Day 2: Tools, innovation and coordination for response

Disaster Response Emergency Fund (IFRC-DREF) The main objective of the session was to present the reforms and innovations implemented in the Disaster Response Emergency Fund (IFRC-DREF). These changes aim to streamline access to financial resources in a swift and timely manner during the phases leading up to and following a disaster, thereby strengthening the preparedness … Read more

Day 1: Overview, trends and bases for action

Opening Ceremony The opening ceremony of the 23rd Conference sent a clear message: in the face of shared, cross-border risks, preparedness must also be shared and cross-border. Disasters no longer arrive one at a time; they compound socioeconomic inequality, prior emergencies, human mobility, and institutional fragility, and their effects cross borders indiscriminately. In that context, … Read more