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Sendai City in Japan has been selected to host the World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction in 2015. The city of one million people in the northern region of Tohoku was one of the hardest hit zones in the March 2011 Great Japan Earthquake and Tsunami.

As part of the 5th Asian Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction (AMCDRR) that will be held in Jogyakarta, Indonesia from 22 to 25 October, UNISDR and BNPB (Badan Nasional Penanggulangan Bencana/Indonesa Disaster Management Agency) are organizing a Disaster Risk Reduction film festival.
Deadline: 15 September 2012
The UNISDR Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific covers 27 countries and 16 territories. It has sub-regional offices in Suva, Fiji for the Pacific and a liaison office in Kobe, Japan.
Our regional office engages in the following tasks and activities to support international efforts for disaster risk reduction (DRR) and HFA implementation.
Our regional office in Asia Pacific works with a variety of partners to support its work.
Donor partnerships are key elements to advancing disaster risk reduction efforts in the Asia-Pacific region.
UNISDR news from the Asia-Pacific region.
UNISDR publications from the Asia-Pacific region.
Disaster risk reduction meetings and events in the Asia-Pacific region.
List of evaluations of our Asia-Pacific office and responses to them.
Here you will find our regional offices key reports, including annual reports and progress in activities in the Asia-Pacific region.
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