# International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction - 13 October.
The United Nations General Assembly has designated October 13th as the International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction to promote a global culture of disaster risk reduction. It is an opportunity to acknowledge the progress being made toward reducing disaster risk and losses in lives, livelihoods and health in line with the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030 adopted at the Third UN World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction in Japan in March 2015.
On December 22nd, 1989, the UN designated the 2nd Wednesday of October International Day for Natural Disaster Reduction. The day was to be observed every year in conjunction with the International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction, 1990-1999. In 2009, the UN changed the date of the observance to October 13th. In 2019, the day was changed to the International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction.
The 2020 target is Target E: “Substantially increase the number of countries with national and local disaster risk reduction strategies by 2020” which lays the foundation for the implementation of the Sendai Framework and is closely linked with Priority for Action 2: “Strengthening disaster risk governance to manage disaster risk.”
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