As we all know the third world countries are more prone to natural and man made disasters, which International organization (WHO, UNO, UNESCO, or other United Nations Subsidiaries) is responsible for HELP and WHY?
UNESCO is responsible as Education and Culture are tools to tame disasters of any origin.
World Food Program provides relief supplies to victims after a disaster.
Earthquakes, floods, drought, and other natural hazards continue to cause tens of thousands of deaths, hundreds of thousands of injuries, and billions of dollars in economic losses each year around the world. The Emergency Events Database (EM-DAT), a global disaster database maintained by the Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED) in Brussels, records upwards of 600 disasters globally each year (http://www.cred.be). Disaster frequency appears to be increasing. Disasters represent a major source of risk for the poor and wipe out development gains and accumulated wealth in developing countries. With the recognition grows that natural disaster risk must be addressed as a development issue rather than one strictly of humanitarian assistance, so many organization worldwide working to develop the tools to effectively mainstream disaster risk management into development activities. Some of them are
· The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the UN (FAO) provides early warning of impending food crises, and assesses global food supply problems.
· The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) is an intergovernmental agency which helps transfer refugees, internally displaced persons and others in need of internal or international migration services.
· The Office of United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) provides assistance and advice to governments and other actors on human rights issues, sets standards and monitors rights violations.
· The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) assists disaster-prone countries in contingency planning and with disaster mitigation, prevention and preparedness measures.
· The United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) provides international protection and assistance for refugees, stateless persons and internally displaced persons, particularly in conflict-related emergencies.
· The United Nations Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) works to uphold children’s rights, survival, development and protection by intervening in health, education, water, sanitation, hygiene and protection.
· The World Food Programme (WFP) is the principle supplier of relief food aid.
· The World Health Organization (WHO) provides global public health leadership by setting standards, monitoring health trends, and providing direction on emergency health issues. WHO’s role is to reduce avoidable loss of life and the burden of disease and disability. A range of technical guidelines for health action in crises and pre-deployment training courses are available. A set of technical hazard sheets on earthquakes, drought, floods and landslides, is also available.
Please find attached link and report for your perusal.
http://www.wcpt.org/disaster-management/Organisations-involved-in-disaster-management
Having read your question two times, my impression is that you are more interested in the implication of the WHY? As the dear colleagues correctly and perfectly answered to the WHO? This latter part of your question implies for sure a moral, and moreover several geopolitical aspects: Which as simply and as strongly concern the IMPACT and the SPREAD of possible INTERDEPENDENCIES and any CONSECUTIVE ACTIONS on possible DISASTERS worldwide: bio-infection (e.g. Zika); chemical devestation; atmospheric radiation; risks from space; refugee movements 'demographic survey'. In brief: The endangerment of mankind. (INTERSTELLAR Greetings)
If you go to site by UN OCHA you can find a lot of answers. Couple words concern WHY. Find Yokohama and Hyogo UN Disaster Risk Reduction Conference. Also you can find a lot of UN General Assembly decisions.
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