<p>The UN has an entire office dedicated to lowering the risks.</p>
<p>For this latest Lid is On podcast, Conor Lennon’s been finding out how the Office for Disaster Risk Reduction works to persuade governments to put it at the heart of their decision-making.</p>

PODCAST: UN chief names COVID, a ceasefire, and climate as UN75 priorities

This flagship podcast series from UN News takes its name from the words that correspondents at UN Headquarters in New York hear each night, at the end of the working day. We highlight the in-depth human stories behind the UN’s work and the way that it touches and impacts ordinary lives around the world.