In progress at UNHQ

SENDAI, JAPAN, 18 March — Death and destruction from earthquakes, extreme weather and other hazards around the world would be decreased significantly by 2030 according to goals set today by countries meeting at the Third World Conference for Disaster Risk Reduction, which closed this evening in Sendai, Japan.

17 March 2015

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As ‘Public Goods’, Early Warning Systems for Reducing Disaster Risk Must Be Funded by Public Investment, Speakers Agree as Sendai Round Table Segment Concludes

SENDAI, JAPAN, 17 March — Public investment had substantial strategic, operational and tactical benefits for disaster risk reduction, as it could increase resilience, save lives and accelerate recovery of devastated homes, institutions and infrastructure, the Sendai World Conference heard today during its fifth and final ministerial round table.

16 March 2015

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Reducing Disaster Risks Is ‘Everybody’s Business’, Secretary-General Says at Symposium on Great East Japan Earthquake, Calling for ‘All Hands on Deck’

Following are UN Secretary-General Bank Ki-moon’s remarks at a symposium on lessons learned from the Great East Japan Earthquake, held at Tohoku University in Sendai, Japan today:

16 March 2015

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Involvement at Local Level Critical to Reducing Disaster Risk, Speakers Say as Sendai World Conference Continues

SENDAI, JAPAN, 16 March — Speakers in Sendai today called for a paradigm shift to avert the calamitous effects of disasters from a top-down approach to a bottom-up approach that drew on contributions from local leaders and communities, districts and villages, during a discussion titled “Governing Disaster Risk: Overcoming Challenges”.

15 March 2015

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As Ministerial Forum Opens at Sendai Conference, Focus Turns to Reconstruction after Disasters, Increased International Cooperation in Post-2015 Framework

SENDAI, JAPAN, 15 March — Building back better after earthquakes, cyclones and other destructive forces and international cooperation in reducing harm from future crises were the focus of high-level discussions today in Sendai, Japan, as the Third United Nations World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction continued.

14 March 2015

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Secretary-General Says ‘Sustainability Starts in Sendai’, Opening High-Level Event at World Disaster Risk Reduction Conference

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the United Nations high-level event on “Uniting Nations, People and Action for Resilience”, in Sendai, Japan, today: