Emergency response, information technology, disaster recovery and business continuity

61 110. United Nations Platform for Space based Information for Disaster Management and Emergency Response

Coordinating emergency response

Emergency Preparedness and Response

Supporting effective emergency response.

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

Ensuring capacity for emergency response

56 99. Emergency response to disasters

Strengthening the sector through emergency response

The UNICEF emergency response capacity was strengthened by a new Emergency Response Team and stand by arrangements for rapid deployment of personnel.

Several delegations endorsed the mainstreaming of emergency response in the focus areas, but one delegation suggested that emergency response be a separate focus area.

Safety of operations, emergency response and contingency planning

This is especially important in large scale and long term emergency response programmes and in programmes to support the transition from emergency response to development programming.

Communicable Disease Control Emergency Preparedness and Response Canadian Public Health Laboratory Surveillance and Information Non Communicable Disease and Injury Prevention and Control and Health Promotion.

(iii) A regional instrument on disaster management and emergency response

Several speakers called for strengthening of UNICEF emergency response systems.

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

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

Governments can support the establishment of national computer emergency response teams.

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

Noting with appreciation the finalization of an emergency response plan by the United Nations to respond to emergency mine action requirements,

She also praised the Government for its focus on emergency prevention and long term development rather than on mere emergency response.

Once the relevant threats were acknowledged and defined, focal points for coordination, information exchange and emergency response must be identified within the host country's security and law enforcement authorities.

15. Recognizes that information and telecommunication technology can play an important role in disaster response, encourages Member States to develop emergency response telecommunication capacities, and encourages the international community to assist the efforts of developing countries in this area, where needed

The crisis in Darfur tested the limits of the UNICEF emergency response capacity.

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

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

In emergency situations, UNICEF will continue to be active in urban areas as determined by the CCCs and national emergency response coordination agreements.

UNICEF receives contributions for other resources for approved country programmes and for emergency response.

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.

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

41. Agrees that the acronym of the United Nations Platform for Space based Information for Disaster Management and Emergency Response shall be UN SPIDER, for its easier recognition as a United Nations programme

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.

Group of 77 (meeting with the Under Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, on the Central Emergency Response Fund) (at the expert level)

14. Calls upon Governments and United Nations agencies to collaborate more closely in the sharing of disaster response and mitigation information, to take full advantage of United Nations emergency information services such as ReliefWeb, as well as the Internet, and to consider other methods for the sharing of information

12. Recognizes that information and telecommunication technology can play an important role in disaster response, encourages Member States to develop emergency response telecommunication capacities, and encourages the international community to assist the efforts of developing countries in this area, where needed, including in the recovery phase

OHCHR has requested information from the Government as to the current status of the state of emergency, but a response had not been received as of the date of submission of the present report.

OHCHR has requested information from the Government as to the current status of the state of emergency, but a response had not been received as of the date of submission of the present report.

Transport pictograms must convey information immediately in an emergency situation.

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

In paragraph 115, the Board recommended that UNICEF update the Supply Division's emergency preparedness and response plan.

Information submitted in response to General Recommendation 17.

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

While there, they conducted an orientation course for the field office staff in emergency response to hazardous materials.

We have expanded and transformed the existing central humanitarian funding mechanism into the new Central Emergency Response Fund.