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Lebanon puts army and civil service on front line of risk reduction UNISDR Chief, Margareta Wahlström, today welcomed the news that both the Lebanese Army and the National Institute of Administration, the country’s civil service, are to make disaster risk reduction a core element of staff training.	21 Oct 2011	Press release
Many children dying and jobs being lost in Asian floods says UNISDR The floods which have affected eight million people across South East Asia, and which now threaten Bangkok, have underlined shortcomings in disaster risk reduction with many children drowning because they cannot swim, and thousands of workers now unemployed because of poorly located manufacturing plants, the Head of the UN’s Bangkok Office for Disaster Reduction, UNISDR, Jerry Velasquez said today.	21 Oct 2011	Press release
Lebanon acts to scale up disaster reduction One of the world’s most earthquake-prone and heavily urbanized countries, Lebanon, is bringing together 96 mayors and other leaders from over 80 cities and municipalities for two days this week to discuss progress on disaster risk reduction across a wide range of threats.	20 Oct 2011	News briefs
Bangkok now facing record floods Earlier today, Thailand’s Prime Minister, Yingluck Shinawatra, said it was impossible to protect all of Bangkok from the worst floods in decades, describing the situation as a national crisis.	20 Oct 2011	News briefs
Cape Town: What it takes to be a role model city On 12 October, following the launch of its Disaster Risk Management Centre (DRMC), Cape Town joined 14 other cities around the world who have been awarded ‘Role Model City’ status by UNISDR, the UN office for disaster risk reduction.	19 Oct 2011	News briefs
How to better communicate disaster risk reduction Some of the biggest media houses in the world from the Times of India to the Philippines Daily Inquirer to Caracol Television in Colombia have now participated in media training on disaster risk reduction organized by UNISDR, the United Nations office for disaster reduction, with the support of ECHO, the European Commission’s Humanitarian Aid branch.	18 Oct 2011	News briefs
Government of Myanmar to adopt disaster risk reduction plan The new Government of Myanmar intends to adopt the disaster risk reduction plan that was drawn up after Cyclone Nargis two years ago following a series of meetings with the UN Secretary General’s Special Representative for Disaster Risk Reduction, Margareta Wahlström.	18 Oct 2011	Press release
Saijo City Japan 'Steps Up' with school disaster risk reduction education programme Recognizing the importance of risk reduction, the Japanese city of Saijo expanded their disaster risk reduction (DRR) education program to train children and young people to be future leaders in DRR. The program, which now trains students older than twelve-years old, was launched as part of the International Day for Disaster Reduction celebrations in the city.	17 Oct 2011	News briefs
Floods reveal risk reduction gaps in Thailand The annual monsoon season in South East Asia continues to wreak havoc on lives and economies across many parts of the region with Thailand reportedly suffering from the worst floods in 50 years.	17 Oct 2011	News briefs
Children's Charter for DRR: South Africa budgets for safe schools South Africa’s Western Cape Provincial Government announced this week that it was increasing the budget allocation for safe schools from Rand 19 million to Rand 21 million and is taking steps to incorporate disaster risk reduction into the school curriculum.	14 Oct 2011	News briefs
Risk Reduction the World Over Some 80 plus countries commemorated the UN International Disaster Reduction Day (IDDR 11) yesterday. “This welcome groundswell of support concretely demonstrates the growing importance and awareness of risk reduction around the world,” said UNISDR Chief Margareta Wahlström today.	14 Oct 2011	News briefs
Strong commitment to disaster risk reduction in Myanmar Myanmar, a country prone to natural hazards, has shown positive progress in the areas of early warning, emergency preparedness and responses in recent years. Now, the Government is stepping up cooperation with global and regional partners to reach its long-term target of becoming a disaster resilient country.	14 Oct 2011	News briefs
Message for the International Day for Disaster Reduction by Margareta Wahlström This year on International Disaster Reduction Day, UNISDR and its partners invite children and young people to “Step Up for Disaster Risk Reduction” as the group of people most affected by disasters worldwide.	13 Oct 2011	Statements & speeches
UNISDR says the young are the largest group affected by disasters The UN office for disaster risk reduction, UNISDR, today marked International Disaster Reduction Day with a call for children and young people to be empowered and engaged in disaster risk reduction as the group most affected by disasters each year.	13 Oct 2011	Press release
UN Secretary-General's Message on the International Day for Disaster Reduction 2011 (Japanese Version) 国際防災の日（10月13日）国連事務総長メッセージの日本語版です。	13 Oct 2011	News briefs
