Subprogramme 4 Emergency support services

In emergencies, UNICEF support takes account of gender concerns.

(i) The activities to be implemented contribute to expected accomplishment (a) of subprogramme 1A and expected accomplishments (a) and (b) of subprogramme 1B of programme 10 of the biennial programme plan for the period 2006 2007

UNICEF will make use of lessons learned in recent emergencies, while consistently supporting children affected by complex emergencies and natural disasters.

Support in emergency situations will continue to be a core ICT function, to ensure the rapid establishment of appropriate information technology and telecommunications services and skilled staff during emergencies.

Finally, I would like to highlight the important issue of the transition from emergency support to development.

Emergency assistance is useful, but it is only that emergency assistance.

UNOCI is also working with the United Nations country team to ensure effective operational coordination within the United Nations system in case of emergencies.

Emergency Education Now

Emergency relief

In Bosnia and Herzegovina it is organized and implemented as primary, specialist consultancy and hospital health care.

Hotlines

In 2001, Emergency Health and Emergency Social Services were combined under one Director of Emergency Health and Social Services with sole signing authority for emergency disasters.

Although people may feel panicky, they almost always behave well.

a) Emergency social interventions,

(f) Supporting emergency preparedness and response and post emergency transition.

22. Calls upon all Member States, and encourages the relevant organizations of the United Nations to strengthen support services, including psychosocial support, to victims of gender based violence in humanitarian emergencies

(b) Delivering emergency humanitarian assistance.

Ensuring capacity for emergency response

Participation Programme and Emergency Assistance

(b) delivering emergency humanitarian assistance .

Article 19 Emergency situations

The commentary states that more general cases of emergencies are more a matter of necessity than distress. Ibid. at p. 193, para.

6. Commends the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan, the Emergency Relief Coordinator and the Afghanistan Support Group for the work accomplished, as well as the Implementation Group for coordinating the rehabilitation and reconstruction efforts, and encourages such coordination efforts to continue so as to facilitate the effective and efficient delivery of assistance

She also praised the Government for its focus on emergency prevention and long term development rather than on mere emergency response.

11 This indicator will also be used in emergency situations.

ΙΙΙ. National Centre of Emergency SOCIAL Care

The Resident Coordinator reports to the Emergency Relief Coordinator during the emergency and is backed by the disaster management team, which should mirror the structure of the Inter Agency Standing Committee and include the Red Cross movement and representatives of non governmental organizations.

Our financial wealth is not liquid in an emergency.

The creation of an emergency support fund for cotton was important.

The UNICEF emergency response capacity was strengthened by a new Emergency Response Team and stand by arrangements for rapid deployment of personnel.

Group of 77 (meeting with the Under Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, on the Central Emergency Response Fund) (at the expert level)

Restrictions on movement and declining donor support, however, required UNRWA to scale back its core emergency interventions, including food aid.

Due to the nature of emergencies, fast response times are often a crucial component of the emergency service system.

19. Calls upon all Member States and encourages the relevant organizations of the United Nations to strengthen support services, including psychosocial support, to victims of gender based violence in humanitarian emergencies

Further developing and improving, as required, mechanisms for the use of emergency standby capacities, under the auspices of the United Nations, for a timely response to humanitarian emergencies

Complex emergencies and natural disasters continued to attract the support of donors.

The assessment procedures will apply equally to partners operating in emergency situations.

The Government of Afghanistan has set up a disaster relief committee to coordinate the humanitarian response to these emergencies.

The UNCTAD regular programme of technical cooperation will be coordinated to ensure an appropriate balance among developing regions with priority assigned to the specific needs of the least developed countries and other countries with special needs.

In those emergencies and some 27 others, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs is providing support to United Nations country teams through the resident and humanitarian coordinators.

Ireland will place an even stronger emphasis on emergency and humanitarian relief.

Also, MCSS announced a 2 million Emergency Energy Fund, which provided one time emergency assistance to deal with payment of energy utility arrears, security deposits and reconnection fees.

5. Create and maintain crisis communication networks and test them to ensure that they will remain secure and stable in emergency situations.

The CCCs provide the framework for addressing the protection of children in humanitarian disasters.