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Displaying 15 of about 39 resultsGENEVA, 21 May 2013 - A global gathering which will prove critical for the future of reducing risk from disasters opened to a record attendance today with many expressions of sympathy to the people of Oklahoma City over the loss of life caused yesterday by a deadly tornado that damaged schools and took many lives including those of at least 20 school ch…
GENEVA, 12 June 2012 - UNISDR chief Margareta Wahlström today congratulated Switzerland for getting ready to face the consequences of a major earthquake even if the last one happened over 1,000 years ago.
"It is good to see Switzerland setting an example for earthquake preparedness. Taking this threat seriously and involving its neighbors in an ambitio…
14-PGM-UNISDR-33677-R-GENEVA
United Nations Core Values:
Integrity, Professionalism, Respect for Diversity
Org. Setting And Reporting
Created in December 1999, the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR) is the designated focal point in the United Nations system for the coordination of disaster reduction and to ensure synergies am…
Vacancy code: VA/2013/B5006/3862
Background information - UNOPS
“UNOPS plays a critical role in providing management services for our life-saving, peacebuilding, humanitarian and development operations.”
-Ban Ki-moon, United Nations Secretary-General
UNOPS mission is to expand the capacity of the UN system and its partners to implement peacebuilding,…
Vacancy ISDR/T/05/2012
United Nations Core Values:
Integrity ● Professionalism ● Respect for diversity
Background:
Created in December 1999, the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction and secretariat of the International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UNISDR) is the designated focal point in the United Nations system for the coordinatio…
Background Information - UNOPS
UNOPS plays a critical role in providing management services for our life-saving, peacebuilding, humanitarian and development operations. I have seen many examples of how these activities help suffering people in troubled parts of the world.” Ban Ki-moon, United Nations Secretary-General. UNOPS mission is to expand th…
Job opening number : 12-ADM-UNISDR-22925-R-GENEVA(G)
Org. setting and reporting
This position will lead and manage the UNISDR secretariat's work through its regional offices in support of regional partnerships, policies and country support in their implementation of the International Strategy for Disaster Risk Reduction and the Hyogo Framework for Act…
Vacancy ISDR/C/35/2010
United Nations Core Values: Integrity - Professionalism - Respect for diversity
Background
The International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (ISDR) is a multi-disciplinary and multi-stakeholder platform to enable societies to increase their resilience to natural, technological and environmental disasters and to reduce associate…
To promote and support the availability and application of science and technology to decision-making in Disaster Risk Reduction
The conference will bring together the full diversity of the science and technology community, policy makers, practitioners and researchers from all geographical regions, at local, national, regional and international levels t…
Through resolution 66/199 (2011) and resolution 67/209 (2012), the General Assembly requested UNISDR to facilitate the development of a post-2015 framework for disaster risk reduction and to serve as the secretariat of the 3rd World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction. A milestone global consultation took place at the Fourth Global Plat…
The Stakeholder Forum aims at providing a space for stakeholders to coordinate and exchange best practices around inclusion, collaboration and engagement in preparation for the official sessions of the Global Platform. Discussions will focus on ways to ensure effective collaboration and how the newly-launched UNDRR Stakeholder Engagement Mechanism will…
This meeting includes a half-day workshop on the Mid-Term Review Key Questions and a half-day thematic discussion on how the international system can further its support for the implementation of the Hyogo Framework for Action.
13-ADM-UNISDR-26566-R-GENEVA (X)
United Nations Core Values: Integrity, Professionalism, Respect for Diversity
Organization Setting And Reporting
The United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR) is the designated focal point in the United Nations system for the coordination of disaster reduction and to ensure synergies among the disaster r…
Background Information - UNOPS
“UNOPS plays a critical role in providing management services for our life-saving, peacebuilding, humanitarian and development operations. I have seen many examples of how these activities help suffering people in troubled parts of the world.” Ban Ki-moon, United Nations Secretary-General. UNOPS mission is to expand the c…
United Nations Core Values: Integrity, Professionalism, Respect for Diversity
Special Notice
The temporary position is intended to fill the functions of short-term with a contract duration of four (4) months with a possibility of extension.
The duration of the appointment is subject to the availability of funds. Candidates should have no expectation…
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