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Guidance for Disaster Recovery

The International Recovery Platform (IRP) provides a collection of comprehensive guidance for disaster recovery to help countries and communities develop effective recovery plans and strategies. These guidelines are designed to ensure that recovery efforts are sustainable, resilient, and inclusive.

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    Disaster Recovery Guidance
    Guidance note on recovery: psychosocial

    This publication draws from documented experiences of past and present psychosocial recovery efforts, collected through a desk review and consultations with relevant experts.

    United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
    United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)
    International Recovery Platform
    People’s Process in Post-disaster and Post-Conflict Recovery and Reconstruction
    Documents and publications
    Disaster Recovery Guidance
    People’s Process in Post-disaster and Post-Conflict Recovery and Reconstruction

    This guide presents a community-centered framework for recovery and reconstruction after disasters and conflicts, advocating for the involvement of affected populations in a seamless transition from emergency response to sustainable recovery efforts.

    United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT)
    Shelter After Disaster
    Documents and publications
    Disaster Recovery Guidance
    Publications
    Shelter after Disaster-Guidelines for Assistance

    This research project investigated the issues of sheltering after a disaster and published a series of practical guidelines for assisting groups that included UN agencies, governments and NGO’s in 1982.

    United Nations - Headquarters