The Bureau of the Committee of Permanent Correspondents met virtually on 11 January for its first meeting of the year to prepare the forthcoming Joint Meeting of the Committee of Permanent Correspondents and the Directors of Specialised Centres, to be held on 10 and 11 February 2022. The Bureau members also discussed the priorities set out in the Medium-Term Plan 2021-2025 as well as the highlights of the 14th Ministerial Meeting, held on the occasion of the European Forum for Disaster Risk Reduction on 24 November 2021 in Matosinhos, Portugal.