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At least 1,832 people are dead after a 7.8 magnitude earthquake early Saturday near Kathmandu, Nepal’s capital and largest city, authorities say.

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SRSG appeals for more DRR financing Format Author: Denis McClean 2021 ECOSOC Forum on Financing for Development REMARKS BY MAMI MIZUTORI, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Disaster Risk Reduction, "FINANCING FOR DISASTER RISK REDUCTION & RISK-INFORMED APPROACHES TO INVESTING ACROSS THE SDGs" I would like to thank our co-hosts, the Department of Economic and Social Affairs, and the Co-Chairs of the Group of Friends for Disaster Risk Reduction – the Permanent Missions of Austr...

COVID-19: "immunity is not the privilege of the few but the right of all" Format Author: Denis McClean The UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Disaster Risk Reduction, Mami Mizutori, today called for increased support to developing countries struggling to manage the COVID-19 pandemic which has claimed two million lives over the last twelve months. In a statement released today, Ms. Mizutori said: “My thoughts are with all those who have lost a loved one in this year of pain an...