UNISDR UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction [to 16 April 2016]
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12 Apr 2016
Private sector hammers out resilience plans
GENEVA,– An international business group working to reduce the impact of natural and man-made hazards has pledged to ensure that the private sector plays its part in implementing the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction.

The UNISDR Private Sector Alliance for Disaster Resilient Societies, or ARISE, today held a meeting to hammer out plans to help companies get involved in achieving the goals of the Sendai Framework, a 15-year agreement that seeks to curb disaster deaths and economic losses.
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Americas step up Sendai Framework drive
WASHINGTON, 11 April 2016 – Paraguay is set to host a key meeting to step up the Americas’ drive to implement the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction, a global agreement on saving lives and livelihoods from natural and man-made hazards.

The first Ministerial and High Level Authorities Meeting on the Implementation of the Sendai Framework in the Americas is scheduled to take place on 8-9 June in the Paraguayan capital Asunción, delegates heard at a session of the 35-country Organization of American States (OAS) in Washington.
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8 Apr 2016
Build better boost for Sendai Framework
GENEVA, April 8, 2016 – The World Bank Group has announced a major new building policy which should address concerns expressed in the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction, the global plan for reducing disaster risk and disaster losses.

The initiative has been launched weeks before the anniversary of the Nepal earthquake which cost 8,857 lives and US$10 billion or 50% of the impoverished country’s GDP. The April 25 earthquake was followed by another on May 12, strong reminders of how non-compliance with building codes can exact a high price.

The World Bank’s Building for Resilience program will leverage good practice in building regulation as part of a strategy to reduce both chronic risk and disaster risk. By avoiding the creation of new risk, it will help set developing countries on the path to effective reform and long-term resilience…