Videos from UNDRR in Geneva

🌊 What if children could experience a flood before they ever face one in real life? In Nepal, students are stepping into virtual reality to learn how to prepare for floods before disaster strikes...

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🌍 Disaster risk reduction cannot happen in isolation. Across the world, communities, organizations, businesses, and governments are working to reduce disaster risk. But when efforts remain fragmen..

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In August 2025, a landslide into Alaska's Tracy Arm fjord generated the second-highest tsunami on record — sending water 481 metres up the opposite wall. No ships were nearby... but a cruise ship h...

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In Greater Mumbai, targeted resilience measures could avoid more than US$250 million annually in projected climate-related property damage by mid-century.

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Disaster risk reduction is not just the responsibility of governments. Building resilience requires an all-of-society approach—bringing together communities, civil society, businesses, academia, a...

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🌐 The internet depends on cables hidden deep beneath the ocean. Undersea cables carry 99% of global internet traffic, making them one of the world’s most critical pieces of infrastructure. ⚠️ But..

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Advancing Non-Economic Losses – Data, Policy and Capacity for Action

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Advancing Non-Economic Losses – Data, Policy and Capacity for Action

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Advancing Non-Economic Losses – Data, Policy and Capacity for Action

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🌍 An earthquake strikes. You’re indoors. What do you do? In just seconds, the right action can save your life. Remember this: ⬇️ Drop 🛡️ Cover ✊ Hold on 💡 This simple technique helps protect you

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🌍 Earthquakes are inevitable—but disasters are not. So how do we stop earthquakes from shaking lives apart? This short video highlights 4 practical actions that can protect lives: 🏗️ Build and r.

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🕯️ We honour the memory of earthquake victims by protecting those they leave behind. Even when the ground is quiet for years or decades, we must be prepared. Safer buildings and safer communities ..

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📦 Every product you use depends on a supply chain. But what happens when disaster strikes? From warehouses and transport systems to workers and goods, supply chains are deeply interconnected—and i..

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🎓 Did you know you can learn disaster risk reduction online—for free? The UNDRR offers a wide range of on-demand training courses to help you build skills and advance your career in resilience and ..

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⚠️ What happens when disasters don’t come alone? Most hazards are not isolated events. They interact, overlap, and escalate, creating complex and dangerous situations. This video explains how diff...

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🌍 Every second counts when disaster strikes. From storms and floods to heatwaves, early warnings turn risk into action — saving lives and protecting livelihoods. Across the world, multi-hazard ear..

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🌍 Earthquakes are inevitable but the disasters they cause are not. On the International Day in Memory of the Victims of Earthquakes, 29 April, Kamal Kishore, Special Representative of the UN Secre..

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