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

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

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.

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.

However, the United Nations country team and its partners, working through the emergency working group, are in the process of positioning supplies and are calling on the relevant Iraqi authorities and the Multinational Force for humanitarian space and respect for human rights.

Contingency planning is a demanding exercise.

All task forces should apply a gender perspective to their own work.

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

The army has taken every precaution to meet any emergency which may develop.

Accordingly, the mission has initiated such contingency planning.

Humanitarian contingency planning has become standard practice among United Nations actors in the field, including United Nations country teams.

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

Building the Iraqi security force remains a work in progress and a top priority.

163. In order for the international community to respond rapidly and effectively to humanitarian emergencies at the various stages of the continuum, the establishment of an international network of voluntary humanitarian relief teams that can be deployed rapidly to cope with humanitarian emergencies, such as the white helmet initiative acting within the framework of the United Nations Volunteers, could be considered.

Like the 2004 task forces, they were composed of members from the four duty stations.

Safety of operations, emergency response and contingency planning

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

41. Special mechanisms to handle fast breaking emergencies at Headquarters level include de facto task forces that integrate and coordinate Headquarters activities and emergency situation centres that act as focal points for information processing, reporting, and management coordination of the agency apos s response.

The team included specialists from USGS, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, National Biological Survey, Soil Conservation Service, Army Corps of Engineers, EPA, and the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

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(iii) The universal observance of human rights

7. Also stresses that it is important that the high level task force and the Working Group, in the discharge of their mandates, take into account the need

(a) The Charter of the United Nations was signed on 26 June 1945 and came into force on 24 October 1945.

UNICEF has established an interdivisional task force, within the context of the strategic review of human resources, to finalize the rapid response mechanism that would facilitate a reliable emergency response.

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Teamwork

UNDG organizations should include in the performance appraisal system for the resident coordinator and United Nations country team an assessment of teamwork and horizontal cooperation.

10. Also stresses that it is important that the high level task force and the Working Group, in the discharge of their mandates, take into account the need

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

The Manual would be issued upon the completion of this exercise during the first quarter of 2006.

As at 30 September 2005, 26 profiles for the Field Service category had been approved by the Office of Human Resources Management 21 were under review and 13 required further development.

Net pensionable salary is the total net salary less the non pensionable component, i.e., 100 per cent of total net salary.

The Department of Peacekeeping Operations and the Office of Human Resources Management have completed the generic job profiles for the Professional category.

The Office should pull together a small team with experience of reconstruction at the national level, experience across the range of the United Nations system and exposure to the work of other institutions, such as the international financial institutions and regional organizations.

The Country Team subsequently decided that the CCA process in particular would have a strong human rights based approach.

Thus, the Prosecution Division would have in the revised estimates for 1998 nine teams (six trial teams and three trial preparation teams).

To meet the requirements of the ground forces, we sent 7,061 persons needed for the paymasters department of the Northern Army, 3,223 for prisoner of war surveillance and 1,320 for the transportation department.

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

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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.

Quartermaster and general stores Includes the cost of 30 day contingency rations consisting of food and water.

Each of these crises calls for urgent action. But as a new Asia Society task force argues, in tackling them the world must not lose sight of the great promise of the India U.S. relationship.

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