In the lead-up to the 2025 Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (GP2025) taking place in Geneva from 2 to 6 June, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Permanent Mission of Switzerland to the United Nations in Geneva convened a dialogue on 6 May to reflect on the future of disaster risk reduction during the remainder of the Sendai Framework implementation period and beyond and to identify a series of advocacy priorities. 

The group distilled eight messages for shaping the future of disaster risk reduction combined in an advocacy paper. The messages are grounded in the lived experiences of practitioners, and they are shaped by a shared commitment to accelerate progress and overcome common implementation barriers in the remaining five years of the Sendai Framework until 2030 and beyond. They serve as a foundation for advocacy efforts for all stakeholders with a stake in reducing disaster risk and will inform the Chair’s Summary of the GP2025.