United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction

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United Nations office international organization unit

The United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction is a UN body that leads global efforts to reduce disaster risks, strengthen resilience, and support implementation of international frameworks like the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction.

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Observed surface forms (4)

Surface form Occurrences
UNDRR 2
International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction Secretariat 1
UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction 1

Statements (60)

Predicate Object
instanceOf United Nations office ⓘ
international organization unit ⓘ
abbreviation United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: UNDRR
aimsTo enhance international cooperation on disaster risk reduction ⓘ
increase availability of multi-hazard early warning systems and disaster risk information ⓘ
increase the number of countries with national and local disaster risk reduction strategies ⓘ
reduce damage to critical infrastructure and basic services ⓘ
reduce direct disaster economic loss ⓘ
reduce disaster mortality ⓘ
reduce the number of affected people by disasters ⓘ
coordinatesWith United Nations Development Programme ⓘ
World Bank ⓘ
World Meteorological Organization ⓘ
national disaster management agencies ⓘ
regional intergovernmental organizations ⓘ
country Switzerland ⓘ
follows Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015–2030 ⓘ
formerName United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction
foundedBy United Nations General Assembly ⓘ
hasGlobalPlatform Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction ⓘ
hasOffice Bangkok ⓘ
Brussels, Belgium ⓘ
surface form: Brussels

Incheon ⓘ
Nairobi ⓘ
New York City ⓘ
Panama City ⓘ
headquartersLocation Geneva ⓘ
Switzerland ⓘ
legalStatus subsidiary body of the United Nations General Assembly ⓘ
locatedIn Palais des Nations ⓘ
mandate disaster risk reduction ⓘ
implementation support for the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction ⓘ
resilience building ⓘ
officialLanguage Arabic ⓘ
Chinese ⓘ
English ⓘ
French ⓘ
Russian ⓘ
Spanish ⓘ
organizes Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction ⓘ
parentOrganization United Nations Secretariat ⓘ
partOf United Nations ⓘ
predecessor United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction Secretariat
promotes multi-hazard early warning systems ⓘ
risk-informed sustainable development ⓘ
whole-of-society approach to disaster risk reduction ⓘ
regionServed worldwide ⓘ
sector climate change adaptation ⓘ
disaster risk management ⓘ
sustainable development ⓘ
shortName United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: UNDRR
supports local disaster risk reduction strategies ⓘ
national disaster risk reduction strategies ⓘ
website https://www.undrr.org ⓘ
worksOn community resilience ⓘ
disaster loss data collection ⓘ
early warning systems ⓘ
integration of disaster risk reduction into development planning ⓘ
risk governance ⓘ
urban resilience ⓘ

Referenced by (6)

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United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction → abbreviation → United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: UNDRR
World Meteorological Congress → cooperatesWith → United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction ⓘ
this entity surface form: UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction → formerName → United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction
United Nations Development Group → hasMember → United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction ⓘ
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction → predecessor → United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction Secretariat
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction → shortName → United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: UNDRR