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Disaster Risk Reduction in the United Nations increasing the resilience of the household by reducing the risks related to the complete loss of job and income in the event of a disaster. ILO also works to ensure that programmes for displaced persons take into consideration the employment creation needs and do not increase livelihood risk and vulnerability to future hazards. Through its Combating Child Labour Programme – ILO works to raise awareness of the families and target psychological damage of vulnerable populations, particularly children, in the aftermath of disasters. Furthermore, ILO collaborates with the relevant ministries and agencies engaged in strengthening the implementation of social safety-net mechanisms targeting the poor, the elderly and the disabled and other vulnerable populations, as a means of reducing disaster vulnerabilities and risks. Social Security and Safety Nets. ILO provides specialized expertise in support to relevant Ministries for programs aiming the extension of the coverage of the Social Security to the poor and most-vulnerable, including those working in the informal sector in at-risk areas. It also supports the dissemination of information on the role of Safety and Health at the Workplace and social security and safety nets in mitigating the effects of natural shocks on the household. The Local Economic Recovery/Development programmes (LER/D) are an effective holistic approach that ILO applies in crises scenarios for harmonizing and enhancing the package of different measures needed for reducing livelihood disaster risk or for the recovery of affected local economies. The LER/D approach seeks to support the increasing of local business capacity and stimulating endogenous dynamics through consensus-based action. ILO has used LER/D strategies in crisis operations since the early 1990s. This approach combines tailored tools and methodologies in such areas as business promotion, employability training, social finance, employment-intensive investments, and social dialogue. Emergency Employment Services. In post-disaster situations, ILO’s expertise in this area helps government revitalize or establish “employment services” and orient them toward current needs of job seekers and local employers. ILO works to support governments establish or reorient information exchanges to meet specific post-disaster needs, including evaluating the volume and type of job seekers, and the skill requirements of humanitarian and reconstruction operations. This also contributes to livelihood disaster risk reduction in view of future natural events. ILO works with the World Association of Public Employment Services (WAPES) to collect and share good practices and tools for crisis response. Roles, mandates and areas of work of key UN entities 15 ILO
Disaster Risk Reduction in the United Nations Cash Transfer programs. In post disaster situations, ILO provides to government its specialized expertise in strengthening income maintenance measures for affected people who lost their job, through various measures, including complementary cash transfer programs. HFA Priority for Action 5 Preparedness for effective response ILO - through its “Pre-disaster Recovery Planning for Livelihoods” (Pre- DRP/L)” initiative - helps governments and other constituents to consider, ahead of time, how best to identify vulnerabilities in the productive livelihoods of the people living in areas at-risk, promote livelihood risk reduction measures and increase livelihood recovery preparedness before disasters strike, thus also contributing to reduce extreme poverty in those areas. The Pre-DRP/L is specifically designed to provide key stakeholders with a guiding document to help quickly and effectively restore and enhance livelihoods and economic activity and to introduce livelihood risk reduction measures thus increasing employment resilience in view of future disasters. ILO has recently developed a first edition of specific “Pre-DRP/L Guidelines” to orient decision makers and technical practitioners in supporting the implementation of livelihood risk management and quick livelihood recovery measures. Focal point ILO/CRISIS – ILO Geneva ITC/ILO – Delnet EMLD (Turin, Italy) Website http://www.ilo.org/public/english/employment/crisis/index.htm This website provides information on ILO/CRISIS operations and links to ILO’s technical publications and websites. http://www.itcilo.org/delnet This website provides information on the ITC/ILO training initiatives and links to the Delnet Local Development platforms. 16 Roles, mandates and areas of work of key UN entities
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