Disaster response

United Nations agencies and programmes involved need to be coordinated so that they can respond more efficiently to natural disasters and avoid duplicating work and overlapping in the use of resources.

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20. Requests the Secretary General to continue to improve the international response to natural disasters, and to report thereon to the General Assembly at its sixty first session.

21. Requests the Secretary General to continue to improve the international response to natural disasters, and to report thereon to the General Assembly at its sixty second session.

C. Regional disaster response preparedness activities

The scale and the impact of that devastating disaster clearly demonstrated the vulnerability of the countries of the Indian Ocean region and their limited capacity to respond effectively and in a timely fashion to unforeseen natural disasters.

Her Government supported the idea of establishing an international entity for global coordination of disaster response services.

Natural disasters have also had a destructive impact of exceptional scale.

In addition to disaster preparedness and mitigation, Kyrgyzstan supports initiatives on the creation of a worldwide early warning system for natural disasters.

Information and telecommunication technology plays a key role in disaster response.

Assistance and other interventions in response to natural disasters must be undertaken in accordance with the principles of impartiality and neutrality, without discrimination on the basis of race, ethnicity, religion or caste.

Conscious of the particular vulnerability of the small Territories to natural disasters and environmental degradation,

Natural disasters have a long history in this geologically active part of the world.

The level of involvement of regional organizations in disaster response has so far been mixed, however.

It is crumbling because of the devastating effects of successive natural disasters and the ecological damage to its deteriorated environment.

Thirdly, strengthening international and regional cooperation is an effective means to respond to natural disasters.

Finally, we welcome the General Assembly's establishment of the Central Emergency Response Fund to respond to disasters and humanitarian emergencies.

The international community should therefore make it a priority to strengthen the response capacity of disaster prone countries.

Many of the geographically disadvantaged countries suffer from adverse agro climatic conditions and are susceptible to natural disasters.

The country was also prone to natural disasters, and, despite some improvement, it faced continuing serious problems.

Aid provided in response to natural or man made disasters is the most familiar form of this type of assistance.

Aware that the geographical features and location of the Philippines make it prone to natural and man made disasters,

The use of satellite and remote sensing technologies is particularly important for reducing the adverse consequences of natural disasters.

Mindful of the effects that shortfalls in resources can have on the preparedness for and response to natural disasters, and underscoring, in this regard, the need to gain a more precise understanding of the impact of levels of funding on natural disaster response,

The increased frequency and severity of natural disasters affecting nearly all parts of the globe during the past year, in particular, has demonstrated our continued vulnerability to the vicissitudes of nature.

Noting also the coordinated response measures taken by the United Nations Development Programme and the assistance of the United Nations disaster management team,

The United Nations needs to significantly enhance its capacity to respond in a timely manner to disasters in the more vulnerable developing countries.

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.).

Mindful of the effects that shortfalls in resources can have on the preparedness for and response to natural disasters,

The severe impact of natural disasters will constantly remind us of the harsh experiences and the critical development challenges confronting many island countries.

Any war, wherever it may be taking place, affects us all directly, just the same as a natural disaster.

Regional organizations in disaster prone regions can play an important role in disaster response, as they have unparalleled knowledge of local conditions and prior relationships with national decision makers.

International support to Governments can serve as an opportunity to improve the population's faith in the Government, as well as to enhance Governments' capacity to respond to future disasters.

40. Recognizes that children affected by the severe impact of natural disasters must be provided with access to basic social services

Noting the critical role played by local rescuers in natural disaster response as well as existing in country capacities,

Australia, as a country that itself is prone to natural disasters, is acutely aware of the threat they pose and of the importance of disaster mitigation and preparedness.

Since China is a developing country that is also prone to natural disasters, we have a profound understanding of the damage and the suffering endured by the affected people.

Haiti allowed us to glimpse into a future of what disaster response might look like in a hyper connected world where people have access to mobile smart devices.

Also, the United Nations system and the international financial institutions had undertaken to implement the Strategy and support the strengthening of national and community disaster response capacity.

11. Encourages further cooperation between the United Nations system and regional organizations in order to increase the capacity of those organizations to respond to natural disasters

Mindful of the fact that Afghanistan is highly vulnerable to natural disasters and that it is currently affected by the worst drought in living memory,

17. Encourages further cooperation between the United Nations system and regional organizations in order to increase the capacity of those organizations to respond to natural disasters

Mindful that Afghanistan is highly vulnerable to natural disasters and that some parts of its territory continue to be affected by serious drought,

Emphasizing also the responsibility of all States to undertake disaster preparedness and mitigation efforts in order to minimize the impact of natural disasters,