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- Summary:
- This is an in-depth review of actions taken by the United Nations system to implement the Hyogo Framework for Action (HFA) 2005-2015, which suggests ways in which the engagement of the UN system and its specialized agencies focusing on DRR can be improved. The document emphasizes two main aspects of implementation, global policy development and country level operationalization. It includes analysis of UN resolutions, Secretary-General’s reports and other main documents related to the HFA, as well as studies of funds, programs, specialized agency policies, frameworks, strategies, and other reports. Oelreich begins with a discussion of the various UN initiatives addressing the threat of disasters prior to the HFA. The Emergency Relief Coordinator position created in 1971 focused primarily on relief, early warning, stock piling, and other pre-disaster measures, while a parallel initiative emphasized increasing knowledge on the interface between population growth, natural resources, the environment, and development. During the 1990s, proclaimed the International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction, a comprehensive plan clearly linking humanitarian, environmental, and development efforts was established. Towards the end of the decade, the International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (ISDR) was created to continue and expand on earlier efforts. When the HFA was established in 2005, it pushed the UN to more effectively integrate DRR into sustainable development policies, planning, and programming. This meant strengthening the capacity of the ISDR system to provide a foundation for action mandated by the HFA. Research found 407 documents, 37 of which were General Assembly resolutions, in the United Nations database that referred to the HFA. When the UN’s Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction, established in 2006, held its first meeting, 124 member states and 105 regional, intergovernmental, and non-governmental organizations attended. The next year these numbers increased dramatically, displaying the degree to which the UN was making the HFA a primary focus. While the UNISDR secretariat has been successfully engaged in advocacy and awareness campaigns internationally, it still does not have a mandate to coordinate and mainstream DRR within the UN system. It continues to rely on UN entities to voluntarily cooperate. Nonetheless the secretariat has been vigilant in identifying these potential barriers to progress, and has established some informal mechanisms to deal with difficulties. Another significant roadblock to UN implementation of the HFA is limited regional structures. ( French )
- Subject:
- Disaster Risk Reduction ( English )
- Scope and Content:
- I. Introduction p. 2; II. Disaster risk reduction, its mandate and the United Nations System p. 2; II.1 Milestones prior to the Hyogo Framework for Action p. 2; II.2 Hyogo Framework for Action p. 4; II.3 Hyogo Framework for Action mandated work for the United Nations System p. 4; III. Findings p. 7; III.1 Methodology p. 7; III.2 Global policy level 2005-2010 p. 7; 111.2.1 UN resolutions and other documents further emphasizing the HFA p. 7; III.2.2. Secretary-General’s decisions as well as mechanisms in support of global needs for the implementation of the HFA p. 9; III.2.3. Contribution of the United Nations Funds, Programmes and Specialized Agencies p. 13; III.3. Country operational level 2005-2010 p. 16; III.3.1. Selected mechanisms and tools for a more coordinated approach to HFA implementation elaborated during 2005-2010 p. 16; III.3.2. Country-level support to implementation p. 19; IV. Final reflections p. 26; IV.1. A Focused Plan of Action, linked to the Global Platform p. 26; IV.2 Global coordination mechanisms for HFA implementation p. 27; IV.3 Financing p. 28; IV.4 Disaster risk reduction as development p. 29; IV.5 UNISDR secretariat position in the UN system needs to reflect purpose p. 29; V. Annexes: Annex 1: Terms of Reference for Consultancy on the role of the UN System and its specialized agencies funds and programmes in the implementation of the Hyogo Framework for Action p. 31; Annex 2: Methodology p. 32; Annex 3: Persons and institutions consulted p. 32; Annex 4: References and bibliography p. 33 ( English )
- Citation/Reference:
- Oelreich, E. (2011). In-depth study on the United Nations contribution to the implementation of the Hyogo Framework for Action. The United Nations.
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