Regional Position of the Americas and the Caribbean

The current document puts forward the unified regional position of the Americas and the Caribbean to be presented at the High-Level Meeting (HLM) on Midterm Review of implementation of the Sendai Framework (MTR SF) at the United Nations General Assembly on 18 and 19 May 2023.  This position is the result of discussions with Member States within the framework of the VIII Regional Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction in Punta del Este, Uruguay from 28 February through 2 March of 2023. The process for developing this position involved an evaluation of the advances in the Regional Action Plan in keeping with the overall findings of the MTR SF process in the region.