International cooperation through international organizations such as the United Nations

Third UN World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction (March 2015 in Sendai City)

UN World Conference is a conference organized by United Nations to bulid The International Strategy for Disaster Reduction. The First UN World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction held from 1994 in Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan. And The Second UN World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction held from 2005 in Kobe, Hyogo, Japan. Also, Planed Hyogo Framework for Action(HFA) as International Strategy for Disaster Reduction. To adopt a post-2015 framework for disaster risk reduction, The Third UN World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction held from 1994 in Sendai, Miyagi, Japan, which has demonstrated a vibrant recovery from the Great East Japan Earthquake in March 2011. The Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030 and The Sendai Declaration was adopted as the outcome in this conference. The Sendai Framework is the successor instrument to the Hyogo Framework for Action.

Conference Documents

Cooperation across UNISDR(The United Nations Office for Disaster Reduction)

UNISDR was established as a dedicated secretariat to facilitate the implementation of the International Strategy for Disaster Reduction and serve as the secretariat of the UN World Conference. UNISDR doing various disaster prevention awareness raising activities such as making a white paper for Disaster Reduction. and contributing to the promotion of International Strategy for Disaster Reduction. Cabinet Office, Government Of Japan is supporting UNISDR activities. and will cooperate across UNISDR to promote Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction.

Indicators to measure global progress in the implementation of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030 was adopted General Assembly General Assembly from Feb 2, 2017.

Support for International Recovery Platform(IRP)

International Recovery Platform:IRP was established in 2005 to identify and strengthen knowledge and information on Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake in recovery, rehabilitation, and reconstruction.. 'Build Back Better' and IRP's importance is clearly stated on Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030 which adopted in Third UN World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction Japan will support 'Creating a disaster-resistant country' which concepted concept 'Build Back Better' Creating a disaster-resistant country.

IRP Event History

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