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

Contingency planning is a demanding exercise.

36. The Emergency Preparedness and Response Section of UNHCR acts as the Office apos s focal point for both emergency preparedness and response.

Accordingly, the mission has initiated such contingency planning.

37. Emergency preparedness has been strengthened through an increased emphasis on contingency planning.

Safety of operations, emergency response and contingency planning

The United Nations agencies rapidly coordinated their response and provided emergency support for immediate needs.

Efforts to respond to such situations must be balanced against the need to ensure the security and protection of humanitarian personnel.

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WFP continued its engagement in preparedness for humanitarian response, with contingency planning covering more than 30 countries.

Through the Emergency Response Working Group in Amman, comprising United Nations agencies, non governmental organizations, Red Cross and Red Crescent organizations and relevant Iraqi ministries, UNAMI has been supporting the coordination of assessments and responses to emergencies.

Meetings are currently held every two days and Vice President Khalili chairs regular meetings and coordinates emergency preparedness and response.

Nevertheless, some issues requiring urgent attention were postponed in this exercise.

In order to link national and United Nations contingency plans in a more systematic way, contingency planning exercises should be organized on a regular basis with the participation of all relevant actors.

In order to maximize programme impact despite these constraints, the Operation s agencies coordinated their interventions through emergency response teams (ERTs).

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

Within these emergency networks, there is a strong emphasis on ensuring a rapid response to emergency situations.

CDERA coordinates disaster relief in the Caribbean region.

The present Fund was designed as a financial instrument to improve humanitarian response by ensuring the rapid disbursement of funds for emergencies.

Embedded in a regional emergency programme for the Central American countries, the support aims at assisting emergency prevention from a sustainable development perspective.

Humanitarian response activities are an essential part of the overall work and cooperation of UNICEF.

Activities have focused on malaria, child immunization, emergency preparedness and response to acute nutritional emergencies.

She observed that UNFPA had garnered many lessons from its emergency humanitarian work.

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

They noted its expanding work in emergency relief and humanitarian response, particularly in the wake of the Indian Ocean tsunami disaster.

Often contingency plans are developed in isolation, without any linkage to national disaster preparedness plans or the contingency plans of the United Nations country team or individual international organizations.

Contingency plans and procedures are available for emergency response on call engineering staff are available for immediate 24 hour consultation.

UNRWA remained under considerable financial constraint.

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The Contracting Parties shall cooperate for the setting up of early warning systems for industrial accidents and environmental emergencies.

The Kosovo Protection Corps (KPC) continued to operate as a civil emergency organization and to perform its mandated tasks well, particularly de mining, search and rescue, firefighting, humanitarian activities and emergency interventions.

Second, given the long history of the Commission s efforts to codify rules on State responsibility, an early conclusion of the work on that topic should receive high priority.

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

(b) To develop an emergency response mechanism as part of his mandate.

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

(c) Member States should urgently make arrangements for training.

Recalling that prevention, preparedness and contingency planning for emergencies at the global level depend, for the most part, on the strengthened local and national response capacities as well as on the availability of financial resources, both domestic and international,

Delegations commended the valuable work and role of UNFPA in emergency and humanitarian settings.

These workshops are aimed at the UNHCR staff who comprise the internal UNHCR Emergency Response Team roster.

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In many of these exercises, WFP provided inter agency leadership through the IASC Sub Working Group on Preparedness and Contingency Planning, which it co chairs.

In his capacity as Humanitarian Coordinator for the Sudan, the Deputy Special Representative would be responsible for coordinating the humanitarian response through the United Nations country team.

No reserves were available for salary increases for area staff or to meet emergency or unforeseen needs in the area of operations.

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