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Commissioner for Crisis Management Janez Lenarčič attended today the United Nations General Assembly meeting in New York on the midterm review of …

The UN General Assembly adopted a political declaration to renew commitment and accelerate the implementation of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction up to 2030. UNIFEED

News and Press Release in English on Kazakhstan and 5 other countries about Food and Nutrition, Health and more; published on 16 May 2023 by UN GA

Called for by the UN General Assembly the Midterm Review of the Implementation of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030 (MTR SF) marks the midpoint in the implementation of the Sendai Framework, the 2030 Agenda, the Paris Agreement and the Addis Ababa Action Agenda. It is also an important milestone for other UN frameworks.

Three people, including two Nepalese students, died when a truck slammed into a bus that had stopped due to engine trouble on the shoulder of a highway in northeastern Japan, police said Wednesday. All of the bus passengers -- 39 students from Nepal and one from Banglad...

All passengers of a bus — 39 students from Nepal and one from Bangladesh — were outside of the vehicle when it was rear-ended by the truck.

On the night of the 16th, a large truck collided with a bus that was parked near the shoulder due to engine trouble on the Tohoku Expressway in Kurihara City, Miyagi Prefecture, and died. The driver and three passengers of the deceased bus went around to the rear of the bus where the engine was located to check it, and it was found that they were apparently hit by a truck coming from behind. Police are investigating the details of the incident, believing that the three people who died were hit b...

Analysis in English on Tajikistan about Climate Change and Environment and Protection and Human Rights; published on 17 May 2023 by IOM

This side event proposes to explore how States and other stakeholders engaged in reducing risk can strengthen integrated and comprehensive DRR policies and practices.

This event will critically examine what intersectionality means in risk-informed decision-making, investment and behaviour.