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Geneva, 27 October 2021. The Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) has decided to partner with the UNDP - OCHA Connecting Business initiative (CBi) to build the capacity of local…

Only together can we make true progress towards a safer and more resilient planet. - Mami Mizutori, Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Disaster Risk Reduction and Head of UNDRR…

As the frequency and related costs of disasters increase everywhere, so does the benefit of investing in disaster risk reduction. In low- and middle-income countries, which often lack the financial…

The United Nations General Assembly is the main policy-making organ of the Organization, comprising all 193 Member States. The 76th session of the General Debate starting on September 14th provides a…

  The climate crisis is global, but its impact on lives and livelihoods are felt unequally. Vanuatu is ranked as the country with the highest disaster risk in the world, and its very existence is …

By Firzan “Hush” Hashim, Country Director, A-PAD SL Floods and landslides in 2016 and 2017 in Sri Lanka accounted for nearly 500 deaths. Several volunteers lost their lives whilst trying to save…