The 7th Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction

The Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction is the main global forum to assess and discuss progress on the implementation of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction. The seventh session of the Global Platform (GP2022) was organised by the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) from 23 to 28 May 2022, in Bali, Indonesia, hosted by the Government of Indonesia. The event was co-chaired by the Government of Indonesia and UNDRR.

UN Women supported the following sessions:

MHEWC-III (23-24 May 2022)

• Governance and inclusive early warnings
• Early Warning System driven by risk information
• In person side event: Gender mainstreaming into the end-to-end Early Warning System for hydro-meteorological events
• Converting Gaps and Needs Into a Way Forward

WRC5 (23-24 May 2022)

• Technical Session: Addressing the recovery needs of women and girls, people with disabilities and other vulnerable groups
• Parallel session: COVID19 whole-of-society recovery priorities for health system strengthening following a risk management approach

GPDRR (25-28 May 2022)

• High-Level Dialogue 1: Where Do We Stand? Global and Regional Perspectives on Implementing the Sendai Framework
• Thematic Session (TS) 7: Diversity in DRR Leadership
• TS 14: Financing Local Investment Through Risk Informed and Bankable Strategies
• TS 12: Cooperation Across Borders for Strengthened Capacity and Action (Target F)
• Side event: Left behind, left out, left unsafe: A dialogue on leaving no one behind in the face of disaster risk (CADRI Partnership)
• Side event: Mainstreaming Gender Equality, Disability and Social Inclusion in Anticipatory Action for DRR in Southeast Asia

• Midterm Review Plenary 3: Rethinking sustainable development; investing with strategic foresight to build resilience