International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction observed on 13 October 2023
Important Days
This year's International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction addresses the link between disasters and inequality, with the theme, 'Fighting Inequality for a Resilient Future'. This year's International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction addresses the link between disasters and inequality. Disasters and inequality are two sides of the same coin. Each adversity reinforces the other: unequal access to services exposes the most vulnerable to the risk of disasters; While the impacts of disasters exacerbate inequalities and push those most at risk into poverty.The observance takes place shortly after the Midterm Review of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030, where the UN General Assembly in May 2023 adopted a political declaration to accelerate action to strengthen disaster resilience.
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