Disaster Relief

Humanitarian and Disaster Relief Assistance

Special economic, humanitarian and disaster relief assistance

Special economic, humanitarian and disaster relief assistance.

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

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

Morocco

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

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

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)

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

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)

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

(d) Support and complement international efforts aimed at addressing humanitarian emergencies, including natural disasters, in order to promote an improved, coordinated response from the United Nations

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.

They must be properly trained, and have the proper authority to carry out actions that are necessary to respond to the disaster.

Moreover, in cases of natural disaster, emergency humanitarian assistance operations should be carried out only with the consent of the host States.

Governments should bring their relevant laws and rules into harmony with all international instruments and the necessities imposed by disaster situations.

This is increasingly the case in peace operations, disaster relief, and other complex military operations.

We could perhaps promote a global compact for disaster assistance between the United Nations and those corporations.

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.

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

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

Putting in place standby arrangements for personnel and equipment to ensure the capacity to respond immediately to major disasters and other emergencies

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