International Strategy for Disaster Reduction

A/RES/59/231View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 85c International Strategy for Disaster Reduction, published in 2005.

What other versions does this mandate have?

15 versions · 2002–2016

This is an older version — the most recent is A/RES/70/204

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
2016	A/RES/70/204	International Strategy for Disaster Reduction	2,231	23%Compare
2015	A/RES/69/219	International Strategy for Disaster Reduction	1,536	30%Compare
2014	A/RES/68/211	International Strategy for Disaster Reduction	2,394	28%Compare
2013	A/RES/67/209	International Strategy for Disaster Reduction	1,260	17%Compare
2012	A/RES/66/199	International Strategy for Disaster Reduction	612	14%Compare

Which reports were submitted under this mandate?

10 reports · 2004–2016

Year	Symbol	Title	Mandate resolution
2016	A/71/230	Implementation of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030 report of the Secretary-General	A/RES/70/204
2011	A/66/301	Implementation of the International Strategy for Disaster Reduction report of the Secretary-General	A/RES/65/157
2010	A/65/388	Implementation of the International Strategy for Disaster Reduction report of the Secretary-General	A/RES/64/200
2009	A/64/280	Implementation of the International Strategy for Disaster Reduction report of the Secretary-General	A/RES/63/216
2008	A/63/351	Implementation of the International Strategy for Disaster Reduction report of the Secretary-General	A/RES/61/198A/RES/62/192

What subjects does this mandate have?

17 subjects

Conferences Coordination Within UN System Development Plans Disaster Preparedness Disaster Prevention Early Warning Systems Financial Resources Focal Points Gender Mainstreaming Inter-Agency Cooperation Natural Disasters Poverty Mitigation Programme Implementation Report Preparation Resources Allocation Risk Assessment Trust Funds

What’s in this document?

19 operative paragraphs

Takes note of the report of the Secretary-General on the implementation of the International Strategy for Disaster Reduction;⁴

⁴A/59/228.

Invites Governments and relevant international organizations to consider disaster risk assessment as an integral component of development plans and poverty eradication programmes;

Welcomes the work of the ongoing preparatory process for the World Conference on Disaster Reduction, to be held in Kobe, Japan, from 18 to 22 January 2005;

Notes with appreciation the generous pledge made by the Government of Japan to cover costs of the World Conference, and welcomes the voluntary contributions already made to facilitate the participation of representatives of developing countries, in particular the least developed countries, in that event, and invites those States that have not yet done so to make such voluntary contributions;

Reiterates its invitation to Member States, all United Nations bodies and the specialized agencies and other relevant intergovernmental agencies and organizations, in particular the members of the Inter-Agency Task Force for Disaster Reduction, to participate actively in the World Conference;

Encourages major groups, as identified in Agenda 21,⁵ to contribute further to and actively participate in the World Conference, according to the rules of procedure agreed upon by its Preparatory Committee;

⁵Report of the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development, Rio de Janeiro, 3–14 June 1992 (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.93.I.8 and corrigenda), vol. I: Resolutions adopted by the Conference, resolution 1, annex II.

Stresses the importance of close cooperation and coordination between the relevant institutions, in particular within the United Nations system and with other relevant international organizations, in both the preparation of and follow-up to the World Conference, within their mandate and taking into account their comparative advantages and the need to avoid any duplication of work;

Also stresses that continued cooperation and coordination among Governments, the United Nations system, other organizations, regional organizations, non-governmental organizations and other partners, as appropriate, are considered essential to address effectively the impact of natural disasters;

Recognizes the importance of linking disaster risk management with regional frameworks, as appropriate, such as with the New Partnership for Africa’s Development,⁶ to address issues of poverty eradication and sustainable development;

⁶A/57/304, annex.

Also recognizes the importance of integrating a gender perspective as well as of engaging women in the design and implementation of all phases of disaster management, particularly in the disaster reduction stage;

Stresses the importance of identifying, assessing and managing risks prior to the occurrence of disasters, for which it is necessary to combine the efforts at all levels of the development, humanitarian, scientific and environmental communities, as well as the importance of integrating disaster reduction, as appropriate, into development plans and poverty eradication programmes;

Also stresses the need to foster better understanding and knowledge of the causes of disasters, as well as to build and strengthen coping capacities through, inter alia, the transfer and exchange of experiences and technical knowledge, access to relevant data and information and the strengthening of institutional arrangements, including community-based organizations;

Recognizes the importance of early warning as an essential element of disaster reduction, recommends the implementation of the outcome of the Second International Conference on Early Warning, held in Bonn, Germany, from 16 to 18 October 2003, and takes note of further work done in this regard, including the establishment of the Platform for the Promotion of Early Warning⁷ in Bonn;

⁷A/CONF.206/PC(II)/4, para. 14 (ix).

Calls upon Governments to establish national platforms or focal points for disaster reduction, encourages the platforms to share relevant information on standards and practices, encourages Governments to strengthen platforms where they already exist, urges the United Nations system to provide appropriate support for those mechanisms, and invites the Secretary-General to strengthen the regional outreach of the inter-agency secretariat for the International Strategy for Disaster Reduction in order to ensure such support;

Requests the Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, in his capacity as Chairman of the Inter-Agency Task Force for Disaster Reduction, to continue reviewing annually the work carried out by its working groups in order to ensure their effective contribution to the attainment of the objectives of the Strategy;

Expresses its appreciation to those countries that have provided financial support for the activities of the Strategy by making voluntary contributions to the Trust Fund for the International Strategy for Disaster Reduction;

Encourages the international community to provide the necessary financial resources to the Trust Fund for the Strategy and to provide the necessary scientific, technical, human and other resources to ensure adequate support for the activities of the inter-agency secretariat for the Strategy and the Inter-Agency Task Force for Disaster Reduction and its working groups;

Requests the Secretary-General to allocate adequate financial and administrative resources, within existing resources, for the effective functioning of the inter-agency secretariat for the Strategy;

Also requests the Secretary-General to submit to the General Assembly at its sixtieth session a report on the implementation of the present resolution, in particular on the outcome of the World Conference on Disaster Reduction, under the item entitled “Sustainable development”.

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