Press release

Global modelling estimates US$228 billion in average annual residential building losses from cyclones, floods, tsunami and earthquakes, while new survey findings reveal critical gaps in household disaster preparedness.

The Africa Early Warnings Forum, held in Addis Ababa, highlighted Africa's progress in expanding early warning systems, but with climate and disaster risks accelerating, the task now is to translate that progress into protection for everyone.

Experimental forecasts leverage strengths of AI weather models to extend the forecast

Digital technologies have revolutionized how we live, connect, and work, yet our growing reliance on these systems has created risks that often go unnoticed.

As the world prepares to mark the first commemoration of the International Day in Memory of the Victims of Earthquakes on 29 April, the UN is calling on governments, cities, schools & workplaces to take part in the global campaign “Drop. Cover. Hold On.”

Astana has been recognized as the first Making Cities Resilient 2030 (MCR2030) Resilience Hub in Central Asia.

The true cost of disasters is significantly underestimated worldwide, as losses to health, livelihoods, ecosystems, and long-term development remain largely unmeasured.

The Global Assessment Report on Disaster Risk Reduction (GAR) 2025, highlights how direct disaster costs have grown to approximately $202 billion annually, but that the true costs of disasters is over $2.3 trillion.

The United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) successfully concluded a key workshop under its "Strengthening the Disaster Resilience of SMEs" project, bringing together representatives from Spain, Barbados, and Japan

In the port city of Belém, Brazil, G20 ministers and delegates adopted a Ministerial Declaration that called for greater action to accelerate the implementation of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction.