Overview
The United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction Regional Office for Africa (UNDRR-Africa) based in Nairobi, Kenya coordinates DRR initiatives in support of 44 Member States in Sub-Saharan Africa. UNDRR-Africa has as solid partnership with the African Union Commission, five Regional Economic Communities (RECs) regional UN entities and other development partners. It also engages stakeholders such as science and technology consortia, youth representatives, media and civil society members and groups.
The UNDRR-Africa Liaison Office, based in Addis Ababa Ethiopia, provides support to the African Union Commission to implement the Programme of Action (POA) for the implementation of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030 in Africa. The UNDRR-Ethiopia office also organizes the biannual meetings of the Africa Working Group on Disaster Risk Reduction (AWGDRR) jointly with the AUC. The AWGDRR is chaired by the AUC while UNDRR is the Secretariat. It is the primary body for continental coordination of DRR in Africa. The AWGDRR meetings bring together regional and national DRR focal points alongside key DRR actors to implement the POA.
United Nations Complex
Block N
Level 2
Gigiri
PO Box 47074
00100
Nairobi, Kenya
Phone: +254 207626719
UNDRR-Africa@un.org
Countries
COUNTRY | OFFICIAL FOCAL POINT | TYPE | CONTACT | WEBSITE | COUNTRY PROFILE |
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Direction de la Prévention et de la Protection Civile | National Platform | COUNTRY PROFILE | ||
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National Disaster Management Office, Office of the President | National Platform | VIEW WEBSITE | COUNTRY PROFILE | |
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Burkina Faso - government | National Platform | VIEW WEBSITE | COUNTRY PROFILE | |
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Burundi - government | National Platform | VIEW WEBSITE | COUNTRY PROFILE | |
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Serviço Nacional de Protecção Civil | National Platform | +238 616412 | VIEW WEBSITE | COUNTRY PROFILE |
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Min de l'Intérieur | National Platform | VIEW WEBSITE | COUNTRY PROFILE | |
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Ministère de l'Économie Forestière et de l'Environnement | National Platform | VIEW WEBSITE | COUNTRY PROFILE | |
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Ministry of Environment, Water and Forests | National Platform | +225 20219406 | VIEW WEBSITE | COUNTRY PROFILE |
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Ministere de l'Interieur,de la Sécurité Publique, de l'Immigration et de la Décentralisation | National Platform | COUNTRY PROFILE | ||
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National Disaster Management Organization (Ghana) | National Platform | +233 21780221 | VIEW WEBSITE | COUNTRY PROFILE |
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Ministère de l'Environnement et du Developpement Durable | National Platform | +224664327148 | COUNTRY PROFILE | |
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National Service of Civil Protection (Guinea-Bissau) | National Platform | COUNTRY PROFILE | ||
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Ministry of Devolution and Planning, State department of devolution, Directorate of special programmes | National Platform | +254 20 2252299 | VIEW WEBSITE | COUNTRY PROFILE |
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Disaster Management Authority | National Platform | +266 22312183 | COUNTRY PROFILE | |
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Office of the Prime (Namibia) | National Platform | +264 612879111 | VIEW WEBSITE | COUNTRY PROFILE |
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Office of the Prime Minister (Niger) | National Platform | COUNTRY PROFILE | ||
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National Emergency Management Agency (Nigeria) | National Platform | (+234)09-2905777 | VIEW WEBSITE | COUNTRY PROFILE |
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Direction de la Protection Civile, Ministère de l'Intérieur (Senegal) | National Platform | +221338893900 | VIEW WEBSITE | COUNTRY PROFILE |
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Division of Risk and Disaster Management | Sendai Framework | +248 4672200 | VIEW WEBSITE | COUNTRY PROFILE |
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Division of Risk and Disaster Management | National Platform | +248 4672200 | VIEW WEBSITE | COUNTRY PROFILE |
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Disaster Management Department, Office of National Security | National Platform | +232 76 615 840 | COUNTRY PROFILE | |
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Department of Water Affairs and Forestry | National Platform | +27 123367500 | VIEW WEBSITE | COUNTRY PROFILE |
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Office of the Prime Minister (Tanzania, United Rep of) | National Platform | +255 222135076 | VIEW WEBSITE | COUNTRY PROFILE |
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Ministère de l'Environnement et des Ressources Forestières | National Platform | +228 2212897 | COUNTRY PROFILE | |
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Office of the Prime Minister (Uganda) | National Platform | +256 414 254 252 | VIEW WEBSITE | COUNTRY PROFILE |
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Disaster Management and Mitigation Unit | National Platform | +260 1255725 | VIEW WEBSITE | COUNTRY PROFILE |
Regional platform
Activities
Our regional office engages in the following tasks and activities to support international efforts for disaster risk reduction (DRR) and Sendai Framework implementation
Extended programme of action for the implementation of the Africa Regional Strategy for Disaster Risk Reduction (2006-2015)
This report includes the extended Programme of Action for the implementation of the Africa Regional Strategy for disaster risk reduction (2006-2015) and the recommendations of the second African Ministerial Declaration on disaster risk reduction held in Nairobi, Kenya, 14-16 April 2010.
East and Central Africa Disaster Risk reduction website
This website serves as a platform to promote the disaster risk reduction agenda in the region, providing insights and linkages to national, regional, continental and global frameworks and actions on Disaster Risk Reduction. It also seeks to provide technical and policy guidance, standards and information in order to enhance coordination and learning for better programming and increased community resilience in the region.