International Strategy for Disaster Reduction

A/RES/70/204View PDF

Who created this mandate?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 20cInternational Strategy for Disaster Reduction, published in 2015.

What other versions does this mandate have?

15 versions · 2002–2016

2016A/RES/70/204International Strategy for Disaster ReductionLatestCompare with previous version
2015A/RES/69/219International Strategy for Disaster ReductionCompare with previous version
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2013A/RES/67/209International Strategy for Disaster ReductionCompare with previous version
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Who cites this mandate in the budget?

2 entities

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What subjects does this mandate have?

7 topics

Conferences Disaster Prevention Disaster Relief Extrabudgetary Financing Functional Commissions Regional Commissions Resources Allocation

Which reports were submitted under this mandate?

1 report of the Secretary-General submitted under this mandate, 2016.

2016A/71/230Implementation of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030 report of the Secretary-General

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What does this mandate say?

22 operative paragraphs

Takes note of the report of the Secretary-General on the implementation of General Assembly resolution 69/219;

Urges the effective implementation of the Sendai Declaration8 and the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015–2030;7

Reiterates its call for the substantial reduction of disaster risk and losses in lives, livelihoods and health and in the economic, physical, social, cultural and environmental assets of persons, businesses, communities and countries;

Also reiterates its call for the prevention of new and the reduction of existing disaster risk through the implementation of integrated and inclusive economic, structural, legal, social, health, cultural, educational, environmental, technological, political and institutional measures that prevent and reduce hazard exposure and vulnerability to disaster, increase preparedness for response and recovery and thus strengthen resilience;

Stresses the importance of the continued substantive consideration of the issue of disaster risk reduction, encourages countries, the relevant United Nations bodies and agencies, funds and programmes of the United Nations system and other relevant institutions and stakeholders to take into consideration the important role of coordinated disaster risk reduction activities for, inter alia, the achievement of sustainable development, and in this regard also encourages them to take into consideration the United Nations Plan of Action on Disaster Risk Reduction for Resilience in the coordination and elucidation of their respective activities, in the context of sustainable development and according to the Sendai Framework;

Encourages focused action within and across sectors by countries at the local, national, regional and global levels in the four priority areas of the Sendai Framework, namely, understanding disaster risk, strengthening disaster risk governance to manage disaster risk, investing in disaster risk reduction for resilience and enhancing disaster preparedness for effective response and to “build back better” in recovery, rehabilitation and reconstruction;

Calls upon all relevant actors to work towards the achievement of the seven global targets agreed in the Sendai Framework;

Encourages Member States to give appropriate consideration to disaster risk reduction in the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development where it is reflected across several Goals and targets;

Reiterates its strong encouragement of and the need for effective coordination and coherence, as applicable, between the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, the Addis Ababa Action Agenda of the Third International Conference on Financing for Development and the Sendai Framework, as well as the negotiations of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, while respecting the respective mandates, in order to build synergies and resilience, and achieving the global goal of eradicating poverty in all its forms and dimensions, including extreme poverty;

Welcomes the commencement of the work of the open-ended intergovernmental expert working group on indicators and terminology on disaster risk reduction, and looks forward to its outcomes, in coherence with the work of the Inter-Agency and Expert Group on Sustainable Development Goal Indicators;

Decides to give due consideration to the review of the global progress in the implementation of the Sendai Framework as part of the integrated and coordinated follow-up processes to United Nations conferences and summits, aligned with the Economic and Social Council, the high-level political forum on sustainable development and the quadrennial comprehensive policy review cycles, as appropriate, taking into account the contributions of the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction and regional platforms for disaster risk reduction and the updated monitoring tool based on the Hyogo Framework for Action Monitor;

Recognizes that, while each State has the primary responsibility for preventing and reducing disaster risk, it is a shared responsibility between Governments and relevant stakeholders, and also recognizes that non-State and other relevant stakeholders, including major groups, parliaments, civil society, the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, non-governmental organizations, national platforms for disaster risk reduction, focal points for the Sendai Framework, local government representatives, scientific institutions and the private sector, as well as organizations and relevant agencies, programmes and funds of the United Nations system and other relevant institutions and intergovernmental organizations, play an important role as enablers in providing support to States, in accordance with national policies, laws and regulations, in the implementation of the Sendai Framework at the local, national, regional and global levels;

Stresses the importance of mainstreaming a gender perspective and the perspectives of persons with disabilities in disaster risk management so as to strengthen the resilience of communities and reduce social vulnerabilities to disasters, and in this regard recognizes the need for the inclusive participation and contribution of women, children, older persons, persons with disabilities, indigenous peoples and local communities, as well as the role of youth, volunteers, migrants, local communities, academia, scientific and research entities and networks, business, professional associations, private sector financing institutions and the media in all forums and processes related to disaster risk reduction, in accordance with the Sendai Framework;

Encourages Governments to promote women’s full, equal and effective participation and leadership in the design, management, resourcing and implementation of gender-sensitive disaster risk reduction policies, plans and programmes;

Underlines the importance of the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction, the regional and subregional platforms for disaster risk reduction and the thematic platforms in order to forge partnerships, periodically assess progress on implementation and share practice and knowledge on disaster risk-informed policies, programmes and investments, including on development, climate issues and disaster-induced human mobility, as appropriate, as well as to promote the integration of disaster risk management in other relevant sectors; regional intergovernmental organizations should play an important role in the regional platforms for disaster risk reduction;

Reaffirms that international cooperation for disaster risk reduction includes a variety of sources and is a critical element in supporting the efforts of developing countries to reduce disaster risk;

Recognizes the scale of action needed at the national level, in particular, for the development of national and local disaster risk reduction strategies and the establishment and strengthening of national disaster loss databases, as well as the conduct of risk assessments, and reaffirms the need for the enhancement of the implementation capacity and capability of developing countries, in particular the least developed countries, small island developing States, landlocked developing countries and African countries, as well as middle-income countries facing specific challenges, including the mobilization of support through international cooperation, for the provision of means of implementation, in accordance with their national priorities;

Acknowledges the importance of the work of the agencies, programmes and funds of the United Nations system and other relevant institutions in disaster risk reduction, the substantial increase in demands on the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction and the need for timely, stable and predictable resources necessary for supporting the implementation of the Sendai Framework;

Requests the Secretary-General, in this regard, to review the requirements for the United Nations system to support the implementation of the Sendai Framework and to include the findings in his report to the General Assembly at its seventy-first session, as requested in paragraph 22 of the present resolution, within existing resources;

Recognizes the continued importance of voluntary funding, and urges donors to continue to provide sufficient funding to the United Nations Trust Fund for Disaster Reduction to support the implementation of the Sendai Framework, including through the contribution of unearmarked funds;

Calls upon the relevant organizations of the United Nations system, within their respective mandates and resources, to ensure that no country is left behind in the implementation of the present resolution;

Requests the Secretary-General to submit to the General Assembly at its seventy-first session a report on the implementation of the present resolution, and decides to include, under the item entitled “Sustainable development”, a sub-item entitled “Disaster risk reduction” in the provisional agenda of its seventy-first session, unless otherwise agreed in the discussions on the revitalization of the Second Committee.

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