A/HRC/28/76 governmental institutions, promoting trauma work and reconciliation, delivering justice, restarting the economy and rebuilding damaged infrastructure. Related terms include warto-peace transitions and post-conflict reconstruction. It should be noted that the term “recovery” has a broader connotation than reconstruction, which implies an emphasis on physical aspects.10 Post-conflict transition 18. The tenuous period immediately following the termination of conflict during which humanitarian needs must still be met and programmes, such as those for disarmament, demobilization, reintegration and rehabilitation and for rebuilding infrastructure, remain at an early stage. This period may also involve the temporary transfer of government functions to a United Nations transitional administration, such as in the case of Kosovo and Timor-Leste.11 Transitional justice 19. A transitional justice system is often extremely important after a conflict or situation of violence. The States concerned should develop a strategy on transitional justice that satisfies the rights of victims by means of reconciliation and reparation mechanisms. A transitional justice strategy comprises a set of rules, public policies and institutions the goal of which is to redress the legacy of a violent past. It consists of both judicial and nonjudicial processes and mechanisms that include prosecution initiatives, facilitating initiatives in respect of the right to truth, delivering reparations, institutional reform and national consultations. In this regard, international assistance must focus on the development of the national capacity to initiate and lead the process. Disarmament, demobilization and reintegration initiatives should be coordinated with transitional justice processes and mechanisms in a positively reinforcing manner.12 20. Post-disaster situations comprise both natural and man-made disasters. Natural disasters or hazards13 are events brought about by natural hazards that seriously affect the society, economy and/or infrastructure of a region, such as floods, earthquakes or hurricanes that cause great damage or loss of life. Depending on population vulnerability and local response capacity, natural disasters pose challenges and problems of a humanitarian nature. By contrast, technological or man-made hazards, such as complex emergencies or conflicts, famine, population displacement and industrial or transport accidents14 are events caused by humans and occur in or close to human settlements. This 10 11 12 13 14 6 Glossary of Terms for Conflict Management and Peacebuilding, United States Institute of Peace. www.unocha.org. See S/2004/616. In the report of the Secretary-General on relief to development (A/60/89 – E/2005/79), the expression “natural disasters” was purposely not used, as it conveys the mistaken assumption that disasters occurring as result of natural hazards are wholly “natural” and therefore inevitable and outside human control. Instead, it is widely recognized that such disasters are the result of the way individuals and societies relate to threats originating from natural hazards. The nature and scale of threats inherent in hazards vary. The risks and potential for disasters associated with natural hazards are largely shaped by prevailing levels of vulnerability and measures taken to prevent, mitigate and prepare for disasters. Thus, disasters are, to a great extent, determined by human action, or lack thereof. The expression “disasters associated with natural hazards” should therefore be used, in accordance with the Hyogo Framework for Action 2005-2015, adopted in January 2005 at the World Conference on Disaster Reduction in Kobe, Hyogo, Japan. International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, Types of disasters: definition of hazard (www.ifrc.org/en/what-we-do/disaster-management/about-disasters/definition-of-hazard/).