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This is the official Record of the Report of the Committee against Torture on the Fifty-third session (3-28 November 2014) and the Fifty-fourth session (20 April-15 May 2015)

The world's most disaster-prone region has witnessed natural disasters that affected development. Building resilience to natural disasters is crucial. Disaster risk reduction (DRR) must be integrated...

This is the official Record of the Report of the Committee against Torture on the Fifty-first session (28 October–22 November 2013) and the Fifty-second session (28 April–23 May 2014).

Official Records of the Report of the Committee against Torture: Forty-fifth Session (1-19 November 2010); Forty-sixth Session (9 May-3 June 2011).

Official Records of the Report of the Committee against Torture: Forty-seventh Session (31 October-25 November 2011) Forty-eighth session (7 May-1 June 2012)

Official Records of the Report of the Committee against Torture: Forty-ninth Session (29 October - 23 November 2012); Fiftieth Session (6-31 May 2013)

This report examines the state of resilience of the region vis-à-vis the goals and targets relating to disaster risk reduction. It highlights some of the tools and approaches for resilience-building...

This is the annual report of the Committee against Torture on the fifty-fifth Session (27 July-14 August 2015), the fifty-sixth Session (9 November-9 December 2015), and the fifty-seventh Session (18...

This is the annual report to the General Assembly by the Committee against Torture on the fifty-eighth session (25 July-12 August 2016), the fifty-ninth session (7 November-7 December 2016), and the...

This publication presents a new and extended analysis of the regional risk-scape based on multidisciplinary research conducted. It defines risk hotspots where disasters and biological hazards, climate...

This report examines the state of resilience of the region vis-à-vis the Sustainable Development Goals and targets relating to disaster risk reduction. It highlights some of the tools and approaches...

This is the annual report submitted to the General Assembly by the Committee against Torture on its sixty-first (24 July-11 August 2017), sixty-second (6 November-6 December 2017) and sixty-third (23...

This is the annual report submitted to the General Assembly by the Committee against Torture on its sixty-fourth (23 July-10 August 2018), sixty-fifth (12 November-7 December 2018), and sixty-sixth...

The main message of this publication is that exposure and vulnerability continue to be twin challenges for the region. Faced with growing economic losses and increasingly vulnerable populations, and...