🌍Global

Some disasters transcend national borders, affecting multiple countries or the entire world. Global events like pandemics, widespread climate events, and transboundary crises require coordinated international response. The COVID-19 pandemic demonstrated the need for global cooperation in disaster preparedness and response.

Worldwide1 disaster recorded

Official Disaster Management Agencies

UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA)

Coordinates the global emergency response to save lives and protect people in humanitarian crises.

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World Health Organization (WHO)

Leads and coordinates international health responses including disease outbreaks and health emergencies.

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Local & Regional Organizations

International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC)

The world's largest humanitarian network, coordinating disaster response across 192 national societies.

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Doctors Without Borders (MSF)

International medical humanitarian organization providing emergency medical aid worldwide.

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