The major responsibility of the Office is to ensure a high state of disaster preparedness and capacity at national and district level and community to ensure effective, appropriate and timely response to any disaster strike. The National Disaster Management Office (NDMO) oversees activities of government sectors to ensure that all elements of disaster management are integrated into the National Development Plans. The National Disaster Management Office (NDMO), a unit under Development Division in the Office of the President was established in 1998. Headed by a Director, this Unit has 3 main sections of Information, Education and Public Awareness, Operations Control and Coordination and Logistics and Communications.

The NDMO coordinates with and through the National Committee on Disaster Management, the National Disaster Management Technical Committee and the District Disaster Management Committee.