There is still time to react by demonstrating strong leadership and prioritizing growth over short sighted policies but that time is limited and the clock is ticking.

Stable access to financial resources is essential for expeditious and proper humanitarian disaster response and for dealing effectively and in a timely fashion with the consequences of complex emergencies.

We call on all concerned to heed his call.

Some have been more forthcoming than others in their response.

Thematic summary of the national response for the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals

This is a cat that's been trained to respond to a trumpet for food.

(b) To develop an emergency response mechanism as part of his mandate.

Several speakers called for strengthening of UNICEF emergency response systems.

Interim measures are designed to respond to exceptional or life threatening situations.

Tailor made operations designed in response to specific demands ensure ownership and successful results.

They should also include this issue in their national disaster response plans.

Security Council resolutions 1265 (1999) and 1296 (2000) provide a solid basis for response.

Similarly, the private sector also contributes significantly, providing valuable support to emergency response.

The emerging economies generally have the policy instruments, balance sheets, and expertise to respond effectively.

To that end, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs has commissioned a review of the international humanitarian response system.

Against that background, serious challenges have been posed for the United Nations humanitarian response mechanism.

Thirdly, improving international architecture for humanitarian response and operational activities is long overdue.

Secondly, the financial capacity of the United Nations to react to emergency humanitarian situations urgently needs to be increased.

Local and regional response teams will always be the first line of defence against the destructive impact of natural disasters.

It is for that reason that we appeal to the international community to increase its support for the African Union, so as to enhance its capacity and response mechanism.

We have expanded and transformed the existing central humanitarian funding mechanism into the new Central Emergency Response Fund.

A comprehensive humanitarian response review is currently under way and its findings will be made available in June 2005.

The IMF s resources are neither adequate nor available to respond to a crisis elsewhere.

On a personal level the response can take the shape either of a shelter in place or an evacuation .

Detailed information on the strategies adopted by the Secretariat for Labor and Social Security (Secretaría del Trabajo y Previsión Social) in order to respond to migrant workers' needs was also provided.

Several delegations noted the need to preserve this momentum and plan early for long term response.

Her delegation agreed with the High Commissioner's proposal to establish standing capacities for rapid response, fact finding and investigations.

Efforts to respond to such situations must be balanced against the need to ensure the security and protection of humanitarian personnel.

It is also concerned that these resources are insufficient to respond to national and local priorities for the protection and promotion of children's rights.

Response plans must be developed nationally and locally well in advance of a hazardous event, and the public must be well educated about response plans.

So the government in Baku is far more prepared to respond to renewed warfare than it was in the 1990 s.

The communication skills and networks that successful teams develop create a capacity to respond quickly and flexibly to new problems and changing environment.

The outpouring of support from Governments, civil society, the private sector and individuals and the quick mobilization of resources set a new standard for humanitarian response.

It therefore suggested that the Technology and Economic Assessment Panel work as a committee or assemble a task force to respond to this decision in its 2006 progress report.

World leaders had endorsed the role of the United Nations in humanitarian action and the need for it to be equipped for swift and predictable responses to humanitarian crises.

This was achieved through training and technical support, the development of guidelines and enhancement of the Agency's own arrangements to respond to radiological emergencies.

As the economist Joseph Schumpeter pointed out, capitalism is creative destruction, a way of responding flexibly to major waves of technological change.

It is the Government of Nunavut's policy to have an all inclusive Territorial Emergency Response Plan representing input from all departments.

While some organizations have developed disaster response mechanisms, others have not paid much attention to disasters affecting their region.

And for the past few years, the Icelandic Crisis Response Unit has seconded a gender expert to UNIFEM in Kosovo.

When disasters strike, we also need improved rapid response arrangements for immediate humanitarian relief, which are considered in section V below.

Moreover, the ongoing reform of the United Nations system should bolster collaborative efforts by the relevant bodies to respond to the needs of displaced persons.

Within the broader context of United Nations reform, much discussion has revolved around ways to improve the United Nations humanitarian response system.

UNICEF agrees to review the guidance on emergency preparedness and response planning to ensure that critical areas have been covered in sufficient detail.

The State of origin shall develop contingency plans for responding to emergencies, in cooperation, where appropriate, with the State likely to be affected and competent international organizations.