Office of the United Nations Disaster Relief Coordinator (UNDRO)
Bureau du Coordonnateur des Nations Unies pour les secours en cas de catastrophe
Oficina del Coordinador de las Naciones Unidas para el Socorro en Casos de Desastre
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Founded
1971-12-14
History
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Relief coordination: ensure that in case of natural disaster or other disaster situations, emergency relief activities of all donor sources are mobilized and coordinated so as to meet the needs of a disaster-stricken country in a timely and effective manner. Preparedness: assist in raising the level of pre-disaster planning and preparedness, including disaster assessment and relief management capability, in disaster-prone developing countries. Prevention: promote the study, prevention, prediction and mitigation of natural disasters, through the application of appropriate measures, including collection and dissemination of information concerning scientific and technological developments.
Events
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To strengthen the collective efforts of the United Nations system, the Office developed and signed, with most of the Agencies, and especially with: B-XB0971 - FAO, E-XE3382 - UNDP, E-XE4161 - UNEP, E-XE3016 - UNHCR, F-XF3380 - UNICEF, F-XE3543 - World Food Programme (WFP) and B-XB3548 - WHO, a series of Memoranda of Understanding which define areas and means of cooperation. Cooperates with: D-XD3030 - OAS. Member of: H-XE1086 - Inter-Agency Working Group on Desertification (IAWGD). Instrumental in setting up: U-XK0046 - International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction (IDNDR); F-XF3440 - International Search and Rescue Advisory Group (INSARAG).
Links indicated by the following bodies:
- F-XE4484 - Arab Gulf Programme for United Nations Development Organizations (AGFUND);
- E-XE3480 - Center for Information on Migration in Latin America;
- E-XE1009 - ESCAP/WMO Typhoon Committee (TC);
- E-XD1543 - European Centre for Disaster Medicine;
- D-XD0868 - European Space Agency (ESA);
- F-XF9809 - Global Information and Early Warning System on Food and Agriculture (GIEWS);
- B-XB2183 - ILO;
- B-XB1383 - International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA);
- B-XB1505 - International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO);
- C-XC1506 - International Civil Defence Organization (ICDO);
- F-XF1721 - International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD);
- B-XB1117 - International Maritime Organization (IMO);
- B-XB1112 - International Organization for Migration (IOM);
- H-XD3027 - Organization of African Unity (OAU);
- F-XF6504 - OPEC Fund for International Development (OFID);
- F-XE5377 - Pacific Islands Forum;
- U-XF1949 - Pan Caribbean Disaster Preparedness and Prevention Project (PCDPPP);
- D-XD0319 - Regional Organization for the Protection of the Marine Environment (ROPME);
- U-XE1443 - UNEP Industry and Environment (UNEP-IE);
- E-XE8305 - United Nations Centre for Regional Development (UNCRD);
- E-XE4174 - United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA);
- E-XE4176 - United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE);
- E-XE4177 - United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP);
- E-XE6809 - United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat);
- U-XE1468 - United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Assistance to Afghanistan (UNOCHA);
- F-XF2488 - United Nations University (UNU);
- F-XF4104 - United Nations Volunteers (UNV);
- H-XE0968 - WHO Pan African Emergency Training Centre (PTC-Addis).
Relations with Non-Governmental Organizations
F-XF1623 - International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC); B-XB2907 - International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies.
Links indicated by:
- D-XF0712 - Arab Council for Childhood and Development (ACCD);
- E-XF0542 - Asian Disaster Preparedness Center (ADPC);
- F-XF4954 - Asian Institute of Technology (AIT);
- F-XF0493 - Catholic Relief Services (CRS);
- E-XF0669 - Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED);
- F-XF4441 - Corps mondial de secours (CMS);
- D-XD5079 - European Association for Earthquake Engineering (EAEE);
- B-XB1562 - International Commission on Irrigation and Drainage (ICID);
- H-XA1752 - International Council for Science (ICSU);
- F-XF0252 - International Emergency Action (IEA);
- C-XC4269 - International Institute of Humanitarian Law (IIHL);
- H-XD8240 - International Society of Disaster Medicine (ISDM);
- U-XE1453 - IUGS Commission on Geoscience for Environmental Management (IUGS-GEM);
- B-XB2937 - The Lutheran World Federation (LWF);
- F-XF3172 - Salvation Army;
- F-XD4112 - Save the Children International;
- B-XB2515 - World Animal Protection.
Publications
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- Social Activity → Welfare
- Commerce → Finance
- Societal Problems → Prevention
- Societal Problems → Emergencies
- Strategy → Coordination
- International Relations → United Nations
UN Sustainable Development Goals **
UIA Org ID
XE4118
** UN SDGs are linked to the subject classification.
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