New York Liaison Office

Building Resilience across Generations: World Tsunami Awareness Day
More than 150 government representatives, members of academia and young participants from the 2019 Japan World Tsunami Awareness Day High School Summit commemorated World Tsunami Awareness Day on 5 November at the United Nations Headquarters, New York and discussed innovative solutions to reduce tsunami risks.
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About our office
The New York Liaison Office focuses its efforts on engaging with Member States and other New York based actors to promote disaster risk reduction within the global/UN policy agenda.
Our activities
Our activities range from monitoring key processes and contributing to meetings within the UN system to liaising with representatives of Member States of the UN and specialized agencies in New York.
Our partners
We partner with a variety of NY-based actors and provide them with substantive support on disaster risk reduction.
Speeches and Remarks
A selection of New York-relevant speeches and remarks by the UN Secretary-General and others on disaster risk reduction and resilience
Events
Key disaster risk reduction events for the New York office.
News
UNISDR news from the New York Liaison Office.
Publications
Key publications from New York
UNDRR New York
2 United Nations Plaza11th Floor (DC2-1149)
10017
New York, United States of America
Phone: +1 212 963 5385
Fax: +1 917 367 1578
isdr-ny@un.org
www.unisdr.org/newyork
