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[...] the primary role in the direction, control, coordination and supervision of such relief and assistance.

Hence, we propose to donate $300 million to the DRH as contribution to its disaster relief and rehabilitation work, as appropriate.

Hence, the Administration proposed to inject an additional $350 million into DRF, comprising $300 million to DRH as contribution to its disaster relief and rehabilitation work, and $50 million for application by major relief organizations for providing emergency relief to the earthquake victims.

[...] disbursed by the government there is still a role for agencies in ensuring the vulnerable have access to the grants and that everyone has access to good information on earthquake-resistant construction.

Accordingly, paragraph 3 of the guiding principles annexed to General Assembly resolution 46/182 notes that “humanitarian assistance should be provided with the consent of the affected country and in principle on the basis of an appeal by the affected country”.617 The Tampere Convention stipulates that “[n]o telecommunication assistance shall be provided pursuant to this Convention without the consent of the requesting State Party”,618 while the ASEAN Agreement on Disaster Management notes that “external assistance or offers of assistance shall only be provided upon the request or with the consent of the affected Party”.619 Recognition of the requirement of State consent to the provision of [...] [...]

[...] [...] Administration (transport ministry), Search and Rescue Centre (transport ministry), Maritime [...] [...]

Japan would take a leading role in mainstreaming disaster risk reduction and establishing a resilient society and work in cooperation with ESCAP.

With respect to the MINUSTAH Liaison and Support Centre in Santo Domingo, the Board noted that there did not appear to be a strategic plan for the continued use of the office after the earthquake relief efforts and recommended that a strategic review be carried out on its establishment and functioning, with a strategic plan being presented to the governing body for approval (A/66/5 (Vol. II), paras. 223-228).

[...] [...] has the primary role in the direction, control, coordination and supervision of the provision of disaster relief and assistance, [...]

Command investigations may also recommend remedial measures, such [...]

As a result, we estimate that we will need a total of $350 million (i.e. $300 million for DRH + $50 million for major relief organisations and as buffer) under the Fund to provide emergency relief for the earthquake victims.

Similarly, it is primarily responsible for the direction, control, coordination and supervision of efforts to provide relief and assistance [...]

[...] [...] operations, became involved in a land dispute on behalf of Mr. Ngezayo, a fact the latter confirmed to the Group on 27 August 2010, while explaining that he had exhausted the alternatives, including calls to the Governor of South Kivu and the Commander of Amani Leo operations.

At a ceremony to present the donation to the Chinese Red Cross, U.S. Ambassador Jon M. Huntsman, Jr. stated that “We pledge our best efforts and support in assisting in the recovery underway and the reconstruction thereafter.

[...] during the massive earthquake which had struck northern Pakistan on 8 October 2005 and the floods which had lasted for several months in 2010, communications satellites had enabled vital connectivity, while satellite imagery and geographical information systems had provided information and maps that had made relief and rescue operations more [...]

[...] [...] the great east Japan earthquake and tsunami, informed the Commission that Japan would take steps to share its experience and lessons learned on the various preventive and risk reduction measures which mitigated damage.

[...] aftermath of the devastating earthquake.

As Ambassador Huntsman said last Thursday, we are impressed by the speed and strength of China's response efforts and we applaud the dedication of those who are already fully engaged on the ground in Qinghai.

In 2010, the majority (77 per cent) of children and young mothers formerly associated with LRA were repatriated to Uganda through the Chieftaincy of Military Intelligence or through UPDF child protection units, instead of being handed over immediately to appropriate civilian child protection actors.

The Group has learned from the regional FARDC command and local authorities from the Gety area that several of the abandoned FARDC bases came under the control of FRPI, which are also actively recruiting.

Taking into account the aforementioned geographical location of the diamond areas and the Group’s overall view that the basic economic structure of the former Forces nouvelles, in particular in those areas that continue to be under the influence of zone commanders, remains somewhat intact, it can be contemplated that this structure, or elements of this structure, continue to benefit from diamond revenues, as do non-Ivorian individuals and entities who remain unlicensed.

The Committee also recalls that UNTSO military observers assigned to the Israel-Lebanon and Israel-Syrian Arab Republic sectors have been placed under the operational control of the Force Commanders of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) and the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF) to assist them in the fulfilment of their tasks, since the establishment of the two peacekeeping missions; this is without prejudice to the continued functioning of UNTSO in the two sectors should the mandates of the peacekeeping forces lapse (A/66/6 (Sect. 5), paras. 5.66 and 5.67).

[...] greatest utility in supporting disaster-relief operations through the deployment of specific capacities [...] [...]

[...] to emergency and rescue operations (e.g. fire stations, hospitals and police stations) are not designed to specific seismic-resistant design standards.

[...] September 2009 earthquake in the eastern part of the country, UNESCO fielded a post-earthquake mission to assess the cause of the structural failures of the traditional architectures with a view to assisting the Division for the Conservation of Heritage Sites to develop a long-term management plan of heritage sites against natural disasters.