The UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR) launched its "Making Cities Resilient: My City is Getting Ready!" campaign in May 2010, encouraging local governments to take countermeasures against natural disasters.
The campaign addresses issues of local governance and urban risk. With the support and recommendation of many partners and participants, and a Mayors' Statement made during the 2011 Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction, in which municipal leaders pledged to work on disaster risk reduction, the campaign will continue beyond 2015.