Bureau for Crisis Prevention and Recovery Overview
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WHO WE ARE
Created in 2001 by UNDP's Executive Board, the Bureau for Crisis Prevention and Recovery (BCPR) works around the world to restore the quality of life for men, women and children who have been devastated by natural disaster or violent conflict. Operating through some 100 country offices, the Bureau provides a bridge between the humanitarian agencies that handle immediate needs and the long-term development phase following recovery. Carving stability out of chaos, BCPR continues to seek new ways of preventing conflicts and of doing business - faster, earlier and in riskier situations.
Our goal is to become a global center of excellence on crisis prevention and recovery, by attracting the best professionals, providing knowledge and quality services, responding quickly and appropriately to country demands, and building effective partnerships.
WHOM WE HELP
BCPR identifies the needs of men, women and children in crisis and strives to meet those needs - whether they be as basic as a rickshaw required to help a tsunami victim restart his trade, or as complex as a recovery plan to ease Pakistan's earthquake victims from relief to reconstruction, training courses to empower women to start up their own businesses, or disarmament programmes turning former warlords into legitimate merchants.
WHAT WE DO: We work towards
- Preventing the incidence of violent conflict and natural disasters;
- Supporting the recovery efforts of both conflict and natural disasters;
- Protecting women in crisis and promoting gender equality; and
- Establishing foundations for sustainable peace and recovery.
HOW WE DO IT
- Provide technical expertise: By serving as a repository for tools, methods, and experience, BCPR provides both technical knowledge and financial resources to support prevention and recovery efforts.
- Protect women and give them a voice: Security threats to women escalate in times of crisis. BCPR seeks to empower women and girls and give them a voice in the recovery effort through its Eight Point Agenda for Women's Empowerment and Gender Equality in Crisis Prevention and Recovery.
- Recognize the importance of partners: BCPR fosters partnerships to design and implement crisis and recovery programmes.
- Develop policy and contribute to the capacity of societies in crisis to prevent and resolve conflict.
- Provide leadership on crisis issues, serving as a center for crisis policy and best practice for partner agencies and governments.
- Advocate for crisis sensitivity. BCPR works to ensure that long-term development policies and programmes incorporate opportunities for disaster reduction and conflict prevention.
View a full overview of BCPR (pdf) including our objective and organizational structure.
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