International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction 2025

• International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction is observed every year on October 13th.

• This day is celebrated to raise awareness among people around the world about how they can reduce the risk of disasters.

• This year, the theme of the day is "Fund for Resilience, Not Disasters."

• The theme calls for increased funding for disaster risk reduction (DRR) in public and international budgets and for ensuring that all development and private investment is risk-informed and resilient.

• It was launched by the United Nations General Assembly in 1989 to promote a global culture of risk awareness and disaster reduction.

• Poverty, inequality, and discrimination are causes and consequences of increasing disaster risk.