The International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (ISDR) is a strategic framework, adopted by United Nations
Member States in 2000, aiming to guide and coordinate the efforts of a wide range of partners to achieve
substantive reduction in disaster losses and build resilient nations and communities as an essential condition
for sustainable development.
The United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR) is the secretariat of the ISDR system. The ISDR
system comprises numerous organizations, States, intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations,
financial institutions, technical bodies and civil society, which work together and share information to reduce
disaster risk.
UNISDR serves as the focal point for the implementation of the Hyogo Framework for Action (HFA) – a ten
year plan of action adopted in 2005 by 168 governments to protect lives and livelihoods against disasters.