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World: UNDRR, ESCWA, and League of Arab States Advance Regional Cooperation on Disaster Statistics for Risk-Informed Decision-Making

The United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR), the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA), and the League of Arab States convened a three-day Regional Workshop on Disaster-Related Statistics in Cairo from 27 to 29 October 2026, bringing together representatives of national disaster management authorities, statistical offices, and regional and international organizations. Under the theme “Strengthening disaster data systems for evidence-based policymaking and anticipatory action,” the workshop focused on a central challenge facing the Arab region:

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