The International Recovery Platform (IRP) works towards supporting greater advancements in the field of resilient recovery and build-back-better by (i) periodically bringing together a broad range of senior policy makers and practitioners to exchange experiences and facilitate discussion on resilient [...]

In 2012 the European Commission proposed a new strategy for the Horn of Africa - Supporting Horn of Africa Resilience (SHARE) - which aims at breaking the vicious cycle of crises in the region. In the framework of SHARE, the [...]

The FAO Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in South-West Asia (SWAC) is the oldest of the three regional commissions within the global locust early warning and prevention system. It was established in 1964 and consists of four member countries: [...]

The Global Mechanism (GM) offers strategic advisory services to developing countries on how to increase investments in sustainable land management (SLM). Established by the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), the GM began its operations in October 1998. As per [...]

OCHA is the part of the United Nations Secretariat responsible for bringing together humanitarian actors to ensure a coherent response to emergencies. OCHA also ensures there is a framework within which each actor can contribute to the overall response effort. OCHA's [...]

The United Nations Collaborative Programme on Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation in Developing Countries was launched in 2008 and builds on the convening role and technical expertise of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), [...]