Chapter I: General Provisions

1. 1. Purpose
• • The United Nations Committee for Post-Disaster and Post-War Reconstruction aims to provide comprehensive, integrated, and sustainable reconstruction support to countries and regions affected by natural disasters and armed conflicts by coordinating resources and expertise. The Committee is committed to helping affected areas restore infrastructure, social services, economic vitality, and a stable political environment. It also focuses on enhancing resilience and improving the capacity to cope with future disasters and conflicts. The Committee promotes long-term peace, stability, and development in affected areas, makes a positive contribution to the UN Sustainable Development Goals, ensures the basic rights and welfare of affected populations, and promotes coordinated development of social inclusion, environmental sustainability, and economic prosperity during the reconstruction process, rebuilding a better home and reigniting the light of hope.
2. 2. Principles
• • Humanitarian Principle: The Committee prioritizes the basic needs and dignity of affected populations in all its work, ensuring that reconstruction efforts can meet the basic survival and development needs of the affected people in a timely and effective manner, including food, water, shelter, healthcare, and education. It pays special attention to the specific needs and rights protection of vulnerable groups (such as women, children, the elderly, and persons with disabilities), avoiding any form of discrimination and inequality. The Committee provides fair, impartial, and unbiased assistance and support to help them resume normal life as soon as possible and rebuild confidence and hope for life.
• • Sustainability Principle: All reconstruction activities must adhere to the concept of sustainable development, considering the balanced development of environmental, social, and economic aspects. During project planning and implementation, emphasis is placed on the rational use and efficient management of resources, employing environmentally friendly, energy-saving, and low-carbon technologies and materials. This promotes the construction of green infrastructure, sustainable agricultural development, and the establishment of circular economy models. The Committee also pushes for social inclusion and gender equality, strengthens community participation and capacity building, ensures that the benefits of reconstruction can be long - term for local residents, and promotes social stability and harmony. It formulates sustainable economic policies and development strategies to enhance the competitiveness and innovation capacity of local industries, strengthens economic resilience and risk - resistance capabilities, and achieves continuous economic growth and inclusive development. The Committee avoids causing new environmental damage or triggering new socio - economic issues through reconstruction work, ensuring that affected areas can embark on a path of sustainable development after reconstruction, achieving harmonious coexistence between humans and nature and a virtuous cycle of socio - economic development.
• • Local Participation Principle: The Committee firmly believes in the core role of the governments and local communities of affected countries and regions in reconstruction efforts. It actively encourages and supports the extensive participation of local governments, community organizations, civil society, businesses, and individual residents in all aspects of the reconstruction process, including needs assessment, planning formulation, project implementation, and monitoring and evaluation. By establishing effective participation mechanisms and communication channels, the Committee ensures that the opinions and suggestions of local stakeholders are fully heard and respected, enabling reconstruction projects to better meet local realities and residents' needs. This enhances the sense of identity, belonging, and responsibility of local residents towards the reconstruction work, promotes the smooth implementation and sustainable operation of projects, and improves the self - management and independent development capabilities of local communities through participation in reconstruction efforts, laying a solid foundation for the long - term development of affected areas.
• • Coordination and Cooperation Principle: Recognizing the complexity and arduousness of post-disaster and post-war reconstruction, the Committee advocates and practices the spirit of coordination and cooperation. It strengthens horizontal collaboration and vertical integration among agencies to avoid resource fragmentation and duplication of work, forming an efficient and coordinated working mechanism. The Committee also establishes extensive and close cooperative relationships with external partners such as international financial institutions, bilateral aid agencies, non - governmental organizations, and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies. By sharing resources, complementing strengths, and taking joint actions, the Committee pools global wisdom and strength to address various challenges in post-disaster and post-war reconstruction. This expands the scale and impact of reconstruction efforts, enhances the efficiency and quality of reconstruction work, maximizes the achievement of reconstruction goals, and promotes the common development and progress of global post - disaster and post - war reconstruction.
• • Transparency and Accountability Principle: The Committee is committed to maintaining a high degree of transparency and accountability in all its work. It establishes and improves information disclosure mechanisms, promptly and accurately disclosing key information such as policy - making, project planning, fund utilization, project implementation progress, and evaluation results to member states, donors, the international community, and the people of affected areas. This ensures that all parties can keep abreast of the dynamics and achievements of reconstruction work in real - time, enhancing trust and support for the Committee's work. The Committee also establishes strict internal supervision and external audit systems to regularly review and assess the performance of its work and the use of funds. This ensures that the Committee's work complies with regulations and international standards, ensures the rational allocation and effective use of reconstruction resources, prevents corruption, waste, and misuse, and is accountable, the international community, and the people of affected areas. The Committee ensures the fairness, credibility, and legality of reconstruction work, maintains the good reputation and image of the UN Committee for Post - Disaster and Post - War Reconstruction, and sets an example of integrity and efficiency for the global reconstruction cause.

