United Nations Iran - Asian and Pacific Centre for the Development of Disaster Information Management (ESCAP-APDIM) in Iran in cooperation with the United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UNISDR) and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) will organize a TrainingWorkshop on Sendai Framework Monitoring and Disaster Loss ...

[caption id="attachment_59353" align="alignright" width="130"] Iran is the last habitat of the Asiatic Cheetah. It is estimated that approximately 50 Asiatic Cheetahs live in the wild[/caption] UNDP is the UNs global development network. We advocate for change and for connecting countries to knowledge, experience and resources to help people build ...

[caption id="attachment_112185" align="alignright" width="155"] Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Valerie Amos[/caption] Iran is home to 34 of the worlds 43 known natural disasters. In 2013, more than 200 earthquakes with a magnitude above four on the Richter scale shook Iran. In the same year, four ...

[caption id="attachment_119566" align="alignright" width="213"] Floods and damage caused by this natural phenomenon have increased due to factors such as increasing population, climate change and economic and residential development. Source: Hamshahri Online[/caption] According to the 2012 report by United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction,...

Tehran, Oct 1, IRNA - The Iranian city of Qom is providing a dynamic example of local leadership as consultations on the post-2015 international framework for disaster risk reduction identify the issue as a priority, said the UN agency leading Making Cities Resilient Campaign. The Mayor of Qom, Mohamad Delbari, has taken a number of actions as he ...