The Department should promote a timely response to early warning of potential humanitarian emergencies.

Thirdly, the Council should identify potential or emerging humanitarian emergencies and provide policy guidelines in developing coordinated initiatives to address such situations.

Emergencies c

The Advisory Committee notes that this post is requested to strengthen the Early Warning and Prevention Unit, which is responsible for identifying potential complex emergencies.

Greater use should be made, however, of its potential (with the assistance of IAWG) for the formulation of policies, strategies and operational programmes for emergencies.

It also took decisions with regard to humanitarian operations in a number of current or potential major emergencies, such as in Angola, Rwanda and Zaire.

Education in Emergencies

to complex emergencies

Reserve for emergencies

Emergencies (illness, death)

Only in emergencies.

Unfortunately, the vast majority of potential UNFPA beneficiaries are in countries with forgotten emergencies those that receive little global attention and little or no donor support.

Disbursements for underfunded emergencies

Security, safety and emergencies

Emergencies preparedness and response

Emergencies preparedness and response

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We welcome the measures that the Department of Humanitarian Affairs is taking to strengthen the potential of the United Nations to react rapidly to sudden onset emergencies.

Subprogramme 5. Complex humanitarian emergencies

SUBPROGRAMME 5. COMPLEX HUMANITARIAN EMERGENCIES

11. The Department of Humanitarian Affairs, in cooperation with organizations of the United Nations system, should intensify efforts to promote preparedness, capacity building and contingency planning for potential humanitarian emergencies.

Manual for dealing with obstetric emergencies.

Conflict related emergencies rarely end neatly.

R. International cooperation in environmental emergencies

(ii) Responses to emergencies and all

(u) Shelter for people in emergencies

Reserve for emergencies and other contingencies

These are often called Complex Emergencies.

Dealing with obstetrical complications and neonatal emergencies.

Management of internal disorder, emergencies and conflicts

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Prompt and effective response to complex emergencies

Subprogramme 5. Complex humanitarian emergencies 32.3 16.7

(a) Monitoring potential complex emergencies, identified through early warning exercises in order for the Inter agency Standing Committee and its inter agency working group to examine and determine possible responses to such crises

UNICEF will make use of lessons learned in recent emergencies, while consistently supporting children affected by complex emergencies and natural disasters.

Article 11 Situations of risk and humanitarian emergencies

FAO also provides support for emergencies and rehabilitation.

(o) Review of the UNHCR Handbook for Emergencies

B. Measures to be taken when complex emergencies

Reserve for emergencies and other contingencies (statement V)

In emergencies, each must be a little tolerant.

And that potential, that powerful potential, is also our potential, of you and me.

These measures focus on complex emergencies, which by definition exclude emergencies that fall within the mandate and competence of given United Nations organizations.

Spotlight Response to major emergencies Indian Ocean and Darfur

In emergencies, UNICEF support takes account of gender concerns.