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Mid-Term Review of the Sendai Framework, 7th Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction, 26 May 2022, Bali, Indonesia
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UN disaster summit concludes with Bali Agenda for Resilience to prevent world from facing 1.5 disasters a day by 2030

Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction was a ‘wake-up call’ to improve preventative measures and ‘stop the spiral of increasing disaster impact and risk’. More countries must “Think Resilience”, and urgently adopt and improve early warning systems.
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)
Rajib Shaw - Professor at Graduate School of Media and Governance, Keio University, Japan - has championed multi-hazard community-based disaster risk reduction in six Asian countries, and his work has led to the establishment of village level community-based working groups.
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2022 Sasakawa Award winners promote inclusion and protection of vulnerable people

Three individuals – Myriam Urzúa Venegas, Rajib Shaw and Glenn Suerte Felipe Banaguas – and three organizations – the Pacific Disaster Center, Save the Children Philippines, and SEEDS – are the six laureates of the 2022 United Nations Sasakawa Award.
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)
UN High-Level Delegation at 7th Global Plaform for Disaster Risk Reduction in Bali
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First post-pandemic global disaster summit begins in Bali to address world’s ‘broken risk perception’ and inspire greater resilience

Countries gathered in Indonesia to review global progress to reduce the threat of climate hazards and other disasters amid the rising toll of extreme events.
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)

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