UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) Updates

The Indian Ocean region is exposed to recurring climate and disaster risks, including hurricanes, heavy rainfall, and other hydrometeorological hazards. In addition to these recurrences, countries in...

Timor-Leste is a nation of striking landscapes, but its geography also places it on the frontline of climate extremes. From sudden flash floods and devastating landslides to prolonged droughts and...

The 57th Session of the United Nations Statistical Commission has endorsed the Global Disaster-Related Statistics Framework (G-DRSF), marking the first time a comprehensive global statistical...

This is a reproduction of the UNDRR monthly newsletter. Get this update and other newsletters here. This month from UNDRR: Commemorating the 2023 Türkiye earthquake, Harnessing AI to tackle...

Countries across the Arab States strengthen their ability to learn from hazardous events through the launch of the Training for After-Event Review (AER) Facilitators under the Early Warnings for All...

When Tropical Cyclone Seroja and the Easter floods struck Timor-Leste in April 2021, the impacts were severe. Thirty-four lives were lost, thousands of people were affected, and economic losses were...

When disasters strike in Belize, the full picture of their impacts on people, livelihoods, infrastructure, and the environment can be difficult to capture. Recognizing this challenge, national...

Suriname seeks to strengthen its national resilience agenda with a clear priority: reduce risk before it becomes loss. The country is committed to align institutions, improving risk information, and...

West Africa faces escalating and interconnected disaster risks from increasingly frequent floods and droughts to food insecurity, displacement, and insecurity. While monitoring capacity has improved,...

Across the African continent, countries face a growing number of hydrometeorological hazards from floods, heat waves, cyclones, and droughts. Least Developed Countries (LDCs), which comprise over 60%...

To say that artificial intelligence will reshape the way we live and work is to state the obvious. However, reflecting on its promise and perils for one's own area of work is quite another matter. As...

Malawi is mobilizing government commitment and community engagement to improve forecasts and early warnings and build resilience in a country regularly battered by extreme weather and climate shocks. ...

Throughout the East African region, including Ethiopia and South Sudan, hazards threaten the lives and livelihoods of millions of people. More than 90 percent of disasters affecting this region are...

UNDRR launches a call for contributions for a new compendium titled “State of Art Policy and Practice of Emerging Technologies in Enhancing Resilience.” The compendium aims to compile and analyze...

Author(s): Kamal Kishore, Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Disaster Risk Reduction Wildfire risk has been increasing over the past quarter century as temperatures...

Kinshasa, 28 January 2026 – The “Early Warnings for All” (EW4All) initiative was officially launched today in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), marking a major step forward in the country's...

As climate and disaster risks intensify, countries are calling for data-driven decision-support tools to strengthen planning and implementation for early warning and early action, recovery, and...

Mauritania is taking a decisive step toward a safer and more climate-resilient future with the National Consultation and Validation Workshop on the project “Establishing a National Climate...

From extreme heat and floods to earthquakes and cyclones, a wealth of examples collected on PreventionWeb offer clear evidence that disaster risk reduction delivers tangible results. This small...