and tenth in the Americas and the Caribbean, to be recognised as a MCR2030 Resilience Hub.
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction – Regional Office for the Americas and the Caribbean
The MCR2030 Disaster Risk Financing Roundtable brought together over 100 participants to learn about experiences and opportunities for financing local level resilience plans.
Representatives from 139 countries and territories have been trained on how to implement disaster resilience strategies that are more inclusive of the perspectives and capacities of persons with disabilities.
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction - Office in Incheon for Northeast Asia and Global Education and Training Institute for Disaster Risk Reduction