Annex VI to the Madrid Protocol on liability arising from environmental emergencies was adopted in June 2005.

The Contracting Parties shall cooperate for the setting up of early warning systems for industrial accidents and environmental emergencies.

Article 13 of the Framework Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the Caspian Sea, 2003, Environmental emergencies

(iii) Fact finding missions (ROLAC) missions led by UNEP and advisory services to countries facing environmental emergencies and natural disasters (1)

After 12 years of negotiations, a new Annex to the Protocol, on Liability Arising From Environmental Emergencies, was adopted in June 2005.

Since the scope of the new annex is limited to environmental emergencies, it did not completely discharge the obligations under article 16 of the Protocol.

Environmental education for refugees continued in cooperation with UNESCO's Programme for Education for Emergencies and Reconstruction (PEER), using a new integrated approach combining both formal and informal pedagogical methods to raise awareness and compliance with environmental strategies.

Education in Emergencies

The biennium will also see the strengthening of the UNEP contribution to inter agency work in relation to environmental emergencies as well as the continuation of efforts to replicate the environmental law services to other regions based on the experience gained in Africa.

The Contracting Parties shall take all appropriate measures to establish and maintain adequate emergency preparedness measures, including measures to ensure that adequate equipment and qualified personnel are readily available, to respond to environmental emergencies.

The UNEP regional offices promote intergovernmental policy dialogue and regional cooperation, increase national capacity for environmental management and response to emergencies, raise awareness and enhance information exchange, and translate global policies into regional action.

Manual for dealing with obstetric emergencies.

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

Dealing with obstetrical complications and neonatal emergencies.

Article 11 Situations of risk and humanitarian emergencies

With the passing of time, humanitarian emergencies tend to be forgotten, especially when new emergencies occur that divert the attention of the global community.

(iii) Fact finding missions field fact finding missions, jointly with the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, to developing countries and countries with economies in transition to provide immediate assessment and technical advice on environmental emergencies (4)

Spotlight Response to major emergencies Indian Ocean and Darfur

In emergencies, UNICEF support takes account of gender concerns.

Institutions are weakest in countries affected by complex emergencies.

An integrated, web based roster of staff in both emergencies and regular settings will consolidate data on available staff resources, to provide better support during emergencies.

UNICEF has developed and is testing, on a regional basis, a performance monitoring and reporting system for emergencies based on the core commitments to children in emergencies.

3. Don t worry about panic. Panic is rare in emergencies.

Humanitarian response needs to become more predictable in all emergencies.

Elsewhere, conflict based man made emergencies continue with varying intensity.

Almost all states constitutions require balanced budgets (with exceptions for emergencies).

Enabling refugees to access education even in emergencies presents particular challenges.

Its ability to face emergencies had diminished, however, since the 1990s.

Offshore orders processed for emergencies exceeded 60 million, and supported the UNICEF response to emergencies in Bangladesh, the Caribbean, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Iran, Sudan and several other countries.

For the purpose of undertaking preventive measures and setting up preparedness measures, the Contracting Party of origin shall identify hazardous activities within its jurisdiction, capable of causing environmental emergencies, and shall ensure that other Contracting Parties are notified of any such proposed or existing activities.

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

The persistent underfunding of some emergencies, particularly in Africa, is especially concerning.

Environmental management This consists of environmental modification, environmental manipulation and measures to reduce human vector contact.

Similarly, I have called for a more predictable humanitarian response in complex emergencies.

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Since its creation, the Agency established measures to deal with public health emergencies including

All of these disturbances reveal the scope of insecurities and complex emergencies facing humankind.

In addition, UNICEF will continue to apply its Core Commitments for Children in Emergencies.

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Environmental concerns

Environmental Convention

Environmental monitoring

Environmental accounting

Environmental treaties

Environmental threats The Galápagos Marine Reserve faces a number of environmental threats.