Management of internal disorder, emergencies and conflicts

SUBPROGRAMME 3. EMERGENCY INFORMATION MANAGEMENT

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), part of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), is lead federal agency for emergency management.

A civil emergency action plan was being implemented together with partners.

(e) Continued provision of emergency management training to staff of UNHCR, participating Governments and non governmental organizations acting as implementing partners and the improvement of core materials for the emergency management training programme

Finally, contingency strategies address short term climate extremes like emergency drought management.

UNICEF is updating the Supply Division emergency preparedness and response plan.

Canada Public Safety Canada is Canada's national emergency management agency.

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Support has also been given to strengthen the emergency management capacity of the Ministry.

1. Action Plan on training in coastal zone management

The contingency plan remained on the shelf because of the lack of casualties among Israeli civilians.

They were deployed to 11 countries, either to lead emergency teams and establish UNHCR apos s operation during the critical emergency phase, or to assist and complement existing staff in the management of an emergency operation.

The group agreed on eight principles that will be used to guide the development of a doctrine of emergency management.

The same month a seminar on information management in crisis and emergency situations was organized.

Emergency management and rehabilitation are important concerns of the Department of Humanitarian Affairs.

Professional certifications such as Certified Emergency Manager (CEM) and Certified Business Continuity Professional (CBCP) are becoming more common as professional standards are raised throughout the field, particularly in the United States.

A Security Working Group chaired by the Director of the Emergency and Security Service is responsible for the management of the work plan, and regular updates on progress will be provided to ExCom members and observers at Standing Committee meetings.

In paragraph 115, the Board recommended that UNICEF update the Supply Division's emergency preparedness and response plan.

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

He has established a new Department in the midst of an unprecedented increase in humanitarian emergencies.

That had been done through the establishment of the new Department of Humanitarian Affairs and the appointment of an Emergency Relief Coordinator.

In most emergency prone countries the Resident Coordinator and the in country Disaster Management Team provide the nucleus for the United Nations response to both complex emergencies and natural disasters.

OIOS conducted audits of the Emergency Fund, the Fund's administration system, PENSYS, and information management system, as well as benefits processing and certificates of entitlement.

The Emergency Task Force submitted a draft action plan which was unanimously adopted by the Executive Council as the Phuket Action Plan.

Knowledge management will continue to be one of the major fields of the contribution by UNEP to implementation of the Bali Strategic Plan.

His recent flirtation with a plan to bypass Bhutto and declare emergency rule provoked pointed Bush administration criticism.

Within each region, local governments are organized into 16 Civil Defence Emergency Management Groups (CMGs).

Women are too often not involved in camp governance or response planning.

(i) It participates in DHA apos s management of ongoing emergencies.

The organization has cooperated with the Department of Humanitarian Affairs in the establishment of a register of disaster management expertise, containing information on rosters maintained for emergency related purposes.

The Ministry of Health has started a review of the national emergency plan and is consolidating information systems for an early warning system.

It is also concerned at the impact of the Emergency Decree on Government Administration in States of Emergency which imposes serious restrictions on media freedom (art. 19, para.

Consideration is being given to the desirability in certain specific emergency situations of the deployment of emergency response teams coordinated by the Department of Humanitarian Affairs under the authority of the Secretary General.

We shall work in groups to produce a District Disaster Management plan

In December 2003, the Prime Minister announced the creation of a new Department of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness (PSEPC).

The Johannesburg branch of the Association is seeking to broaden its mandate beyond the confines of emergency management.

We note that many efforts are made by the Department of Humanitarian Affairs to collect and disseminate information on disasters or emergency situations.

2. Calls upon the international community to continue to contribute generously to the emergency needs of the country, including its recovery and rehabilitation needs, as well as national capacity building in the areas of emergency management, preparedness and prevention

Furthermore, the inter agency contingency plan was reviewed in late January 2005 to ensure future emergency preparedness and response strategies reflecting the evolving humanitarian context.

It is the Government of Nunavut's policy to have an all inclusive Territorial Emergency Response Plan representing input from all departments.

An information and communication technology emergency preparedness plan was developed by the Information Systems Division in November 2002.

In March 2005, UNAMI distributed the updated contingency plan for Iraq to the United Nations, non governmental organizations and donors.

(f) Enforce the use of a procurement plan as a tool to facilitate effective and efficient procurement management (para. 115)

The Government has developed a Pandemic Influenza (Pan Flu) Response Plan and an Airport Contingency Plan for Smallpox and has also contracted the development of an overall Territorial Smallpox Emergency Response Plan, which will complement the Pan Flu Plan and be the template for other extreme disease related health emergencies.