Our team

Our team
Supporting Member States around the world to build a safer, more resilient future for all.

The United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction is a global organization with a presence in various parts of the world. We have a core staff based in our headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland and regional and liaison offices supporting Member States around the world to build a safer, more resilient future for all.

UNDRR Front Office

Special Representative of the Secretary General for Disaster Risk Reduction: Mami Mizutori

Director: Paola Albrito

  • UNDRR Front Office
  • Global Platform Coordination Policy Coordination

Risk Knowledge, Monitoring and Capacity Development Branch

Chief: Loretta Hieber-Girardet

  • Sendai Monitor Data, Indicators and Information systems (Bonn)
  • Capacity Development
    Global Education & Training Institute Development of normative tools and pilots (lncheon)
  • Global Risk Analysis and Reporting (Geneva)

Intergovernmental Processes, lnteragency Cooperation and Partnerships Branch

Chief: Paola Albrito

  • Support to intergovernmental processes and interagency cooperation (New York & Geneva)
  • Partnership (Geneva)
  • Kobe Office (Kobe)

Resource Planning and Management Section

Chief: Sandya Prasad

  • Planning and Monitoring
  • Finance, Budget and Procurement Human resources, Administration (Geneva)

External Relations Section

Chief: Richard Bailey

  • Resource Mobilization Donor Relations (Geneva & Brussels)

Communication, Advocacy and Knowledge Management Section

Chief: Jeanette Elsworth

  • Contents and Channels (Geneva, Bonn)
  • Campaigns and Community (Geneva)
  • Information Design and Technology Solutions (Bangkok & Manila)

Regional Office for Africa

Chief: Amjad Abbashar

  • DRR policy and coordination Sendai Monitoring
  • Risk knowledge and analysis External Relations Stakeholder engagement (Nairobi)
  • African Union Liaison Office (Addis Ababa)

Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific

Chief: Marco Toscano-Rivalta

  • DRR policy and coordination
  • Sendai Monitoring
  • Risk knowledge and analysis
  • External Relations
  • Stakeholder engagement (Bangkok)
  • Pacific Office (Suva)

Regional Office for Americas

Chief: Raul Salazar

  • DRR policy and coordination Sendai Monitoring
  • Risk knowledge and analysis External Relations Stakeholder engagement (Panama)

Regional Office for Europe and Central Asia

Chief: Octavian Bivol

  • DRR policy and coordination Sendai Monitoring
  • Risk knowledge and analysis External Relations Stakeholder engagement (Brussels)

Regional Office for Arab States

Chief: Sujit Mohanty

  • DRR policy and coordination Sendai Monitoring
  • Risk knowledge and analysis External Relations Stakeholder engagement (Cairo)
UNDRR organization chart
UNDRR organization chart