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Disaster Risk Reduction in the United Nations evacuation plans and contingency strategies, and help identify and develop the capacities of local authorities and volunteer taskforces. UNV contributed to ‘Communicating Disasters – An Asia Pacific Resource Book’ co-published by the UNDP-Bangkok Regional Centre and Television for Education – Asia Pacific. The book, developed after the 2006 stocktaking exercise of tsunami media coverage, leverages the reach of media to better inform citizens and save lives. Focal point The Office of the Executive Coordinator and Coordinator of the UNV UNV Environment Team Website www.unvolunteers.org www.WorldVolunteerWeb.org www.OnlineVolunteering.org Roles, mandates and areas of work of key UN entities 83 UNV
Disaster Risk Reduction in the United Nations WFP World Food Programme General description of the organization As the food assistance arm of the UN, WFP uses its food to: meet emergency needs and support economic & social development and promote world food security. WFP also provides the logistics support necessary to get food to the right people at the right time and in the right place. WFP heads the Logistics Cluster in order to provide common service to the humanitarian community in emergency interventions. WFP works to put hunger at the centre of the international agenda, promoting policies, strategies and operations that directly benefit the poor and hungry. Disaster reduction goal Within its own capacity and resources, WFP strengthens the capacity of affected countries and local communities to prevent, prepare for and respond to humanitarian crises. With its new Strategic Plan, WFP aims at preventing acute hunger by investing in disaster preparedness and mitigation measures (Strategic Objective 2). Policies and programmes in disaster risk reduction The policies governing the use of WFP food aid are oriented towards the objective of eradicating hunger and poverty. The consolidated framework of WFP policies emphasizes the mitigation of the effects of recurring disasters in vulnerable areas as one of the five priority areas under programming principles. WFP assesses measures to prevent and mitigate disasters that pose threats to food production or livelihoods as part of country programming in areas subject to recurring disasters. 84 Roles, mandates and areas of work of key UN entities
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