Our Platform

Our Platform

By fostering collaboration, building capacity, nurturing partnership and encouraging innovation within the international humanitarian community, UNHRD enables the delivery of more effective, timely emergency relief.
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UNHRD is a humanitarian platform, enabling emergency and preparedness response efforts. As part of the UN’s World Food Programme, we are uniquely placed to support the international humanitarian community. Our areas of focus include:


  • supporting effective delivery of relief efforts, including through supply chain solutions delivered via our five hubs, facilitating better co-ordination and providing specialized training;

  • fostering partnerships that strengthen the humanitarian community, including between UN agencies, NGOs, governmental organizations and universities; and

  • facilitating research and development into innovative solutions and products with a strong focus on “greening” initiatives including encouraging a shift to renewable energy sources and promoting the reuse and recycling of materials.

We aim to leverage our expertise to strengthen performance and increase capacity across the humanitarian community. Operating as a powerful agent for bringing about sustainable change in emergency preparedness and response systems, we support our partners in bringing help to those in need.

Supply chain solutions

Supply chain solutions

Our comprehensive supply chain solutions include free storage, procurement, transport and technical support

Strategic partnerships

UNHRD creates value for the humanitarian community by supporting a global network of partners in working together to develop solutions to enhance emergency preparedness and response

Research and development

Research and development

Our research and development activities are focused around the UNHRD Lab. This dedicated facility provides a space for the humanitarian community to come together to share ideas and expertise, designing, developing and testing sustainable solutions for responding to emergencies and supporting people in need. 

Solar panels installed at UNHRD Accra

Greening

We are committed to reducing the environmental impact of humanitarian operations, including through investing in and adopting green technologies such as renewable energy, and finding ways to reduce waste through reuse and recycling.