A distorted view of the present is the worst way to prepare for the challenges of the future.

The G 7 represents a dying order. It is time to prepare for the G 2.

UNICEF is committed to preparing and regularly updating emergency preparedness plans in all the countries in which it works.

We highly appreciate the readiness expressed by the Agency and relevant international organizations to contribute to the convening of that conference.

The storm is on the horizon, but there may still be time to prepare to weather it safely.

Newly elected members expressed concern about the limited time and information available to prepare for their work on the Council.

It is a simple message. Emergency relief must be built into national programmes of preparedness and risk reduction.

(d) Support for the IAEA International Action Plan for Strengthening the International Preparedness and Response System for Nuclear and Radiological Emergencies

An information and communication technology emergency preparedness plan was developed by the Information Systems Division in November 2002.

We need a comprehensive strategy to achieve such disaster management including early warning systems and disaster preparedness plans.

We stand ready to help the region take forward efforts to prepare for, mitigate against and respond to future disasters, and we look forward to continuing our cooperation with other delegations.

For instance, Americans pay some 300 billion annually for the option value of military preparedness being able to fight wherever needed.

Those teams provide transition readiness assessments, identifying areas of progress and shortcomings, ultimately preparing individual units to assume independent control of their area of responsibility.

For this reason Norway has taken the lead in IAEA in the development of the IAEA International Action Plan for Strengthening the International Preparedness and Response System for Nuclear and Radiological Emergencies.

She had Sunday afternoons off as a half day and was expected to return in time to help Thomas prepare for evening service at the local Presbyterian church.

Tourism is dependent on an intact ecosystem and hence environmental disaster preparedness and management are particularly relevant in the view of the vulnerability of many tourist destinations to natural disasters (tsunamis, etc.).

UNICEF will support national efforts for preparedness planning for WASH as part of its commitment to develop preparedness plans in all the countries in which it works (see Section E).

Donors are rallying for food aid, but they are resisting the obvious need to help the poorest million farmers (and their four million dependents) get soil nutrients and improved seeds in time for the planting season this autumn.

It is evident that potential humanitarian crises can largely be anticipated and mitigated through effective preparedness action at all levels, and that enhancing WFP's ability to prepare and conduct inter agency coordination is fundamental to improved response.

A distorted view of the present is the worst way to prepare for the challenges of the future. To describe the struggle against international terrorism as World War IV, as the leading American neo conservative Norman Podhoretz does in his new book, is wrongheaded in any number of ways.

China s recent willingness to reopen a dialogue with envoys of the Dalai Lama, and improvement in its relations with Taiwan demonstrate that there is room for creating a more positive environment. The storm is on the horizon, but there may still be time to prepare to weather it safely.