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Displaying 15 of about 16 resultsThe goal of BCPR’s presence in UNDP Regional Service Centers (RSCs) is to ensure substantive advice on crisis prevention and recovery (CPR) issues to all UNDP work streams. Specifically, the BCPR/RSC component provides substantive partnerships support and performs cross-practice integration and coordination functions strengthening BCPR support to UNDP C…
This publication reports on the outcomes of a pilot project to ‘operationalize’ the Making Cities Resilient Campaign in three cities in Africa – Narok and Kisumu in Kenya and Moshi in Tanzania, commenced in 2012 by the UNISDR regional office for Africa in Nairobi, Kenya. It also describes disaster prevention activities undertaken by pilot cities, an…
2009 Sasakawa award call for nominations now open
Nominations are now open for the 2009 Sasakawa Award for Disaster Reduction. Nominees should be individuals and institutions from around the world who have contributed to building the resilience of nations and communities to natural hazards through innovative practices and outstanding initiatives. Nomin…
This document deals with the ethical principles of the whole disaster cycle: from prevention to reconstruction via the emergency phase, irrespective of the duration of the disaster (sudden or progressive) or its context (simple or complex emergency). It concerns both natural and technological disasters. It is intended to deal both with the direct victim…
GENEVA, 18 September 2019 – The Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Disaster Risk Reduction, Mami Mizutori, today called for greater ambition in the construction industry to ensure that key infrastructure is resilient to the impacts of extreme weather events which have displaced seven million people already this year.
Ms. Mizutori said: “The…
12 October 2018, Astana – The United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) and the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR) have released an innovative guide for applying the principles of resilience to water-related disasters during the eighth session of the Meeting of the Parties to the Water Convention in Kazakhstan.
The guide, t…
GENEVA, 18 August 2015 – UNISDR has added new momentum to the implementation of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction, a 15-year international plan to curb deaths and economic damage caused by natural and man-made hazards.
The 'Words into Action' process, launched today, will gather experts from around the globe to shape by the end of 2016 a…
GENEVA, 5 October 2012 - On 13 October, the International Day for Disaster Reduction (IDDR) will be an occasion to pay tribute to millions of girls and women around the world who are on the frontline making their communities and societies resilient to the impacts of disasters and the effects of climate change.
Driven by the theme Women and Girls: the […
In a report on rehabilitating disaster victims, the Coordinator of NEMA Nigeria, Alhaji Alhassan Aliyu, announced plans by NEMA to design an education curriculum on disaster risk reduction (DRR) for educational institutions in the country. He also mentioned that the agency has been active in raising awareness on floods, before the commencement of this…
Key Relationships
- Close working relations with the HelpAge International Ethiopia Programme and Finance teams and with the Country Director, as well as the Resource Development Officer
- Direct communication with the Emergencies staff in East, West and Central Africa Regional Centre (EWCARC) and London
- Frequent communication with Finance, Resourc…
This publication highlights the results that UNDP has achieved since 2005, in supporting disaster risk reduction (DRR) and recovery in countries prone to disasters. As a first comprehensive report outlining UNDP’s contribution to the implementation of the Hyogo Framework for Action, the report illustrates the reforms that countries and communities are u…
Objectives
The objectives of the Emergency and Humanitarian Action programme are to prevent, reduce and mitigate the health consequences of emergencies, natural and man-made disasters and conflicts in countries in the Region, by effective risk reduction, preparedness, and alert, response and recovery actions.
Duties
Under the supervision of the Assis…
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Description of the unit / department
This role is part of the humanitarian team based in Maynooth. The unit consists of a programme Manager, a coordinator, 3 humanitarian response officers with particular areas of responsibility and expertise including; operations, protection, policy and institutional funding/ programme development and an admi…
Urban floods in the southwestern neighborhoodsof Bangui on June 14-15 and July 3-4, 2009 left 14,500 people homeless. Over 40 percent of victims were under 14 years old, and 57 percent were female. At least two people died, while many other lives were exposed to the increased threats of malaria, diarrhea, and other water-borne diseases. The 2009 floods…
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), recently embarked on a new initiative in disaster risk management aimed at containing any disaster or emergency through proactive deployment of resources and personnel. Onyebuchi Ezigbo, who has followed the activities of the agency, writes on the need for the development of an early warning system and…