UNDRR ONEA and GETI Newsletter 48: Oct-Dec 2025

In the last quarter of 2025, UNDRR ONEA & GETI, together with partners across the region, advanced disaster risk reduction through a wide range of initiatives. Highlights included the successful organization of the International Disaster Resilience Leaders Forum in Incheon, which convened more than 400 participants from 24 countries to strengthen global cooperation under the Sendai Framework; multiple regional and national training programmes in cities such as Incheon, Bangkok, Delhi, Singapore, and Xuzhou, focusing on topics including seismic safety, extreme heat, climate change adaptation, resilient recovery, and the use of advanced science and technology; and targeted capacity-building efforts for sub-national and local governments under the MCR2030 initiative, including midterm reviews of city DRR plans, urban resilience orientations, and hands-on application of tools such as the Disaster Resilience Scorecard for Cities. The newsletter also highlights inclusive and forward-looking approaches, such as training programmes empowering organizations of persons with disabilities, youth engagement through the “Voices of the Future” session, public-private collaboration promoted by ARISE networks, and South-South and triangular cooperation through ASEAN-ROK programmes and study visits to Germany. Together, these activities demonstrate how knowledge exchange, peer learning, and partnerships among governments, international organizations, academia, and the private sector are translating global frameworks into concrete local action for safer, more inclusive, and more resilient cities.