Disaster Management & Humanitarian Assistance
Preparing Together: Challenges, Successes, and Best Practices in Contingency Planning
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Dec 8, 2011, 12:24

United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) eCentre 2011:  InterWorks facilitated and developed materials for the eCentre's 2011 regional symposium on contingency planning, "Preparing Together." Participants included senior managers and emergency planners from government ministries, NGOs and UN agencies operating throughout Asia and the Pacific. The symposium addressed contingency planning policies and practices in the region, with a focus on preparing for refugee influxes and forced displacement caused by natural disasters, armed conflict and large-scale rights violations.



Full article: http://www.the-ecentre.net/news/index.cfm?fuseaction=view&id=475

Regions: Asia & Pacific

Practice Areas: Contingency Planning, Disaster Management & Humanitarian Assistance, Emergency Response, Humanitarian Assistance, Humanitarian Coordination, Training & Learning Services