Our core organizations are the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UNISDR secretariat), and the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA).
UNISDR is the inter-agency secretariat of the International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (ISDR). The ISDR system includes all DRR institutions, organizations and practitioners.
An inter-agency initiative of UNDP/BCPR, OCHA and the UNISDR secretariat, CADRI's mission is to advance knowledge of, and strengthen sustainable capacity development for disaster risk reduction worldwide.
Serious disruption of a community or a society: widespread human, material, economic or environmental losses and impacts, beyond coping with available resources.
Efforts to manage the causes of disaster – lessening the vulnerability of people and property – and to improve future preparedness. Go to http://www.cadri.net/en/areas-we-work/disaster-risk-reduction.
[Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs]
Working from more than 30 regional and field offices, UNOCHA ensures response to disaster is effective and efficient, and works to reduce duplication and gaps. See http://ochaonline.un.org/.
UN global development network: UNDP advocates for change and connects countries to resources to help their people build better lives. See http://www.undp.org/.
Aims to build disaster-resilient communities by promoting awareness of disaster reduction as integral to sustainable development. See http://www.unisdr.org/.
