Crisis Prevention & Recovery

Building resilience to conflicts and disasters is at the very heart of UNDP's work. UNDP helps countries prevent armed conflict, alleviate the risk and effects of disasters from natural hazards and build back better and stronger when crises happen. When a crisis strikes, UNDP ensures that while the humanitarian response focuses on the immediate lifesaving needs of a population, those responsible also work towards longer-term development objectives. This approach is called early recovery.

Our Goal

UNDP helps more than 80 countries to strengthen development gains in post-crisis countries by helping governments respond to disasters and mitigate the risk they pose; addressing the underlying causes of violence; reinforcing governance and the rule of law; supporting livelihoods; and by using short-term employment schemes that allow local people to rebuild critical infrastructure following disaster.

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Facts and Figures

Around the world, mines and explosive remnants of war claim over 4,000 lives per year, impede development, prevent people from using land, and hinder access to natural resources. UNDP works closely with governments in post conflict countries to ensure that mine action efforts are an integral part of recovery, development and livelihoods endeavours. One such country where UNDP has been offering years of longstanding support is Azerbaijan (see above); where in 2011, the national mine action agency became independent of international assistance. More in UNDP's New 2013 Annual Report

Our Stories

Projects and Initiatives

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Rebuilding Haiti

Three years after the devastating earthquake of 12 January, 2010, Haiti continues to draw on its resources to recover. more

Global Risk Identification Programme

  Analyzing and understanding disaster risk is a critical first step in the process of reducing that risk. UNDP provides advice and support to disaster prone more

Looming crisis in the Sahel

Remarks by Helen Clark, UNDP Administrator, on the occasion of the Debriefing on the Joint UNDP/OCHA Mission to Niger Wednesday 29 February, 9:30am. Due to drought, more

UNDP responds to the Horn of Africa crisis

In Somalia, in spite of the security and access challenges, UNDP has rehabilitated essential agricultural infrastructure, including 80 water catchments that can store almost 380,000 cubic more

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