In terms of humanitarian assistance, the various humanitarian agencies and institutions continue to work to assist displaced persons.

Such a strategy should be prepared in consultation with humanitarian organizations and agencies (para.

(a) Humanitarian assistance from the specialized agencies, organizations and bodies of the United Nations system

(a) Humanitarian assistance from the specialized agencies, organizations and bodies of the United Nations system

(a) Humanitarian assistance from the specialized agencies, organizations and bodies of the United Nations system

United Nations system agencies have made valiant efforts to provide humanitarian assistance to the population.

UNMIL, in collaboration with the United Nations agencies, holds monthly humanitarian coordination meetings in several counties.

A mine information office has been established in Darfur to help humanitarian agencies conduct operations safely.

Our country is carrying out such activities together with international organizations, primarily United Nations humanitarian agencies.

We consider that assigning a United Nations Humanitarian Coordinator or Resident Coordinator with the appropriate authority to coordinate the humanitarian agencies working in the field would serve to provide a better humanitarian response.

However, I must stress the urgent need to financially strengthen multilateral agencies, including United Nations agencies, so that they can shift from humanitarian support to development support.

Cohesive contingency planning by humanitarian agencies enabled the delivery of humanitarian assistance without major gaps, particularly in Darfur, where attacks against clearly marked humanitarian convoys increased in September and continued throughout the reporting period.

Given the limited number of skilled personnel available to humanitarian agencies, human resources could follow the money.

Humanitarian responses were coordinated by liaising with local authorities and municipalities, United Nations agencies and NGO partners.

The lack of access for humanitarian agencies to border areas is believed to be exacerbating the problem.

A 2004 report by the Humanitarian Policy Group cited a survey carried out in Ethiopia after UN agencies said that humanitarian efforts had averted widespread famine in 2000.

The Consolidated Appeal Process has been an effective financing and planning mechanism for United Nations humanitarian assistance agencies.

The Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) and humanitarian agencies therefore deserve our fullest support moral, political and financial and should be provided with what they need.

UNIFIL cooperated closely on humanitarian matters with the Lebanese authorities, United Nations agencies, the International Committee of the Red Cross, several embassies and other organizations and agencies operating in Lebanon.

Aware of the important role that non governmental agencies and the private sector can play in the humanitarian context,

I also hope it will lead to better collaboration between the Government and the humanitarian agencies in other sectors.

United Nations peacekeeping and peace building operations, humanitarian organizations and country presences of other United Nations agencies and organizations

United Nations agencies have also started to plan humanitarian and developmental programmes in Abyei to help promote peaceful coexistence.

It has not reported any access problems, for humanitarian agencies or other entities, in any part of the country.

This was however partially offset by increased outreach by humanitarian agencies and an increase in United Nations agency presence.

There are currently some 79 non governmental organizations (NGOs) and 13 United Nations agencies active in Darfur, comprising about 11,500 humanitarian staff, compared to 228 humanitarian staff active in April 2004.

The Haitian government, UN agencies, and the humanitarian community are moving quickly to put treatment and preventive measures in place.

The Committee strongly encourages the State party to authorize United Nations agencies to provide emergency humanitarian assistance to this group.

In Goma, he met the governor of Nord Kivu province, traditional leaders, provincial judicial officials, provincial representatives of MONUC and United Nations agencies, and representatives of local and international NGOs and humanitarian agencies.

We commended the efforts already deployed by UNHCR to forge closer links with development agencies while retaining its distinct, humanitarian vocation.

In this context, freedom of movement must be allowed to United Nations staff and other humanitarian agencies operating in the OPT.

16. Welcomes the role of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs of the Secretariat as the focal point within the overall United Nations system for the promotion and coordination of disaster responses among United Nations humanitarian agencies and other humanitarian partners

18. Welcomes the role of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs of the Secretariat as the focal point within the overall United Nations system for the promotion and coordination of disaster responses among United Nations humanitarian agencies and other humanitarian partners

In my consultations with key humanitarian agencies, the general sentiment that emerged is that the food situation has improved, but the country still needs humanitarian (emergency) assistance, as there is still a shortfall.

The national plan is based on provincial action plans developed by humanitarian and development personnel throughout the country with the support of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs and United Nations agencies.

Humanitarian aid agencies continue to experience harassment by some Government authorities, especially in Kalma camp, where some Humanitarian Aid Commission representatives actively tried to limit contact between non governmental organizations and internally displaced persons.

(e) To extend to United Nations agencies and other humanitarian actors all access necessary to allow them to carry out their mandates

Welcoming the efforts made by donors and United Nations agencies, funds and programmes to provide humanitarian, economic and financial assistance to Angola,

Welcoming the efforts made by donors and United Nations agencies, funds and programmes to provide humanitarian, economic and financial assistance to Angola,

Iceland would like to commend the rapid action taken by the United Nations humanitarian agencies and by many non governmental organizations (NGOs).

We would like to commend the role played by the United Nations and its specialized agencies in coordinating and providing humanitarian assistance.

Within that protection empowerment framework, Japan welcomed the approach taken by UNHCR towards cooperation with countries having refugee issues, and its efforts to improve collaboration not only with humanitarian agencies but also with development agencies.

13. Welcomes the role of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs of the Secretariat as the focal point within the overall United Nations system for the promotion and coordination of disaster response preparedness among the United Nations humanitarian agencies and other humanitarian partners

14. Welcomes the role of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs of the Secretariat as the focal point within the overall United Nations system for the promotion and coordination of disaster response among the United Nations humanitarian agencies and other humanitarian partners

The government of Mexico and humanitarian agencies are unable to reach many communities as a result of the flooded roadways and raging waters.