International Day for Disaster Reduction

13 October 2012

In the last decade, almost one million people have been killed by disasters and more than one trillion dollars have been lost. Yet only 1% of international aid is spent to minimise the impact of these disasters.

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  • UNDP in Nepal

    Nepal: Bamboo keeps villagers dry

    “When my village floods, which it does almost annually, we never know how bad it will get. Some people lose their whole house, most will lose more

  • UNDP in Armenia

    Reducing the risk of disaster in Armenia

    Hovhannes Arakelyan has witnessed hundreds of floods in his remote village of Sipanik, in Western Armenia. "I have seen smashed roads, houses, and crops, and disasters more

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Group of Political Champions due to meet in Haiti to discuss disasters

New York – High-level figures from the United Nations, World Bank, CARICOM, European Union, the UK and US Governments will meet in Port au Prince on Monday to discuss how the international community can support the government in reducing Haiti’s vulnerability to disasters. They will visit sites aro more

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UN humanitarian aid arrives in Cuba

Santiago de Cuba - The first flight carrying 40 tonnes of United Nations humanitarian aid for Hurricane Sandy-affected Cubans arrived today in the hardest-hit city of Santiago de Cuba in the eastern part of the country. The shipment includes essential items for hygiene and cooking, as well as schoo more

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Putting Resilience at the Heart of Development

Disasters cause human suffering, environmental and economic harm, and set back progress on eliminating poverty.

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Fast Facts: Disaster Risk Reduction & Recovery

Disasters have killed more than 1.3 million people and affected an average of 220 million per year over the past two decades.

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