 In 2006, UNDP launched its Immediate Crisis Response to enhance its ability to respond quickly and effectively in the recovery phase following a conflict or natural disaster. This initiative aims to ensure that specially trained UNDP staff are redeployed within days of a crisis to help UNDP country offices foster better recovery and development opportunities for people affected by crisis. These rapid redeployments are backed by newly developed standard operating procedures that allow UNDP to marshal resources from within the organization in support of UNDP country offices facing crises.
To date, more than 100 UNDP staff members with expertise in at least one of 12 identified areas (including early recovery, coordination, operational support, resource mobilization and communications) have joined the crisis response network.
Immediate Crisis Response Advisors have been deployed in several crisis situations:
2009 to Burkina Faso and Niger, in response to floods; to Afghanistan, for post-election support; to Gaza, following the three-week offensive in January; 2008 to Haiti following a series of hurricanes in September; to Myanmar following Cyclone Nargis in May; to Cameroon in February in response to the sudden influx of Chadian refugees in the north; to Chad in February to assess the needs to rebuild the destroyed UNDP office following violence after elections; 2007 to Bangladesh, following cyclone Sidr; to Liberia after a string of natural disasters; to the Solomon Islands following a tsunami; and to Sudan to support contingency planning for the potential expansion of support to Darfur should peace prevail.
Focus on disasters in Southeast Asia and the Pacific
UNDP continues recovery operations in disaster-affected Asia-Pacific countries
New York, 1 November - In just 13 days, beginning on 29 September 2009, more than 2,000 people in Southeast Asia and the Pacific were killed by a relentless barrage of typhoons, tsunamis, and earthquakes. In the ensuing weeks, the UNDP/BCPR channeled human and financial resources to the region, aiding in recovery activities and seeking to reduce the affected countries’ exposure to future such disasters. Read more...
 UNDP is responding to the recent natural disasters in the Asia-Pacific region
New York, 14 October - More than 800 people have been killed by the 30 September earthquake in Sumatra, with hundreds more still missing. More than 135,000 homes were destroyed or severely damaged by the quake, and health facilities and government offices were also severely compromised. Read more...
UNDP Aids Disaster Stricken Countries in the Asia-Pacific Region
New York, 8 October - As search and rescue operations in Sumatra conclude, the death toll from the 30 September earthquake stands at more than 700, with hundreds more still missing. More than 80,000 homes were destroyed in the quake, and government offices were also severely compromised. Read more...
UN's response to help countries battered by disasters across Asia
Bangkok, 5 October - UN Development Programme Administrator Helen Clark said today that in reaction to the widespread disasters that struck Asia and the Pacific last week, the United Nations is responding with rapid support teams in Bhutan, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, the Philippines, Samoa and Tonga to support governments helping millions of people hit by a relentless barrage of tropical storms, earthquakes and tsunamis. Read more...
UNDP Responds to Disasters in Southeast Asia and the Pacific
New York, 2 October - The last days of September brought destructive havoc to three countries in the Pacific rim. On 29 September a powerful undersea earthquake sent multiple tsunami waves speeding toward the island nation of Samoa, killing more than 100 people and destroying homes and businesses. Read more...
Early Recovery Donor Proposal 2009 - 2010
Learn more about UNDP programming in our Early Recovery Donor Proposal (pdf).
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