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"SOS Children's Villages" is the English name of the entire organisation, active in 133 countries and territories through national associations. SOS Children's Villages International is the name of the umbrella organisation of all SOS Children's Villages associations.
The organization has no registered commitments.
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.
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SOS Children’s Villages is working together with partners on improving global disaster preparedness and management, with a special focus on the risk-management tool Resilience360. By transforming current emergency management procedures, the collaboration promises a proactive approach to emergency preparedness through research-based feedback.
When a natural disaster hits an SOS Children’s Village, the ability of its infrastructure to resist the forces of nature is crucial to keep the children and staff safe. As the construction standard of the SOS Children's Village is high, no fatalities due to natural disaster have been reported in the history of the organisation.
Many organisations have been involved in disaster risk reduction programmes in Mali, where a broad range of humanitarian and development schemes are being implemented to create sustainable livelihoods and help avert the risk of future food disasters. The long term commitment of agencies and locals towards such schemes will be impossible, if security and stability do not return to Mali...
On the occasion of International Day for Disaster Reduction, Plan International, SOS Children’s Villages and World Vision are calling on the European Union to ensure that child protection and participation is a priority before, during and after a disaster in all of the EU’s humanitarian and development programmes...