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On this page you will find coverage of the World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction. For further details visit the official Conference website.

You can also follow the hashtag #WCDRR on social media.

  • The third UN World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction is took place from  14 -18 March 2015 in Sendai, Japan.
  • The conference brought together government and civil society leaders from around the world to discuss ways to better prepare for and curb the impact of disasters, and to agree on an updated global response framework.
  • The main aim of the conference was to update the landmark agreement reached a decade ago in Hyogo, also in Japan, which detailed the work required from all different sectors and actors to reduce disaster losses. The Hyogo Framework for Action has produced some important successes, including the reduction in the number of people directly affected by natural disasters in Asia – where most such disasters occur – by almost one billion.
In March, in Sendai, Japan, the World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction can set a course to greater resilience- Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon
Safe, functioning hospitals are part of building resilience to disasters. Dr. Margaret Chan, Director General World Health Organization
After ten years of the Hyogo Framework Agreement, there is no reason why a finance minister or CEO would choose to pay for disaster recover but not invest in prevention - Margareta Wahlstrom head of the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction
I am coming to Sendai to meet with governments from around the world, as well as community leaders, business executives and all other who are key to making disaster risk reduction happen - former President of Finland, Ms. Tarja Halonen

Latest news from Sendai

2601, 2018

Youth Envoy to call for more efforts to empower and engage young people ahead of UN Forum

26 Jan 2018|Categories: News, Press material|

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2501, 2018

SDG Live interview with Richard Curtis at World Economic Forum in Davos

25 Jan 2018|Categories: News, SDG Advocates|Tags: , |

Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Advocate Richard Curtis spoke with Claudia Romo for an SDG Live conversation on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. Richard Curtis outlined how the SDGs represent [...]

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2401, 2018

World’s most vulnerable countries on track to achieve universal Internet access by 2020 – UN report

24 Jan 2018|Categories: Goal 9: industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, News|Tags: , , |

The world’s least developed countries are narrowing ‘digital divide,’ and with millions of people now taking advantage of smart phones and other digital devices, keeping up this momentum can put their societies on the fast track to sustainable development, the United Nations said on Wednesday.

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