Our team
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: Kamal Kishore
Director: Paola Albrito
- UNDRR Front Office
- Global Platform Coordination Policy Coordination
Risk Knowledge, Monitoring and Capacity Development Branch
Main focus on Strategic Objective 1
Chief: Loretta Hieber-Girardet
- Sendai Monitor Data, Indicators and Information systems (Bonn)
- Capacity Development
Global Education & Training Institute Development of normative tools and pilots (Incheon) - Global Risk Analysis and Reporting (Geneva)
Intergovernmental Processes, lnteragency Cooperation and Partnerships Branch
Main focus on Strategic Objective 3
Chief: Sujit Mohanty
- Support to intergovernmental processes and interagency cooperation (New York & Geneva)
- Partnership (Geneva)
- Kobe Office (Kobe)
Enablers
Resource Planning and Management Section
Chief: Sandya Prasad (Geneva)
- Planning and Monitoring
- Finance, Budget and Procurement
- Human resources
- Administration
External Relations Section
Chief: Richard Bailey (Geneva & Brussels)
- Resource Mobilization
- Donor Relations
Communication, Advocacy and Knowledge Management Section
Main focus on Strategic Objective 4
Chief: Jeanette Elsworth
- Contents and Channels (Geneva, Bonn)
- Campaigns and Community (Geneva)
- Information Design and Technology Solutions (Bangkok & Manila)
Supporting regional, national and local implementation and monitoring
Main focus on Strategic Objective 2
Regional Office for Africa
Chief: Amjad Abbashar
- Nairobi
- DRR policy and coordination Sendai Monitoring
- Risk knowledge and analysis External Relations Stakeholder engagement
- Addis Ababa
- African Union Liaison Office
Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific
Chief: Marco Toscano-Rivalta
- Bangkok
- DRR policy and coordination
- Sendai Monitoring
- Risk knowledge and analysis
- External Relations
- Stakeholder engagement
- Suva
- Pacific Office
Regional Office for the Americas and the Caribbean
Chief: Nahuel Arenas Garcia (Panama)
- DRR policy and coordination
- Sendai Monitoring
- Risk knowledge and analysis
- External Relations
- Stakeholder engagement
Regional Office for Europe and Central Asia
Chief: Natalia Alonso Cano (Brussels)
- DRR policy and coordination
- Sendai Monitoring
- Risk knowledge and analysis
- External Relations
- Stakeholder engagement
Regional Office for Arab States
Chief: Nora Achkar (Cairo)
- DRR policy and coordination
- Sendai Monitoring
- Risk knowledge and analysis
- External Relations
- Stakeholder engagement