News and announcements

'Involving children in disaster planning and making sure we respect their rights to information and education will go a long way towards building resilient communities that can cope effectively when disasters occur and rebuild as quickly as possible'...

'Despite these occasional problems, Exercise IOWave11 has achieved its goal of evaluating the state of readiness of the Indian Ocean Tsunami Warning and Mitigation System in responding to a potentially destructive tsunami,' said Wendy Watson-Wright, Executive Secretary of UNESCO-IOC...

'Children and young people are capable of much more than you would imagine. In case of an emergency, they can’t just sit around waiting for their teacher to tell them what to do. They have to know how to react appropriately'...

'The impact of disasters can be minimized—even prevented—if local governments, communities, and other relevant stakeholders work together to identify the risks and implement mitigation measures,' said Ricarda Rieger, Country Director of UNDP...

Mohammad Abdul Qayyum, National Director of the Comprehensive Disaster Management Programme, welcomed Terre des hommes in his office at the Ministry of Food and Disaster Management in Dhaka to discuss their work in disaster risk reduction...

'The International Day for Disaster Reduction reinforces the importance for all Canadians to take action to reduce their risk to disasters. We all have a role to play in disaster reduction and building community resiliency'...

As part of the activities related to the International Day for Disaster Reduction, UNDP 'Strengthening of National Disaster Preparedness and Risk Reduction Capacities' project developed and will publish a book of photo stories...

A radio program has been put together by the State Disaster Coordinating Office along with the National Weather Service and the International Organization for Migration. This program will help the people in Yap to understand the importance of the International Day for Disaster Reduction...