A/RES/69/283. Resolution of the United Nations General Assembly, 2015

• Resolution Number: A/RES/69/283
• Session: 69th
• Issuer: General Assembly of the United Nation

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/RES/69/283

General Assembly

Distr.: General

23 June 2015

Sixty-ninth session

Agenda item 19 (c)

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Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on 3 June 2015

[without reference to a Main Committee (A/69/L.67)]

69/283. Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015–2030

The Genera l Assem bly

,

Reca lling

its resolu tion 67/20 9 o f 21 Dece mber 2012, in whi ch it d ecided to

conv ene, in ear ly 20 15, th e Thir d World Conf erence on D isaster Risk Redu ction, as

well a s its reso lutions 68/211 of 2 0 Dece mber 20 13 and 69 /219 of 19 Decem ber

2014 and i ts deci sion 69 /556 of 5 Mar ch 201 5,

1.

Exp resses its p rofound g ratitud e

to the G overnme nt and the p eople of

Japa n for ho sting t he Thir d Unite d Natio ns World C onfere nce on D isaste r Risk

Red uction, from 1 4 to 1 8 Marc h 2015, and fo r provi ding a ll the necessa ry supp ort;

2.

Endorses

t he Se ndai Declar ation and t he Se ndai Framew ork for D isaster

Risk Reduc tion 2 015–20 30 ado pted b y the Conf erence , whic h are cont ained in

anne xes I a nd II, respec tively, t o the p resent resolut ion.

92nd plena ry mee ting

3 Ju ne 201 5

Annex I

Sendai Declaration

1. We, the H eads of Sta te an d Gov ernmen t, mi nisters and deleg ates partici pating

in the T hird Unit ed Nation s World C onfere nce on Disa ster Risk R eductio n, have

gath ered f rom 14 to 1 8 Marc h 2015 in S endai City, Mi yagi P refect ure, Ja pan, which

has demon strate d a vibrant reco very from the g reat east J apan earthq uake in Ma rch

2011. Rec ognizin g th e inc reasing imp act o f dis asters and their comp lexity in many

part s of t he wor ld, we declar e our determi nation to en hance our eff orts to streng then

disa ster ri sk redu ction t o redu ce loss es of l ives an d asset s from disast ers wor ldwide .

2. We value the important role p layed by the Hyogo Framework for Action 2005–2015:

Building the Resilience of Na tions an d Comm unities t o Disas ters

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dur ing the p ast

10 y ears. Ha ving com pleted t he as sessme nt an d re view of an d con sidere d the

expe rience gained under its im plemen tation, we her eby ad opt th e Send ai Fram ework

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A/CONF.206/6 and Corr. 1, chap.I, resolution 2.

A/RES/69/283 Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015–2030

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for Di saster Ris k Red uction 2015 –2030. We a re str ongly co mmitted to the

impl ementa tion of the new fra mework as th e g uide to enhan ce our effort s fo r t he

futu re.

3. We c all al l sta keholde rs to actio n, aw are t hat t he rea lizatio n of the new

fram ework d epends on our u nceasin g and ti reless c ollecti ve effor ts to ma ke the

worl d sa fer f rom the risk of d isaster s in the deca des t o co me fo r th e be nefit of t he

pres ent and futur e gener ations.

4. We tha nk the pe ople an d the Go vernme nt of Ja pan as w ell as th e City o f

Send ai for hos ting the T hird Uni ted Natio ns World Co nferenc e on Disa ster Risk

Red uction and e xtend our ap precia tion to Japa n f or its commi tment to ad vancin g

disa ster ri sk redu ction i n the global develop ment a genda.

Annex II

Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015–2030

I. Prea mble

1. The Sendai Frame work f or Dis aster R isk Re duction 2015– 2030 w as ado pted a t

the Third Uni ted N ations World Confe rence on Disaste r Ri sk Re duction , hel d fro m

14 t o 1 8 Marc h 20 15 in Send ai, Miy agi, Ja pan, wh ich rep resente d a un ique

oppo rtunit y for c ountrie s:

(

a

) To ado pt a con cise, fo cused, for ward-l ooking and acti on-orie nted

post -2015 framewo rk for disast er risk reduc tion;

(

b

) To com plete t he asse ssment a nd revi ew of th e imple mentat ion of t he

Hyog o Framew ork for Actio n 2 005–20 15: Buildi ng the Resili ence of Natio ns and

Com munitie s to D isaster s;

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(

c

) To cons ider t he exp erienc e gain ed thr ough t he reg ional and nat ional

stra tegies/ institu tions and pla ns for disas ter ri sk red uction an d thei r

reco mmend ations, as we ll as r elevan t regio nal ag reement s for the imp lement ation of

the Hyogo Framew ork for Action;

(

d

) To id entify mod alities o f c oopera tion b ased on c ommitm ents t o

impl ement a post- 2015 fr amewo rk for disaste r risk reducti on;

(

e

) To determi ne mod alitie s for the pe riodic review of t he imp lement ation o f

a po st-2015 frame work f or disa ster ri sk redu ction.

2. Duri ng th e Worl d Co nferenc e, St ates also re iterate d the ir co mmitme nt t o

addr ess disa ster risk reducti on and the buildin g of resil ience

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to di saster s with a

rene wed sen se o f urg ency wi thin the con text of su staina ble deve lopment an d

pove rty er adicati on, an d to i ntegrat e, as a ppropr iate, b oth di saster risk r eductio n and

the build ing o f res ilience into poli cies, plans, prog rammes and budge ts at all level s

and to con sider b oth wit hin rel evant framewo rks.

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A/CONF.206/6 and Corr.1, chap. I, resolution 2.

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Resilience is defined as: “The ability of a system, community or society exposed to hazards to resist,

absorb, accommodate to and recover from the eff ects of a hazard in a timely and efficient manner,

including through th e preservation and restoration of its essential basic structures and functions” (see

www.unisdr.org/we/inform/terminology).