2017 Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction, 22-26 May 2017
The 2017 Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction took place in Cancun, Mexico on 22-26 May 2017. It was the first time the most important... Read More
UN Women launches new global flagship programme to address the gender inequality of risk at international conference on disaster risk reduction, 23 May 2017
UN Women in partnership with the United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UNISDR) and the International Federation of Red Cross (IFRC), launched its new... Read More
The UN General Assembly Adopts a Resolution on Disaster Risk Reduction
The UN General Assembly (UNGA) adopted Resolution A/RES/71/276 on 13 February 2017, containing indicators for measuring global progress in reducing disaster losses and a revision... Read More
UN New York Declaration for Refugees and Migrants Underlines Role of Disasters
Governments gathering at the UN Summit on Refugees and Migrants adopted the landmark A/71/L.1 New York Declaration for Refugees and migrants underlining the role of... Read More
The ILC Adopts the Draft Articles on the Protection of Persons in the Event of Disasters and Related Commentaries
After several years of work, the International Law Commission (ILC), at its 68th session of 2016, adopted the Draft articles on the protection of persons... Read More
Publication of the Guidelines to Protect Migrants in Countries Experiencing Conflict or Natural Disaster
The Migrants in Countries in Crisis (MICIC) Initiative, a government-led effort co-chaired by the United States and the Philippines, was developed since 2014 to improve... Read More