(f) Supporting emergency preparedness and response and post emergency transition.

Safety of operations, emergency response and contingency planning

We must face immediate threats immediately.

Emergency Preparedness and Response

Coordinating emergency response

Ensuring capacity for emergency response

(iv) Emergency preparedness

Prevention of diarrhoea and other diseases Increased school attendance and retention Reduction of drudgery and increased dignity Improved nutritional status

Contingency fund

Contingency fund

Contingency fund

Contingency fund

Supporting effective emergency response.

UNFPA role in emergency preparedness, humanitarian response, and transition and recovery

(b) Emergency package in emergency countries

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.

Emergency preparedness planning

Strengthening the sector through emergency response

Item 11 UNFPA role in emergency preparedness, humanitarian response and transition and recovery

The World Food Programme has begun to shift the focus of its programme from short term emergency response to medium term emergency preparedness and recovery.

Mobilization of international emergency funding

Humanitarian response system

We believe that the situation should change in the near future with the reorganization of the Central Emergency Revolving Fund as the Central Emergency Response Fund.

Emergency responses, like national programmes, must be balanced.

Participation programme and emergency assistance

Participation Programme and Emergency Assistance

Member States should also develop emergency response telecommunication capacities and establish rosters of telecommunication resources to be made available during emergencies.

Report on UNFPA role in emergency preparedness, humanitarian response, and transition and recovery (DP FPA 2005 18)

Contingency plans should be made so as to avoid any disruption of deliveries.

WASH emergency preparedness

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

The Consolidated Appeal Process, the CERF and the clusters are all tools that should enhance the humanitarian response of the United Nations.

They were responding to immediate concerns.

The State of origin shall develop contingency plans for responding to emergencies, in cooperation, where appropriate, with the State likely to be affected and competent international organizations.

(c) The further development of contingency planning, emergency preparedness and response capabilities, in coordination with other organizations, so as to respond effectively and efficiently to situations of forced human displacement

We applaud the efforts to improve the Central Emergency Revolving Fund to strengthen the effectiveness of the United Nations humanitarian responses, as well as the mechanisms for the use of emergency stand by capacity for a timely response to humanitarian emergencies.

In that respect, it is encouraging that the General Assembly decided last week to upgrade the current Central Emergency Revolving Fund to the Central Emergency Response Fund, so as to ensure swifter and more predictable responses to humanitarian emergencies.

Accelerating humanitarian response by ensuring that emergency funding is available immediately, building on the Central Emergency Revolving Fund, and, accordingly, by inviting Member States to contribute to the restructured Fund

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

22 8 Further improvement of environmental emergency prevention, preparedness, assessment, response and mitigation

Development of contingency and evacuation plans and procedures

There was an urgent need for adaptation.

7. Encourages the finalization of an emergency response plan by the United Nations to respond to emergency mine action requirements, and emphasizes the need for that plan to build upon all existing capacities

As cluster lead, UNICEF will be accountable for ensuring that the water supply and sanitation aspects of emergency preparedness and response are both adequate and predictable.

UNHCR and other organizations continued to update contingency plans for those volatile situations and, where necessary, emergency response mechanisms were put into action.