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National Unit for Disaster Risk Management
Unidad Nacional para la Gestión del Riesgo de Desastres (UNGRD)
Agency overview
Formed3 November 2011; 14 years ago (2011-11-03)
JurisdictionColombia
HeadquartersBogotá, Colombia
Annual budgetCOP 780 billion (2024)[2]
Agency executive
  • Carlos Alberto Carrillo Arenas, Director General[1]
Parent departmentPresidency of Colombia
Websitegestiondelriesgo.gov.co

The National Unit for Disaster Risk Management (Spanish: Unidad Nacional para la Gestión del Riesgo de Desastres), abbreviated as UNGRD, is an independent government agency of the Colombian government in charge of disaster risk reduction and managing disaster response in Colombia and abroad in representation of the Colombian national government.[3]

History

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The UNGRD was established on 3 November 2011 by Decree 4147 of 2011 and its functions were defined by Law 1523 of 2012.[4]

Equipment

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Aircraft

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Name Image Type Origin Quantity Status Notes
S-70C Firehawk Utility helicopter, aerial firefighting USA 2 On order First international costumer, to be operated by the Colombian Aerospace Force[5]

Boats

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Name Image Type Origin Quantity Status Notes
Golfo de Tribuga-class landing craft Landing Craft Utility Colombia 1 On order To be delivered in 2Q 2026[6]

Vehicles

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Name Image Type Origin Quantity Status Notes
Tank trucks Drinking water tank trucks Various 80+ Active [7]

References

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  1. ^ "Carlos Alberto Carrillo Arenas" (in Spanish). UNGRD. Retrieved 23 July 2025.
  2. ^ "Presupuesto Unidad Nacional para la Gestión del Riesgo de Desastres -UNGRD-" (in Spanish). UNGRD. Retrieved 17 July 2025.
  3. ^ "Misión y visión" (in Spanish). UNGRD. Retrieved 23 July 2025.
  4. ^ "Diez años de la Unidad Nacional para la Gestión del Riesgo de Desastres" (in Spanish). UNGRD. Retrieved 23 July 2025.
  5. ^ "Colombia incorpora helicópteros Firehawk para fortalecer atención de emergencias". www.lafm.com.co/ (in Spanish). Riongrego, Colombia: La FM. 14 July 2025. Retrieved 17 July 2025.
  6. ^ https://www.armada.mil.co/es/node/65792
  7. ^ https://www.presidencia.gov.co/prensa/Paginas/UNGRD-destrabo-seguros-de-los-80-carrotanques-y-anuncia-su-entrada-en-opera-241205.aspx