Children’s Charter for DRR: Risk Reduction on Film In Vietnam, adults cried as they watched the short film children in their community made about the flash flood that devastated their homes.	13 Oct 2011	News briefs
Children and Young People in the Pacific "Step up for Disaster Risk Reduction!" The UNISDR Sub-Regional Office in Suva together with its partners, held a Pacific regional celebration of the International Day for Disaster Reduction to highlight the role of children and youth as active partners in disaster risk reduction.	13 Oct 2011	News briefs
UNISDR head visits Myanmar to discuss action plan for disaster reduction The Special Representative of the UN Secretary General for Disaster Risk Reduction, Margareta Wahlström, arrived in Myanmar today at the invitation of the government, on a three-day visit during which she will engage with senior Government Ministers on a national action plan for disaster risk reduction and a Disaster Management Law.	12 Oct 2011	Press release
Children’s Charter for DRR – Prioritize Child Protection “Build bridges because every year children miss school in the rainy season when they have to cross gullies, rivers and water channels huge enough to drown them,” a child from Lesotho told the recently launched Children’s Charter on Disaster Risk Reduction.	12 Oct 2011	News briefs
Bangkok Prepares for the Worst Bangkok which has so far been spared the heavy flooding affecting one third of Thailand is currently preparing for the worst case scenario.	12 Oct 2011	News briefs
Young people volunteer to get Japan back on its feet Every morning from 17-24 September, Kobe University student Erick Gonzales picks up his badge, his assignment and tools for the day, and is transported inside the coastal city of Ofunato to help the city clean up and recover from the damage caused by the 11 March 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake.	11 Oct 2011	News briefs
Vulnerability to Natural Hazards Rising Rapidly in Europe Vulnerability to natural hazards is rapidly on the increase in Europe, UNISDR Chief, Margareta Wahlström, told the Second Annual European Forum for Disaster Risk Reduction (EFDRR) yesterday in Skopje, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.	11 Oct 2011	News briefs
Children's Charter for DRR: Protecting your village When the annual monsoon rains come, 14-year-old Atik worries. As the deputy chief of the children’s council in her home village of Dowan, in Indonesia’s Central Java province she knows,” When it rains heavily for hours, it seems that soil in some parts of this village will shift and cause a landslide.”	11 Oct 2011	News briefs
Major Pakistan Cities Join UNISDR ‘Resilient Cities’ Campaign More than 30 cities across seven provinces in Pakistan signed up to the UNISDR World Disaster Reduction Campaign Making Cities Resilient on Saturday though many of them are still under water or recovering from heavy floods.	10 Oct 2011	News briefs
Action as Water Runs Out in Tuvalu Amidst growing concerns about drought crises in some of the Small Island Developing States (SIDS) of the Pacific, the Government of Tuvalu today began a three-week nationwide needs assessment of water, agriculture and health facilities.	10 Oct 2011	News briefs
Children's Charter: How empowering children saves lives Last March, when the Great East Japan Earthquake struck Kamaishi Higashi Junior High School, in Iwate Prefecture, on the Pacific coast, a 3rd year student promptly opened a window to secure the evacuation route for his classmates and then hid under his desk.	10 Oct 2011	News briefs
Pakistan President tells UNISDR he will champion disaster risk reduction UN Disaster Risk Reduction Chief, Margareta Wahlström, met today for the first time with Pakistan’s President, Asif Ali Zadari, to discuss how Pakistan responds to “the new normal” in dealing with floods which have inundated the country for two successive years.	7 Oct 2011	Press release
UNISDR champion calls for 'holistic' approach to flood risk as typhoons batter Philippines UNISDR champion, Senator Loren Legarda of the Philippines, has called for an integrated flood warning and response system as 3.2 million people struggle with the impact of back-to-back typhoons which have triggered widespread floods across the country.	6 Oct 2011	News briefs
UNISDR head calls for 'quantum leap' in approach to recurring floods in Pakistan The Special Representative of the UN Secretary General for Disaster Risk Reduction, Margareta Wahlström, arrives on a three-day visit to Pakistan tomorrow (October 6) during which she will meet with President Asif Ali Zadari, Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani, the National Disaster Management Authority, Meteorological Department officials and aid donors, to discuss future risk reduction measures as the country tries to cope with floods which have displaced an estimated 5.4 million people.	5 Oct 2011	Press release
26 Years after Major Earthquake - Mexico City Targets at Risk Buildings Between observance of the 26th anniversary of the September 1985 earthquake in Mexico City and Mexico’s hosting of the global celebration yesterday of the 2011 World Habitat Day under the theme Cities and Climate Change, the municipal government of the capital city has passed a new law on structural safety that will further protect people living with earthquake risk.	4 Oct 2011	News briefs