United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)
Oficina de las Naciones Unidas para la Reducción del Riesgo de Desastres
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URL: https://www.undrr.org/
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Founded
1999
History
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Serve as the focal point in the UN system for the coordination of disaster reduction; ensure synergies among the disaster reduction activities of the UN system and regional organizations and activities in socio-economic and humanitarian fields.
Events
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F-XF1447 - Open Partial Agreement on the Prevention of, Protection against and Organization of Relief in Major Natural and Technological Disasters (EUR-OPA Major Hazards Agreement). Regional Unit hosted by: E-XE3060 - Pan American Health Organization (PAHO). Member of: F-XJ9477 - Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR); E-XJ2271 - UN-Water. Memorandum of Understanding with: D-XD3153 - Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO). Cooperative agreement with: C-XD8574 - Islamic World Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ICESCO). Agreement with: D-XD0435 - Council of Europe (CE); F-XF2488 - United Nations University (UNU). Other main regional partners and counterparts include: D-XD4036 - Association of Caribbean States (ACS); F-XF5108 - Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA); F-XF2858 - Central American Integration System; D-XD3030 - OAS. Observer to: F-XF4530 - Sistema Económico Latinoamericano (SELA). Participates in: E-XM4304 - Global Framework for Climate Services (GFCS); F-XM0470 - Group on Earth Observations (GEO). Adheres to: E-XJ4994 - Global Partnership for Effective Development Co-operation (GPEDC). Cooperates with: C-XC1506 - International Civil Defence Organization (ICDO); D-XD5720 - South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC). Links indicated by: E-XE6330 - PAHO/WHO Health Emergencies Department (PHE); E-XE1009 - ESCAP/WMO Typhoon Committee (TC); E-XE5903 - IIED América-Latina; C-XJ0824 - International Emergency Management Organization (IEMO); E-XE3921 - UN Special Programme for the Economies of Central Asia (SPECA); F-XF5611 - White Helmets; K-XM2729 - WMO Disaster Risk Reduction Programme (DRR).
Relations with Non-Governmental Organizations
Member of: U-XJ4858 - Global Gender and Climate Alliance (GGCA). Regional partner: E-XE1928 - Centro de Coordinación para la Prevención de los Desastres Naturales en América Central (CEPREDENAC). Partner of: F-XJ0668 - ProAct; F-XM5078 - One UN Climate Change Learning Partnership (UN CC:Learn); E-XM7164 - UN Climate Resilience Initiative (A2R). Memorandum of Understanding with: B-XF2316 - Local Governments for Sustainability (ICLEI). Supports: F-XM3097 - International Consortium on Landslides (ICL). Cooperates with: F-XM3894 - Fundación Henry Dunant América Latina (FuHD - AL). Instrumental in setting up: G-XM1095 - Global Fire Monitoring Centre (GFMC); F-XM3760 - Global Network of Civil Society Organisations for Disaster Reduction (GNDR). Close links with: E-XE3341 - Regional Disaster Information Center for Latin America and the Caribbean. Links indicated by: E-XE4260 - Asian Disaster Reduction Center (ADRC); F-XJ5541 - DARA; G-XG2497 - Dhaka Ahsania Mission (DAM); C-XJ8852 - DRI International (DRII); E-XM0926 - European Drought Centre (EDC); F-XJ9726 - Global Infrastructure Basel Foundation (GIB Foundation); E-XJ4336 - International Flood Initiative (IFI); G-XJ7401 - Southeast Asia Disaster Prevention Research Institute (SEADPRI); A-XA3353 - Union internationale des associations et organismes scientifiques et techniques (UATI); E-XM1096 - United Nations University Institute for Environment and Human Security (UNU-EHS); C-XJ4561 - World Farmers' Organisation (WFO).
Publications
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UN Sustainable Development Goals **
UIA Org ID
XK2002
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