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Finance DRR and its corresponding challenges was central to the day's sessions. Delegates focused attention on financing a wide range of needs, including school safety, measures to deal with extreme heat, and nature-based solutions (NbS).

At the 2025 Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction, a ministerial roundtable sought innovative approaches to fast-track financing for lasting disaster resilience.

The 2025 Sasakawa Award winners were announced at the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction, in a ceremony celebrating some outstanding contributions to disaster risk reduction.

Participants attending the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction 2025, whether onsite or remotely, are reminded to join the official GP2025 Hybrid Platform.

Collecting data, ensuring its availability, and financing underlying processes are ongoing global challenges. Discussions at the Eighth Global Platform's official programme tackled these issues in high-level dialogues and a ministerial roundtable event.

UNDRR and ISC release an updated overview of hazards to help governments, researchers, and responders to better understand and act on interconnected risks.

A project aimed at empowering indigenous children and youths on the front line of emergency preparedness and climate resilience in Bolivia was announced today as the winner of the 2025 RISK Award.

On 3 June 2025, global leaders gathered at the WRRC to launch the Priority Actions to Enhance Readiness for Resilient Recovery.

Discussions turned to the human dimension of recovery as delegates convened for a second day in several preparatory events for the 8th Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (GPDRR).

The inaugural Global Early Warnings for All Multi-Stakeholder Forum opened today with a resounding call to accelerate the implementation of life-saving early warning systems worldwide and ensure that every person is protected by the end of 2027.