The Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction for 2015-2030 is a global and voluntary agreement, a robust, focused, forward-looking and action-oriented framework for DRR, recognizing that disaster risk reduction is primarily a national responsibility, with shared responsibilities with other stakeholders, including local governments and the private sector.

2023 marks the mid-point in the implementation of the SF for DRR. In this regard, the UN General Assembly addressed DRR issues on the basis of the adoption of a Resolution dated December 21, 20201, urged the effective implementation of the SF DRR and decided to conduct a midterm review of SF implementation to assess progress in integrating DRR into policies, programmes and investments at all levels, identifying best practices, gaps and challenges, and accelerating the path to achieving the SF DRR goals till 2030.