Chapter II: Organizational Structure and Responsibilities

1. 1. Leadership Body
• • Committee Chairperson
• • As the highest leader of the United Nations Committee for Post-Disaster and Post-War Reconstruction, the Chairperson is fully responsible for the Committee's strategic planning, major decision - making, and external representation. The Chairperson must possess an excellent global vision, extensive experience in international affairs, in - depth expertise in crisis management, and keen political insight. They are able to lead the Committee in the right direction in the complex international environment, ensuring that all work is closely linked to the UN's mission and sustainable development goals. The Chairperson actively and effectively disseminates the significance and positive outcomes of post-disaster and post-war reconstruction work on the international stage. They enhance the Committee's international visibility and influence, create favorable conditions for global cooperation and development, and attract more resources and support to the post - disaster and post - war reconstruction cause.
• • The Chairperson is responsible for convening and presiding over important meetings of the Committee, such as plenary meetings and executive office meetings, to study and decide on major work deployments, important project arrangements, and key personnel appointments and dismissals of the Committee. In day - to - day work, the Chairperson provides macro - level guidance and supervision to the work of various departments of the Committee, coordinates the relationships among departments, and ensures the efficient operation of the Committee's working mechanism and the smooth progress of all work tasks. 
• • The Chairperson represents the Committee in high - level communications and strategic dialogues with agencies, governments of member states, international organizations, international financial institutions, and other relevant stakeholders. They sign important cooperation agreements and memoranda of understanding, establishing and maintaining high - level strategic partnerships. In the face of global major disasters and conflict events, the Chairperson can promptly express authoritative views and statements on behalf of the Committee, guiding international public opinion to focus on the importance and urgency of post - disaster and post - war reconstruction work. They advocate for the international community to jointly take responsibility and provide humanitarian aid and support, playing a leading role in the field of global post - disaster and post - war reconstruction and fulfilling the Committee's moral responsibility. The Chairperson contributes wisdom and strength to promoting a more just, reasonable, and harmonious international order and a community with a shared future for mankind.
• • Vice-Chairpersons
• • The Vice-Chairpersons assist the Chairperson in day - to - day operations. Under the leadership of the Chairperson and based on their own professional backgrounds and work assignments, they are respectively responsible for business guidance, strategic coordination, and external cooperation in different professional fields of the Committee, such as infrastructure reconstruction, economic recovery, social service restoration, environmental and natural resource management, and peacebuilding and governance. The Vice-Chairpersons need to closely monitor global trends, cutting - edge dynamics, and best practices in their respective professional fields. They conduct in - depth research on the characteristics and needs of post - disaster and post - war reconstruction work in different regions and contexts. They provide professional suggestions and decision - making references for the Committee's strategic planning, project implementation, and policy - making in relevant fields, ensuring that the Committee's work is closely aligned with the actual situation of affected countries and regions and enhancing the relevance, professionalism, and effectiveness of the work.
• • The Vice-Chairpersons are responsible for leading the organization of internal seminars and expert consultation meetings in the Committee in relevant professional fields. They pool professional wisdom and strength from all sides to jointly address complex professional problems and challenges encountered in the work. At the same time, the Vice-Chairpersons represent the Committee in maintaining close contact and communication with international organizations, academic institutions, renowned experts and scholars, and important partners in their respective professional fields. They keep abreast of industry trends and cooperation opportunities, expand the Committee's cooperation