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A conference table displays "Switzerland 2-6 June 2025" and "Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction." A screen shows "Thank You" in the background.

The Geneva Call for Disaster Risk Reduction: The Co-Chairs' Summary of the Global Platform

Leave no one behind: Global Platform 2025 champions inclusive disaster risk reduction

Global Platform elevates risk communication as essential for disaster risk reduction

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A financial backbone for stability, not band-aids for crises

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Early Warnings for All must become a global guarantee

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Ocean heat and sea-level rise threaten communities in the South-West Pacific

Recognizing inspirational innovation that improves resilience for the most vulnerable - The 2025 Sasakawa Award

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Children are climate and disaster risk reduction champions

Five children and a dog stand on top of the Earth; the kids hold various items like a bike, drink, plants, and bag, and a bird sits on the dog's head.

WMO and COPE Academy Strengthen Partnership to Empower Children with Disaster Risk Awareness

Early Warnings: We must go further, faster and together

United to enhance disaster preparedness: Announcing the launch of the priority actions to enhance readiness for resilient recovery

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2025 RISK Award goes to an indigenous children and youth DRR project in Bolivia

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