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The Rim community resolved to support efforts in building the preparedness of member states in dealing with disasters in the region — an area regularly devastated by cyclones, monsoon floods and other natural disasters...

The project shall meet seismic community safety goals by assuring consistent, technically sound and economically justified policies in the development of the emirate, promote risk prevention and enhance Public Safety...

Role model cities from around the world are meeting for two days in Geneva to brainstorm the next phase of the campaign “Making Cities Resilient – My City is Getting Ready!” and have agreed on extending it to 2015.

UNISDR, the UN's disaster risk reduction office, in Egypt joined events around the world to celebrate the International Day for Disaster Reduction, 13 October, with the theme of recognizing the role of children and young people as partners in disaster risk reduction.

تحتفل الأمم المتحدة باليوم الدولي للحد من مخاطر الكوارث بالدعوة إلى زيادة الاستثمار في هذا المجال من أجل المستقبل وبالتركيز على الدور الحيوي الذي يقوم به الأطفال والشباب

Dubai has committed to be part of the United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction’s (UNISDR) campaign and local authorities are upgrading the disaster preparedness and response plans...

Ms. Helena Molin Valdes, Director of UNISDR visited Dubai to explore opportunities on how Dubai could participate and support program of the UNISDR, the UN system for the coordination of disaster reduction activities...

The report 'Natural Hazards, Unnatural Disasters' asserts that the MENA region will become more vulnerable to floods, earthquakes, droughts, landslides and other natural disasters that can impede development, unless effective risk management is applied.