What is the real impact of disasters? | Division for Inclusive Social Development (DISD)

As countries prepare to meet at the Third Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction in less than two weeks, UN officials tell us why strengthening our resilience is essential if we want to achieve sustainable development.

“Protecting people’s health from the risk of emergencies and disasters is a social, economic and political necessity. Prevention and preparedness are the heart of public health. Risk management is our daily bread and butter. Disasters are considered, first and foremost, in terms of their health consequences. I am delighted that health has become a central focus on the post-2015 framework for disaster risk reduction. We can reduce risks to public health from all hazards only when all countries and sectors are working together. Safe, functioning hospitals are essential for building the resilience of communities and countries. The World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction can help make that vision a reality.”
- World Health Organization Director-General Dr Margaret Chan

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UNDESA-DSPD is organizing a consultation on "Technology and disability-inclusive disaster risk reduction" with the objective to contribute to the upcoming third World Conference on Disaster Reduction in Sendai, Japan (14-18 March 2015) through bringing together contributions of leading global experts in technology, disability and development to the on-going work for a disability-inclusive disaster risk reduction framework.