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GDPC Partners with organizations, agencies, and other groups to support key disaster preparedness initiatives. This page showcases some of the activities being done by our partners and colleagues around the world.

The IFRC Alert Hub Initiative
The IFRC Alert Hub Initiative aims to protect lives and livelihoods by increasing the use of the Common Alerting Protocol and expand the reach of reliable, fast, and actionable early warning messages to people at risk. Through the Alert Hub Initiative, the IFRC works with Red Cross Red Crescent Nati...
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RCRC Research Map
Red Cross Red Crescent Research Mapping Committed to Advancing the Humanitarian Mission through Evidence and Learning. Access the Map Share the knowledge with your friends! What is this map for? This map is a collection of past and current research activities, studies, and academic papers that are s...
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Asia Pacific Urban Community Resilience Hub
The Asia Pacific Urban Community Resilience Hub coordinates and connects urban work across the region, enhancing knowledge sharing and peer-to-peer exchange within and beyond RCRC networks and platforms, and operationalize the existing urban learning with a strong orientation toward partnerships and...
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COVID-19 Resource Compendium
The COVID-19 Resource Compendium is a joint effort between the IFRC and Global Disaster Preparedness Center (GDPC), with support from throughout the RCRC Movement including reference centres, regional offices, national societies, ICRC, and others. This compendium offers a comprehensive, dynamic, and...
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North American Humanitarian Response Summit NAHRS
THE NORTH AMERICAN HUMANITARIAN RESPONSE SUMMIT Cross-Border Catastrophic Disaster Response WHAT IS NAHRS: The North American Humanitarian Response Summit (NAHRS) represents a unique effort to improve the effectiveness of cross-border response to a potential catastrophic disaster in North America....
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Common Alerting Protocol Implementation
The Common Alerting Protocol (CAP), is a standard business forum for emergency alerting. CAP, as it was designated by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Recommendation X.1303, is broadly recognized internationally as the key standard for societies to achieve all-hazards, all media publi...
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Red Cross Red Crescent Urban Collaboration Platform
The Urban Collaboration Platform (UCP) aims to strengthen knowledge and operational skills of Red Cross Red Crescent National Societies in complex urban settings. Urban settings are not new to International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent (IFRC). The member National Societies have thousands...
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