Foreign and Commonwealth Office
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The FCO promotes the United Kingdom's interests overseas, supporting our citizens and businesses around the globe.
The FCO is responsible for:
- safeguarding the UK’s national security by countering terrorism and weapons proliferation, and working to reduce conflict
- building the UK’s prosperity by increasing exports and investment, opening markets, ensuring access to resources, and promoting sustainable global growth
- supporting British nationals around the world through modern and efficient consular services
The Sendai Framework Voluntary Commitments (SFVC) online platform allows stakeholders to inform the public about their work on DRR. The SFVC online platform is a useful toolto know who is doing what and where for the implementation of the Sendai Framework, which could foster potential collaboration among stakeholders. All stakeholders (private sector, civil society organizations, academia, media, local governments, etc.) working on DRR can submit their commitments and report on their progress and deliverables.