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At this time of crisis, the Secretary-General’s thoughts and prayers are with all those in need. He pledges the full support of the United Nations in rebuilding today, strengthening global disaster risk reduction, and preparing the world for a safer tomorrow...
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today called again for urgent and concrete action on climate change, as high-level officials gathered at the United Nations to discuss the growing global concern over the impacts of the phenomenon on food and water security...
Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda of Japan enjoined the community of nations to 'imagine the benefits of future generations' and to act on their behalf, adding that the accident at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station last year – a result of the 'Great East Japan Earthquake' – had led the Government to take steps to create a society not dependent on nuclear power by the 2030s...
President Loeak noted that the Marshall Islands is at present heavily reliant on international assistance and has little other means to provide for adaptation measures needed to mitigate the effects of rising oceans...
'We need to move away from a piecemeal, crisis-driven approach and develop integrated risk-based national drought policies,' said World Meteorological Organization Secretary-General Michel Jarraud...
'Disasters are quite predictable, they are costing too much, and it is not acceptable that we just keep paying for them. We can prevent them,' says Margareta Wahlström, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Disaster Risk Reduction...
'Sustainable development is an idea whose time has come. It is the future we want,' said UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon talking about the Rio+20 conference. 'Ultimately, Rio+20 will be measured in the transformation it sets in motion – the lives it changes for the better'...
'In the remaining years of the Decade, the focus will be on helping the targeted communities adapt to the conditions in which they are living,' said a statement issued by the Secretary-General’s spokesperson...
Voluntary Commitments
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The Sendai Framework Voluntary Commitments (SFVC) online platform allows stakeholders to inform the public about their work on DRR. The SFVC online platform is a useful toolto know who is doing what and where for the implementation of the Sendai Framework, which could foster potential collaboration among stakeholders. All stakeholders (private sector, civil society organizations, academia, media, local governments, etc.) working on DRR can submit their commitments and report on their progress and deliverables.