UNDRR Publications

UNISDR's Strategic Framework 2016-2021 guides the organization to achieve its vision, mandate and overarching objectives.

Vision: The substantial reduction of disaster risk and losses for a sustainable future

Mandate: Focal point of the United Nations

This framework defines the UNISDR Planning mechanism. The purpose of this framework to ensures that UNISDR’s processes, products and services contribute to the achievement of desired results (outputs, outcomes and impacts). It defines the tool to improve

This framework defines the Monitoring and Evaluation mechanism in the United Nations Office for Disaster Reduction (UNISDR). The purpose of this framework is to provide a consistent approach to the monitoring and evaluation of the UNISDR’ Programmes and

The year 2015 was a landmark for UNISDR with the agreement of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030 at the Third UN World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction on 18 March 2015 in Sendai, Japan and its adoption by all Member States

The document contains the criteria used to assess the level of disaster and climate risk mainstreaming in CCAs or related country analysis and the Criteria used to assess the level of disaster risk reduction mainstreaming in the United Nations Development

This 2014 annual report is a mid-term report on the UNISDR 2014-2015 Biennium Work Programme. 2014 was a year in which much time was spent defining the future of disaster risk management. There were major gatherings around the world to weigh up the

This policy aims to provide clear guidance from UNISDR Senior Management on gender mainstreaming in disaster risk reduction (DRR), and to detail a set of actions required to implement the Hyogo Framework for Action (HFA). The policy builds on the joint

This document provides a summary of UNISDR's work in 2014, with a focus on facilitating the development and adoption of a post-2015 framework for disaster risk reduction; preparing for the Third World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction (WCDRR) in March

This document describes the work plan and strategy of the UNISDR regional office for the Americas for the period 2014-2015. It presents: (i) a message from UNISDR Americas head of office; (ii) UNISDR Strategic Framework; (iii) disaster risk reduction in