UN Organizations

Devastating recent disasters have highlighted that disaster-prone countries need an effective, efficient and well coordinated United Nations system. This is particularly the case in the area of disaster risk reduction, both in terms of institutional arrangements and levels of funding. While following list is not exhaustive, it gives an overview of the UN organizations in support of national effort to reduce disaster risk and links to their relevant websites.

Various UN agencies and organizations are committed to reducing disaster risks.

• The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
• International Labour Organization (ILO)
• International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
• United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA)
• Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)
• United Nations Centre for Regional Development (UNCRD)
• United Nations Development Programme - Bureau for Crisis Prevention and Recovery (UNDP/BCPR)
• The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
• United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
• The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Secretariat (UNFCCC)
• United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)
• United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT)
• United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)
• United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR)
• Office of the High Representative for the Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries and Small Island Developing States (UN-OHRLLS)
• United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA)
• United Nations University (UNU)
• United Nations Volunteers (UNV)
• World Food Programme (WFP)
• World Health Organization (WHO)
• World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
• General Assembly
• Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC)
• The Chief Executives Board (CEB)
• The United Nations Development Group (UNDG)
• The Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC)

The above list of UN agencies and organizations is based on the publication "Disaster risk reduction in the United Nations 2011" produced by UNISDR. This second edition gives an overview of the roles, mandates and areas of work of a core set of United Nations agencies and the World Bank in support of national effort to reduce disaster risk. It is intended to increase the knowledge of what is on offer and prioritized by the United Nations agencies and World Bank in support of developing countries needs. This information is aimed to promote new partnerships at all levels, and also serve the emerging needs to adapt to a changing climate. The content of this non exhaustive compilation is displayed as received from the partner organizations.