Update

The annual monsoon season in South East Asia continues to wreak havoc on lives and economies across many parts of the region with Thailand reportedly suffering from the worst floods in 50 years.

'Sixty percent of the population of Laos are aged 25 or under. These young people must be included in disaster preparedness plans. Risk reduction education for children including climate change adaption activities are one way to prepare for disasters,' said UNICEF Representative...

'One of the simplest disaster risk reduction measures we can possibly take is to empower young people and to ensure they are actively involved in disaster risk reduction and part of making their cities and communities resilient'...

'We need to have a positive change of awareness in children’s and young people’s contributions to disaster risk reduction, preparedness and response, particularly at the community level'...

'Experts say these activities show that education could help to reduce the impact of disasters in the region, but say this needs to be more systematic with solid input from governments organising education programmes'...

Two Filipino students reminded the UN community of the importance of the role of youth in disaster risk reduction, not merely as recipients of assistance but also as vital participants...

El pasado martes 11 y miércoles 12 de octubre se celebró el Taller de Gestión Integral de Riesgos para Periodistas y Medios de Comunicación, la iniciativa revisó el papel de la comunicación y la prensa en específico en la gestión de riesgos de desastres...

Al conmemorarse el Día Internacional para la Reducción de Riesgos de Desastres, la oficina en México de la Organización de las Naciones Unidas (ONU) puso en marcha la campaña 2011, cuyo centro consiste en ampliar la participación de los niños según el Diario Provincia...

On the occasion of the international disaster risk reduction day, Kristalina Georgieva, the Commissioner for International Cooperation, Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Response, talks about the ongoing monsoon floods in India...

'Les catastrophes naturelles ne s’arrêtent pas aux frontières créées par les hommes, et c’est là une raison suffisante pour encourager la coopération régionale en matière de réduction des risques de catastrophes,' a déclaré à l’IRIN Krasae Chanawongse...