Latest announcements
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Proceedings of the Global Platform 2017
19 Oct 2017Proceedings of the Global Platform 2017 and the announcement of the 6th session of the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (GP2019) in Geneva, Switzerland from 13 to 17 May, 2019.
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Mexico GP17 proves resilient to risk of power outage
23 May 2017The Government of Mexico through the Secretary of the Interior reports that today, Tuesday 23 March, approximately at 11:00am, a power failure was registered in the Yucatan Peninsula.
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See you at the Global Platform in 5 days
17 May 2017With only five days to go for the 2017 Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction to commence in Cancun, Mexico, UNISDR wishes to extend a warm welcome to the more than five thousand participants registered.
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35 days to go to the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction in Cancun, Mexico
20 Apr 2017Final agenda, Greening, Multi Hazard Early Warning Conference, Side Events, Speed Networking, visa information and more.
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2017 Global Platform Official Statements – registration now open
2 Mar 2017Delegations are invited to make three-minute statements at allotted times during the "official statements" segment of the Global Platform. Online registration now open.
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94 Days to Go - Social Media, Speed Networking and Accommodation at the 2017 Global Platform
17 Feb 2017"From Sendai to Cancun" social campaign, hotel accommodation booking and more updates on the 2017 Global Platform.
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Invitation to Civil Society, Applications for Ignite Stage, Marketplace and Side Events
1 Dec 2016The United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR) is pleased to invite civil society to attend the 2017 Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (22-26 May 2017, Cancún, México).
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Join the Organizing Teams to help shape the substantive sessions of the 2017 Global Platform
7 Oct 2016As part of its commitment to ensuring an inclusive and multi-stakeholder approach to the 2017 Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction discussions (22-26 May 2017, Cancún, México), the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction is pleased to invite interested experts and stakeholder representatives to take part in the Organizing Teams that will help shape the various substantive sessions of the 2017 Global Platform.
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Launched: Website of the 2017 Global Platform
28 Sep 2016The United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR) is pleased to launch the new 2017 Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction website (English).
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Registration is now open for the 2017 Global Platform
11 Aug 2016The United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR) is pleased to announce that registration for the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (22-26 May 2017, Cancun, Mexico) is now open. Each application will be subject to an approval process that will take up to four weeks. Upon approval, confirmed participants can sign up to a wide range of Global Platform features (official statements, Market Place, Ignite Stage, side events, field visits, etc.). Details will follow soon.
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Online Dialogue on “Implementing the Sendai Framework for DRR”
9 May 2016In preparations for the 2017 Global Platform on Disaster Risk Reduction, UNISDR is initiating consultations with stakeholders to identify issues to be addressed at the 2017 Global Platform.
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Save the Date: Mexico to host the Global Platform for disaster risk reduction in 2017
18 Mar 2016The National Coordinator of Civil Protection of Mexico, Mr. Luis Felipe Puente, and the head of the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR), Mr. Robert Glasser, today announced that Mexico will host the next global conference on how to reduce loss of life and economic losses from disasters caused by man-made and natural hazards, the most important multilateral forum in its kind.