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Mr. Dennis Francis, President of the 78th Session of the United Nations General Assembly, on his participation in the 28th Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates; as well as his recent official travel to the Cook Islands for the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF), and existential threats of sea-level rise amidst the climate crisis on the upcoming COP28.
Audio Languages: English, Original
Meetings & Events
Launch of the UN Global Assessment Report on Disaster Risk Reduction Special Report: "Mapping Resilience for the Sustainable Development Goals"
Global warming will surpass 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels during the next decade, due to greenhouse gas emissions. The constant rise in temperatures and related impacts combine with other pressures, thus increasing risk and undermining resilience. The increasing interconnectedness of people and human systems increases the risk of compound and cascading crises.
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Disaster risk reduction - Item 18 (c): High-level meeting on the midterm review of the Sendai Framework
Audio Languages: Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, Spanish, Original
General Assembly: 72nd plenary meeting (resumed), 77th session.
Audio Languages: Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, Spanish, Original
Briefing by Paulina Kubiak, Spokesperson for the President of the 77th Session of the General Assembly.
Audio Languages: English
General Assembly
Csaba Kőrösi (General Assembly President) at the High-Level Meeting on Disaster Risk Reduction
Closing remarks by Csaba Kőrösi, President of the 77th session of the General Assembly, at the High-Level Meeting on Disaster Risk Reduction.
Audio Languages: English
The UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) is coordinating a Risk Reduction Hub on the margins of the official sessions of the high-level meeting on the Midterm Review of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction (HLM MTR SF) to include an array of side events and thematic engagements of various formats in order to discuss advancing risk reduction efforts across sectors, regions, and contexts.
Audio Languages: Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, Spanish, Original
General Assembly
(Part 3) High-Level Meeting on Disaster Risk Reduction - Panel 1 and Panel 2, General Assembly, 77th session
High-Level Meeting on the Midterm Review of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030. Theme: "Working Together to Reduce Risk for a Resilient Future"
Audio Languages: Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, Spanish, Original
The UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) is coordinating a Risk Reduction Hub on the margins of the official sessions of the high-level meeting on the Midterm Review of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction (HLM MTR SF) to include an array of side events and thematic engagements of various formats in order to discuss advancing risk reduction efforts across sectors, regions, and contexts.
Audio Languages: English
General Assembly
(Part 4) High-Level Meeting on Disaster Risk Reduction - Panel 3, Panel 4 and closing segment, General Assembly, 77th session
High-Level Meeting on the Midterm Review of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030. Theme: "Working Together to Reduce Risk for a Resilient Future".
Audio Languages: Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, Spanish, Original