Disaster Relief

16. Further encourages compatibility and complementarity of telecommunications and other technological equipment required in humanitarian and disaster relief operations

Humanitarian and Disaster Relief Assistance

Special economic, humanitarian and disaster relief assistance

Special economic, humanitarian and disaster relief assistance.

On 8 January 2005, the Convention on the Provision of Telecommunication Resources for Disaster Mitigation and Relief Operations, adopted by the International Conference on Emergency Telecommunications in 1998 in Tampere, Finland, came into force.

Medicins Sans Frontieres, that renewed our commitment to disaster relief,

The timing. Disaster relief is essentially a backwards political campaign.

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

Morocco

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

(c) Satellite communications in support of remote sensing applications and disaster management , by the representative of Austria.

Emergency response, information technology, disaster recovery and business continuity

The new concept of integrated risk management was adopted for interventions in disaster situations

Special economic, humanitarian and disaster relief assistance (item 5)

Shifting from emergency disaster response to more proactive disaster prevention, risk reduction and mitigation will, in our view, be the key to success.

We believe that strengthening of the coordination of humanitarian and disaster relief must be done holistically, as is disaster management itself.

Panel discussion on Jewish response to disaster relief (sponsored by the United States Mission)

Lessons learned from applications of space technologies in support of disaster relief efforts.

22. Encourages the Secretary General to continue to improve his reporting on emergency humanitarian assistance, including with respect to natural disasters

The Chinese Government will continue, together with other countries, to actively participate in international and regional cooperation in disaster prevention, relief and reduction.

Satellite data had many applications in the management of water resources and in disaster reduction and relief.

It was noted that that human losses in disasters would decrease as a result of better early warning and evacuation systems.

The Government has increasingly assumed responsibility for disaster relief and humanitarian assistance.

Stresses the need to utilize the expertise, knowledge and networks of women to promote gender equality and social justice in the context of disaster relief, recovery, rehabilitation and reconstruction and to facilitate women's access to media and information and communication technologies

The General Assembly (1991) requested strengthening of the coordination of emergency and humanitarian assistance of the United Nations, in both complex emergencies natural disasters.

61 110. United Nations Platform for Space based Information for Disaster Management and Emergency Response

In my assessment of the ICT control environment I reported that ICT policies had not been formalised and that a disaster recovery and business continuity plan had not been developed.

UNICEF also plays a lead role in the Inter agency Telecommunication Group, sharing information on telecommunications particularly in emergencies, procurement and other best practices.

At its next session, it planned to hold a one day workshop on disaster management, involving communication and meteorological satellite operators.

Organization of a one day workshop symposium on disaster management involving communication meteorological satellite operators.

These actors are best placed to recognize and address disaster risk accumulation in their own environment, and represent the first line of response in case of disaster.

It is recommended that Governments of disaster prone countries include the utilization of the UNDAC team in their national response plans and disaster response exercises.

At the same time, 1 million was intended to go to the Emergency Disaster Relief Fund.

Thirdly, we are pleased that the Protocol applies equally to operations delivering emergency humanitarian assistance in natural disaster situations.

In that connection, his delegation supported the idea of setting up an international body to provide emergency disaster relief.

In addition, in light of its vast experience and prestige in the area of humanitarian disaster assistance, OCHA should issue annual reports on its activities in natural disaster relief containing an assessment of its experiences and general and specific recommendations.

Moreover, Cuban specialists will soon join the United Nations Disaster Assessment and Coordination Team.

Furthermore, the effective planning of activities in post disaster and post conflict transitions must be improved.

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.

(b) Organize a one day workshop symposium on disaster management involving communication meteorological satellite operators

Strengthening of the coordination of humanitarian and disaster relief assistance of the United Nations, including special economic assistance

UNDAC teams are routinely deployed to assist the local and national authorities in this respect.

Strengthening of the coordination of humanitarian and disaster relief assistance of the United Nations, including special economic assistance

Strengthening of the coordination of humanitarian and disaster relief assistance of the United Nations, including special economic assistance