The Government of the United Arab Emirates has also assisted the victims of natural disasters in Iran and other countries of South East Asia affected by the tsunami, as well as the victims of Hurricane Katrina and the recent earthquake in India and Pakistan.

1. Expresses its solidarity with the peoples of the countries that have been struck by natural calamities as they cope with the consequences of these disasters

Recognizing the significant number of persons who have become internally displaced owing to natural disasters over the course of the past twelve months,

1. Expresses its sympathy to the people affected by the earthquake in South Asia

(a) Urgently mobilize further additional resources to meet the emergency relief needs of victims in the affected countries

First, they provided food and clothing and sheltered the affected populations.

4. Recognizes the effort of the White Helmets model in helping to involve stricken populations or those at risk in the tasks of planning, training, mobilizing and providing immediate response in disaster situations

Since China is a developing country that is also prone to natural disasters, we have a profound understanding of the damage and the suffering endured by the affected people.

Cognizant of the efforts of the Government and people of Belize to relieve the suffering of the victims of hurricane Keith,

6. Urges the international community to render its assistance to the drought victims and for setting up national, subregional, regional and international disaster prevention, preparedness and management mechanisms, including early warning systems

In addition, President Gusmão launched the Operation Solidarity fund to collect donations from individual citizens across Timor Leste to assist the victims in the worst hit Indonesian province, Aceh.

The Indonesian President Joko visited the disaster areas on September 30, and said that the troops had been sent out to assist the rescue. He also called for the victims to be patient.

Stressing that national authorities need to enhance the resilience of populations to disasters through, inter alia, implementation of the International Strategy for Disaster Reduction so as to reduce risks to people, their livelihoods, the social and economic infrastructure and environmental resources,

Cognizant of the efforts of the Government and people of Belize to relieve the suffering of the victims of hurricane Iris,

Dealing with the effects of this grave disaster requires immediate assistance to the inhabitants of the affected areas, who will need to take steps to prevent such catastrophic consequences in the future.

Seriously concerned about the devastating impact of disasters,The term disasters refers to natural or technological disasters. causing the loss of lives and property, displacing people from their homes and destroying their livelihoods, and causing tremendous damage to societies around the world,

The implementation of occupational retraining measures and upgrading the skills of the affected population

Stressing that national authorities need to enhance the resilience of populations to disasters through, inter alia, implementation of the International Strategy for Disaster Reduction so as to reduce risks to people, their livelihoods, the social and economic infrastructure and environmental resources,

Aware of the high vulnerability of Afghanistan to natural disasters, and mindful in particular that the Afghan people continue to suffer from a severe multi year drought that affects more than half of the provinces of the country,

Preparedness planning for all disasters and emergencies involves national civil defence, emergency response organizations and various government departments.

He called for the victims to be patient, and asked them to stay in the original location to wait for rescue.

Disaster relief and refugee services that encompass family reunification and support.

The international community has a chance to work alongside those affected.

The drought further exacerbated the already high level of vulnerability of the population, which has been subjected to nearly 25 years of conflict.

Recent events have demonstrated that natural disasters also create protection needs for affected populations, but this remains a largely neglected area.

The draft resolution underlines the importance of reducing the vulnerability of States and populations to the risks posed by nature, in particular through a culture of prevention and preparation at all levels.

He called for the victims to be patient, and said that the authority would carry out the reconstruction works as soon as possible.

We know that the American people can overcome the disaster and move on with their lives.

Syria expresses its sorrow and its solidarity with the Governments and the peoples of the affected countries.

We have sent material assistance, such as medicines, water and blankets to the victims.

People and nations are working to ease the suffering brought on by this terrible disaster.

The tsunami in Asia had a devastating impact on people in the region, but the effects were also felt in different ways around the world.

Stressing that national authorities need to undertake disaster preparedness and mitigation efforts, in particular through the implementation of the International Strategy for Disaster Reduction, so as to enhance the resilience of populations to disasters and reduce the risks to them, their livelihoods, the social and economic infrastructure and environmental resources,

Malawi is praying for the people of that great nation to overcome that great catastrophe.

Noting with appreciation, in this respect, the important contribution made by international urban search and rescue teams in the aftermath of disasters, which has helped to reduce loss of life and human suffering,

And we've been flying into disaster areas since this past January, setting up software, training residents and licensing the software to areas that are preparing for disasters.

CARICOM supported the Disaster Management Programme of UN Habitat, which helped Governments, local authorities and local populations deal with natural or man made disasters.

We have no doubt, however, that, given the resilience of the American character, America and those impacted will rebound from that great tragedy.

The World Conference on Disaster Reduction held in Kobe had stressed the need to promote the use of volunteers from local populations in responding to natural disasters.

As an example, Bangladesh published its Corporate Plan 2005 2009 A Framework for Action, which lays out a national vision to reduce the vulnerability of the people, especially the poor, to the effects of natural, environmental and human induced hazards .

Stressing that national authorities need to enhance the resilience of populations to disasters through implementation of the International Strategy for Disaster Reduction so as to reduce risks to people, their livelihoods, the social and economic infrastructure and environmental resources,

And I went down and Chief Minister Badal said to me, We Sikhs have suffered a great deal, as you have Jews.

Turkey will continue to do everything possible to help alleviate the suffering of the tsunami victims.

People were powerless in face of the calamity they should not have been.

Deeply concerned about the continuing critical humanitarian situation in African countries, in particular in the Horn of Africa and southern Africa, aggravated, among other things, by persistent natural disasters, including drought, floods and desertification, which can precipitate the displacement of people,