Rapid response

Disbursements for rapid response

A strong capacity to respond quickly to change.

One P 4 to develop options for a rapid response to given situations by OHCHR and to participate in rapid response missions

Its efficacy in responding rapidly to crises has not yet been tested.

Among the financial challenges is the ability for rapid response.

Metrics for response time, system availability and network performance will be tracked.

One P 5 to coordinate the work of a rapid response unit

Peak time The peak time is the time required for the response to reach the first peak of the overshoot.

One P 4 Logistics and Procurement Officer to support field and rapid response activities

Firstly, the Mine Action Rapid Response Plan had been successfully tried out in Iraq.

We believe that further strengthening the Organization's rapid response capacity should be a priority for the international community.

After the tsunami, we witnessed the same swift response and generous spirit of solidarity on the part of the international community with the affected people.

Transaction response time is logged in a database such that queries and reports can be run against the data.

Delay time The delay time is the time required for the response to reach half the final value the very first time.

As of 2014, the majority of the force, 17,000 out of 22,000 soldiers will be in Rapid Response units.

Due to the nature of emergencies, fast response times are often a crucial component of the emergency service system.

The current system of humanitarian financing puts certain limitations on the ability of humanitarian organizations to mobilize quickly.

With regard to rapid response capacity, the Committee trusts that there will be coordination and information sharing with regional and country offices.

Such capacity building should necessarily include provision for the establishment of African contingents and the improvement of their ability to respond rapidly on the ground.

The New York Office of OHCHR should be significantly expanded, as should its field presences and its rapid response capacities.

We support the continued effort by the international community to find the means to strengthen rapid response capacity in providing humanitarian relief.

Even rapid response is more effective if key networks and systems particularly the electricity grid are resilient.

During this plan period, UNICEF will continue to build its capacities to respond to emergencies in a timely and effective manner.

(e) Rapid reaction and development of specifically targeted programmes of assistance to countries emerging from civil wars or affected by natural disasters

The death toll would have been higher were it not for the quick and vigorous response of the international community and the United Nations.

They provide an important source of liquidity and have enabled the agencies to improve their own rapid response performance on numerous occasions.

An ASEAN United Nations seminar on humanitarian assistance and rapid response capacity was also held last October to identify concrete steps to enhance ASEAN's response capacity.

The Human Rights Council should be a standing body able to respond swiftly and effectively to urgent human rights situations and questions.

This type of quick and effective response, however, was not always available through the current standard IMF lending windows.

Likewise, we support improving the Central Emergency Revolving Fund and the use of emergency standby capacities, under the auspices of the United Nations, for a timely response to humanitarian emergencies.

We would also like to see the humanitarian community continue to draw on the national expertise of countries in order to increase their rapid response capacity.

The Group of 77 and China supports the expansion of the Fund from its current base of 50 million to 500 million, and the inclusion of a grant component to support rapid response.

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Conscious of the rapid response being made by the Government of Belize, the agencies and bodies of the United Nations system, international and regional agencies, non governmental organizations and private individuals to provide relief,

A rapid and effective response to General Assembly and Security Council mandates is crucial for supporting the implementation of peace agreements between the parties to a conflict.

Each of us may have particular capacities in responding swiftly or robustly, or in undertaking activities that are resource intensive or require long term engagement.

(b) The Investment Management Service therefore requires a dedicated information technology staff specialized in financial applications and communications, with expertise in response time requirements.

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A prompt and predictable humanitarian response can bring sustainable relief to civilians caught in an armed conflict only when there is a political solution to the conflict.

The Department helped train 25 field public information officers including video and photo experts in rapid response and peacekeeping planning and doctrine.

Its productivity should be measured in terms of its catalytic effect on the industrial development of its Member States, its capacity to react promptly and systematically to the needs of the production sector and the effectiveness of its promotion of technology transfer.

In her statement, Ms. Tibaijuka highlighted the important partnership between UNEP and UN Habitat and the complementarities between their mandates and activities, which were designed to ensure that the environment was an integral component of urban development and poverty alleviation efforts worldwide.