Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs (UN DPPA)
Mission
The Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs plays a central role in United Nations efforts to prevent and resolve deadly conflict around the world.
DPA monitors and assesses global political developments with an eye to detecting potential crises before they escalate, and devising effective responses. The Department provides close support to the Secretary-General and his envoys, as well as to UN political missions deployed to areas of tension around the world with mandates to help defuse crises or promote lasting solutions to conflict.
Achievement 1:
More closely linked DRR and climate, peace and security in supporting national political processes, capacity-building, and policymaking. The UN Regional Office for Central Africa supported Gabon, the Central African Republic, and the Republic of Congo -- custodians of the world’s second-largest tropical rainforest -- in integrating DRR and climate, peace and security approaches. Through support to national frameworks, including NDC 3.0 processes, UNOCA helped position climate action as a driver of resilience, sustainable forest governance, and conflict prevention across the region.
Achievement 2:
Integrated and operationalized DRR and climate resilience in peace processes. The UN Verification Mission in Colombia supported risk assessment, prevention and adaptation in the implementation the Final Peace Agreement. UNVCM worked on mitigating risks in the resettlement and relocation of former combatants. The mission also supported communities hosting signatories to the Peace Agreement with territorial monitoring and verification to assess risks and needs, especially in settlements in conflict-affected and climate-vulnerable areas. The mission also supported community initiatives enhancing environmental sustainability and territorial peace.
Achievement 3:
Strengthened inclusive approaches to disaster risk reduction through gender-responsive and community-based programming. In 2025, the Office of the Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa has continued to implement the joint UNEP-led and OSE-HoA and UNISFA supported ‘Climate Resilience for Conflict Prevention and Peacebuilding’ project in Abyei. The project contributed to social cohesion, peacebuilding and climate resilience in Abyei through climate-and conflict-sensitive livelihood interventions facilitated by community dialogue.
Achievement 4:
Pooled capacities across files and portfolios to sustain disaster risk prevention-oriented work. In Libya, joint and complementary support from the UN Support Mission in Libya, IOM, and UNDP linked community-level risk assessments, national early warning capacities, and policy dialogue on climate resilience and economic reform. This enabled progress across multiple levels of the risk governance system, from local preparedness and inclusive planning to national coordination mechanisms and strategic policy engagement. In a context of limited and fragmented financing, this approach helped preserve momentum on disaster risk reduction by prioritizing institutional strengthening, preparedness, and risk-informed development
Voluntary Commitments
The Sendai Framework Voluntary Commitments (SFVC) online platform allows stakeholders to inform the public about their work on DRR. The SFVC online platform is a useful toolto know who is doing what and where for the implementation of the Sendai Framework, which could foster potential collaboration among stakeholders. All stakeholders (private sector, civil society organizations, academia, media, local governments, etc.) working on DRR can submit their commitments and report on their progress and deliverables.
