As part of national capacity building and strengthening, it is important for countries to develop a receiving mechanism that facilitates decision making in identifying, requesting and accepting of international assistance in a timely manner. This will augment the country's disaster management capacity by analysing national risks and identify possible gaps. The mechanism would enhance the coordination effort of receiving and deploying international assistance (i.e. USAR Teams, logistics, etc.) at pre-identified locations (i.e. borders, airports, shipping terminals etc.) and identify priorities to report to the international community. When developing its national receiving mechanism, it is useful for countries to take reference to UN General Assembly resolution 57/150 that "the affected State has the primary role in the initiation, organization, coordination and implementation of humanitarian assistance within its territory."

作为建设和加强国家能力的一部分，各国必须建立一个接收机制，以保证制定及时确定、请求和接受国际援助的决策。通过分析国家风险和鉴别可能存在的缺口，以提升该国灾害管理能力。该机制加强了在预先指定地点（如边境、机场、航运码头等）接收和部署国际援助（如USAR队伍、后勤等）的协调工作，确定受灾国所需援助的优先事项并向国际社会通报。在建立国家接收机制时，各国应参考联合国大会第57/150号决议，即“受灾国在其境内发起、组织、协调和实施人道主义援助方面将发挥主要作用。”