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Welcome to the Sendai Framework Voluntary Commitments (SFVC) online platform
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Please register your voluntary commitment to implement the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction on this platform. Submissions can be done in English only.
Please read the Guidelines (for submission) or contact us directly with any questions.
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Please note: This platform is targeted at stakeholders. Commitments that are solely implemented by national governments or UN agencies should not submit their Voluntary Commitments on this platform.
National governments are requested to submit their commitments to the Sendai Framework Monitor, while UN agencies are requested to report to the UN Plan of Action on DRR for Resilience annually.
National governments and UN agencies may only submit their commitments to the SFVC online platform if their activities are co-implemented by other stakeholders.
Coverage of commitments worldwide
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The map reflects the number of countries/territories or regions covered by voluntary commitments. The numbers shown on the map represent the total commitments at the regional, national, and local levels. Regional voluntary commitments, which cover multiple countries, are counted together with national and local commitments to provide a comprehensive view of the engagement in each region.
This map, the designations employed, and the presentation of the data do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the United Nations Secretariat concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area, or of its authorities, or concerning the delineation of its frontiers or boundaries.
Voluntary Commitments in Numbers
Commitments by year of publication
Participating organizations
Total count of deliverables
About Sendai Framework Voluntary Commitments
Third UN World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction (March, 2015)
The Voluntary Commitments initiative, was developed in response to the General Assembly resolution 68/211 (2013) and launched in the lead-up to the World Conference for Disaster Risk Reduction (WCDRR) in March 2015 to support the development of partnerships at all levels to implement the Sendai framework.
The modalities of the Voluntary Commitments’ follow-up were further elaborated by the General Assembly resolution 69/283 (2015):
“Commitments by relevant stakeholders are important in order to identify modalities of cooperation and to implement the present Framework. Those commitments should be specific and time-bound in order to support the development of partnerships at local, national, regional and global levels and the implementation of local and national disaster risk reduction strategies and plans. All stakeholders are encouraged to publicize their commitments and their fulfilment in support of the implementation of the present Framework, or of the national and local disaster risk management plans, through the website of the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction.”
To respond to the request from the General Assembly resolution, UNDRR has established an online platform as a mechanism to mobilize, monitor and take stock of commitments from multi-stakeholders for the implementation of the Sendai Framework until 2030.