Realizing a disability-inclusive post-2015 disaster risk reduction strategy

Key links:

• Third World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction 3WCDRR, 14-18 March 2015, Sendai, Japan
  • Letter from co-Chairs regarding additional open-ended negotiations on 26-27 January 2015 to continue work on the draft text of the Post-2015 framework for disaster risk reduction (New)
  • Further Streamlined Text (as negotiated until 6pm, 16 January) (New)
  • Annex: Targets (New)
• Draft Programme
• List of Public Forum events
• The #road2sendai campaign
• Post a WCDRR blog in  any UN language
• Sendai WCDRR will be disability-inclusive
• Zero draft submitted by the co-Chairs of the Preparatory Committee
• Background note: Inclusion Saves lives: Disability-Inclusive Disaster Risk Reduction
• Overview: Leave no one behind: Disability-inclusive disaster risk reduction
• Disability NGO Group for 3WCDRR: Other important stakeholder group: Major Groups

In the news

• UN disaster reduction chief hails ‘major milestone’ in earthquake risk assessment
• Project Syndicate Global Health and Development: The Year of Resilience by Margaeta Wahlstrom

SOURCE: UN ENABLE