Disclaimer The designations employed and the presentation of the material in this publication do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the Secretariat of the United Nations concerning the legal status of any country or territory or of its authorities or concerning the delimitations of its frontiers or boundaries. [...] Key Insights The survey and literature review revealed a breadth of insights in relation to the implementation of existing and new disaster risk reduction programmes, the nature of partnerships and collaboration, key gaps and challenges, and recommendations for enhancing disaster risk reduc- tion programming. [...] Asia: There is a need to update national and local disaster risk reduction and disaster management policies in consideration of current and emerging risks such biological hazards like the pandemic; moreover, national labour and social protection policies need to be updated so as to recognize the invisible sector of urban communities, especially the homeless and informal workers living in the infor. [...] Case examples of disaster risk reduction programming in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic The Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (CEIP) conducted a review of civil society activism around the world in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. [...] In the context of the impact of COVID-19 on the Goals as well as the potential opportunity to accelerate progress toward the Goals through COVID-19 response and recovery, the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs outlined in June 2020 that initial assessments were already alerting the international community to the immense risks of failing to act swiftly and in a coordinated man.
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