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An infographic illustrating the voluntary commitment life cycle
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This guideline has been prepared by the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) Kobe Office to provide guidance to stakeholders on how to use the Sendai Framework Voluntary Commitments (SFVC) online platform.

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)
Ms. Kazuko Kohri, Mayor of Sendai City, spoke at the Multi-stakeholder Panel 4 “A collective responsibility – Localising disaster risk reduction, restoring context”
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Ms. Kazuko Kohri, Mayor of the Sendai City, participated at the Multi-stakeholder Panel 4 “A collective responsibility – Localising DRR, restoring context” held on 19th May 2023.

International Research Institute of Disaster Science, Tohoku University 東北大学 災害科学国際研究所
仙台市(宮城県) Sendai City
International Awareness Day for Avoidable Deaths Poster
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The Avoidable Deaths Network is launching a global campaign, declaring 12 March as the ‘International Awareness Day for Avoidable Deaths’ (IAD4AD).

Avoidable Deaths Network
Participants in community dialogue, social welfare sectors and all walks of life discussed the current situation of Hong Kong's climate adaptation measures and just transition.
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On 15 December 2022, CarbonCare InnoLab today published the "Hong Kong Justice Transition Report - Building Partnerships to Achieve a Climate-just City," which is the first attempt in Hong Kong to achieve climate justice.

Meeting at Regional Security System Base, July 2022 (Bridgetown, Barbados)
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On 10 December 2021, Avoidable Deaths Network (ADN) organised a virtual symposium on ‘Integrating Disaster Risk Management with Emergency Services and Defence to Reduce Avoidable Deaths’ in the Caribbean region. A key conclusion of the Symposium was to

Avoidable Deaths Network
Participants of the meeting convened with focal points of the SFVC platform during the Asia Pacific Ministerial Conference for Disaster Risk Reduction (APMCDRR)
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The 2022 APMCDRR was held from 19 – 22 September in Brisbane, Australia where a meeting was organized with focal points of voluntary commitments published in the Sendai Framework Voluntary Commitments online platform.

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)
Smartphone Edutainment application
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“KNOW-DRR” Smartphone Edutainment application aims to present an innovative interactive tool for Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) for the educational community and students in Africa and around the world. This application builds students’ knowledge and

PERIPERI U - Partners Enhancing Resilience for People Exposed to Risk
African Union Commission
Green Africa Youth Organization
Centre of Economic Study and Research for Development
Figures from an analysis of VCs contributing to early warning and target G of the Sendai Framework
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The SFVC online platform can collect varied information about commitments that allows UNDRR to show stakeholders’ contribution to the implementation of the Sendai Framework. Along with this year's theme for International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction

Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team
Activities held to promote community decision-making for DRR by women
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Sendai City and the Sendai Gender Equal Opportunity Foundation have been organizing a program to build women’s leadership skills in making community decisions for disaster resilience and preparedness. The program does not only improve women’s awareness of

Sendai Gender Equal Opportunity Foundation
仙台市(宮城県) Sendai City
AHP presentation
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On 26 May 2022, “Building the bridge for Pacific resilience through Disaster READY” was presented at the Ignite Stage during GP2022.

Australian Humanitarian Partnership
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)
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