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Mission The mission of the NHN is to “voice the concerns and advocate for the vulnerable and disaster affected communities for improving policies, procedures and strengthening institutions for rights based disaster mitigation and humanitarian response, and to strengthen the role and capacities of national and local humanitarian actors in setting humanitarian and sustainable development agendas and humanitarian action in Pakistan”. Objectives • To act as an institution that engages with all stakeholders that represent National / local NGOs / Civil Society through efficient and effective coordination mechanism • To conduct evidence based policy advocacy for pre, during and post humanitarian crisis (disaster preparedness/ mitigation / management issues) • Facilitate all stakeholders in capacity building to promote community based disaster risk management, emergency response and action. • To help in organizing and facilitating to make responsive and accountable civil society for humanitarian response and disaster risk management. • Advocate for and promote empowered partnership, based on GHP’s agreed principles of partnership and new business model to develop local capacities in humanitarian action.
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.