A global review of disaster reduction initiatives - Welcome to the ...
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<strong>the</strong> United Nations Secretary-General'sreform proposals adopted in 1997, <strong>to</strong>promote common objectives, time frames aswell as improved collaboration betweenUnited Nations programmes and funds. Ithas been designed as <strong>the</strong> centrepiece <strong>of</strong>United Nations development cooperation atcountry level. UNDAF is primarily a UnitedNations instrument <strong>to</strong> respond strategically<strong>to</strong> countries' development challengesand <strong>to</strong> <strong>the</strong> United Nations <strong>global</strong> agenda.UNDAF is intended <strong>to</strong> streng<strong>the</strong>n <strong>the</strong>capacity <strong>of</strong> host Governments <strong>to</strong> implement<strong>the</strong>ir development programmes andstreng<strong>the</strong>n <strong>the</strong>ir relations with <strong>the</strong> UnitedNations system. It is complemented withCommon Country Assessments (CCAs),carried out between <strong>the</strong> agencies and <strong>the</strong>host country authorities. UNDAF andCCAs are <strong>the</strong>refore useful <strong>to</strong>ols for <strong>the</strong>incorporation <strong>of</strong> <strong>disaster</strong> risk assessmentsand <strong>reduction</strong> measures in<strong>to</strong> inter-agencyassessment and action in a country.United Nations Development Group(UNDG)Web site: www.undg.orgUNDG Executive Committee membership:UNDP, UNICEF, UNFPA, WFP ando<strong>the</strong>r entities participating as warranted by<strong>the</strong>ir interests and mandates. The Office <strong>of</strong><strong>the</strong> Spokesman for <strong>the</strong> Secretary-Generaland <strong>the</strong> United Nations Fund for InternationalPartnerships (UNFIP) participate inUNDG as observers.UNDG members: DESA, UNDCP, UN-HABITAT, United Nations Office forProject Services (UNOPS), UnitedNations Development Fund for Women(UNIFEM), Joint United NationsProgramme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS),UNCTAD, WHO, IFAD, UNESCO,FAO, <strong>the</strong> regional economic commissions,<strong>the</strong> High Commissioner for Human Rightsand <strong>the</strong> Special Representative <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Secretary-Generalfor Children and ArmedConflict.UNDG, chaired by <strong>the</strong> UNDP Administra<strong>to</strong>r,provides a framework for greatercoherence and cooperation in UnitedNations development operations. ThisRelated international commitments and <strong>the</strong> UN role in <strong>disaster</strong> risk <strong>reduction</strong>enables UNDG members <strong>to</strong> maximize <strong>the</strong>ircomparative advantages and build on andsupport <strong>the</strong> work <strong>of</strong> o<strong>the</strong>r members at <strong>the</strong>country level. As most <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> UNDGmembers carry out activities <strong>to</strong>wards <strong>disaster</strong><strong>reduction</strong> (see previous pages <strong>of</strong> thissection), this group represents an opportunity<strong>to</strong> integrate <strong>disaster</strong> <strong>reduction</strong> in<strong>to</strong>o<strong>the</strong>r areas <strong>of</strong> concern, in particular sustainabledevelopment.The DevLink web site, managed byUNDG, provides key documents, examples<strong>of</strong> good practice, training materials, sources<strong>of</strong> additional information and links <strong>to</strong> relevantUnited Nations and non-UnitedNations sites on UNDG areas <strong>of</strong> activityand in support <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> implementation <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>Millennium Declaration and <strong>the</strong> Secretary-General's reform programme, particularlyCCAs and UNDAF.United Nations Disaster ManagementTraining Programme (UNDMTP)Web site: www.undmtp.orgMembership:United Nations system agencies/organizations:FAO, IBRD, ILO, InternationalOrganization for Migration (IOM),OCHA, ISDR, Office <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> UnitedNations High Commissioner for HumanRights (OHCHR), United Nations Centrefor Human Settlements (UNCHS),UNCTAD, UNDP, UNEP, UNESCO,UNFPA, UNHCR, UNICEF, UNITAR,UNOPS, United Nations Staff College(UNSC), United Nations Volunteers(UNV), WFP, WHO, WMO.Non-United Nations organizations: InternationalCommittee <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Red Cross(ICRC), International Council <strong>of</strong> VoluntaryAgencies (ICVA), IFRC, National RefugeeCommission (NRC), Steering Committeefor Humanitarian Response (SCHR)Under <strong>the</strong> management <strong>of</strong> UNDP, DMTPis an inter-agency <strong>to</strong>ol shared <strong>to</strong> supportcapacity-building activities in <strong>the</strong> field <strong>of</strong>crisis and <strong>disaster</strong> management by undertakingtraining <strong>to</strong> meet <strong>the</strong> needs <strong>of</strong> governmentpersonnel, civil society groups,community leaders and partners in <strong>the</strong>3236