Disaster risk reduction: the United Nations system - fact sheet

cThe contributions that drive the UN system’s support to countries and communities to implement the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030 are found in the UN Plan of Action on Disaster Risk Reduction for Resilience that was approved by the UN Secretary-General and its Executive Heads through the UN’s Chief Executives Board for Coordination in April 2013.

The fact sheet addresses three main areas: (i) the UN Role and Scale of Operations; (ii) Coherence and Coordinated Action; (iii) Accountability and Reporting. It concludes by providing a list of key documents on the topic.