Disaster Risk Reduction in the United Nations - unisdr

Disaster Risk Reduction in the United Nations
• Regional platforms for disaster risk reduction, including ministerial
meetings, led by regional inter-governmental organizations.
• An Inter-Agency Group that acts as a venue for ISDR system joint work
programming among the participating organizations (currently FAO,
IFRC, ILO, OCHA, UNDP, UNEP, UNESCO, UNICEF, WFP, WHO, WMO and
the World Bank) and to improve coherence thus better supporting
countries in their implementation of the HFA. Thematic platforms led
by UN specialized agencies or technical institutions, provide knowledge
products, and help to report on developments (for instance early warning,
recovery, education, risk identification). The Under-Secretary-General for
Humanitarian Affairs also convenes a Management Oversight Board with
his peers (from OCHA; UNDP representing UNDG; the World Bank; WMO;
UNEP; and IFRC). This Board supports the Chair in providing UN systemwide
leadership and high-level advocacy for disaster risk reduction.
• Several stakeholder groups and networks associated to ISDR – among
them a Scientific Technical Committee, Global NGO Network for
DRR, Gender-and-Disasters and Media groupings and an emerging
Parliamentarian Network.
• Member States, which participate actively in ISDR, are called upon in GA
and HFA resolutions to establish multistakeholder national platforms for
disaster risk reduction to facilitate coordination across sectors. A selforganized
ISDR Support Group is an informal body open to all States that
convenes in Geneva. Frequent briefings in New York and initiatives linked
to the General Assembly (GA) and ECOSOC keep Member States abreast
of developments. The Secretary-General reports every year to GA on the
implementation of ISDR in the Second Committee.
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