UNICEF: programme guidance note on disaster risk reduction
This paper explains the fundamentals of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) programme in disaster risk reduction (DRR). The paper is comprised of three sections: (i) section one explains DRR and UNICEF's role in the DRR field; (ii) section two discusses how DRR applies to UNICEF, incorporating issues such as children's rights and gender considerations in DRR; and (iii) section three outlines UNICEF's approach to DRR and applies DRR to their Core Commitments to Children (CCCs). The paper is followed by three annexes, one of which includes case studies of child-focused DRR.