The 8th Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (GPDRR) 2025 was organized by the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) in Geneva, Switzerland.
African Union joins Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI) as 54th Member recently.
During the event, India called for the creation of a global facility, backed by the UN system & multilateral financial institutions.
This can be used to provide the catalytic funding, technical assistance, and as a platform for knowledge exchange.