Disaster Preparedness and the United Nations
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Disaster Preparedness and the United Nations

Advance Planning for Disaster Relief

  1. 178 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Disaster Preparedness and the United Nations

Advance Planning for Disaster Relief

About this book

Disaster Preparedness and the United Nations: Advance Planning for Disaster Relief examines the roles and relationships of programs being implemented by the United Nations in the area of disaster relief and preparedness. The study focuses on the disaster preparedness activities of the United Nations; the programs designed to improve the preparedness posture of disaster-prone developing countries; and the programs designed to improve the disaster relief capabilities of the organizations. The book also provides a brief review of the relationship between disasters and development; a description of the international disaster relief system; and strategies for overcoming pitfalls in internal organizational arrangements. Researchers, international program administrators, and international studies students will find the book invaluable.

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Table of contents

  1. Front Cover
  2. Disaster Preparedness and the United Nations: Advance Planning for Disaster Relief
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Table of Contents
  5. List of Figures and Tables
  6. Foreword
  7. Acknowledgments
  8. Members of Panel
  9. Glossary of Terms
  10. PREPAREDNESS
  11. PREVENTION
  12. Glossary of Acronyms
  13. Chapter 1. Dateline Disaster
  14. Chapter 2. An Overview of the International Disaster Relief System
  15. Chapter 3. Disaster Preparedness
  16. Chapter 4. The United Nations and Disaster Preparedness
  17. Chapter 5. Prospects forthe Future
  18. Appendix A: United Nations General Assembly,Twenty-seventh Session,14 December 1971, Assistance in Cases of National Disasters and Other Disaster Situations(A/RES/2816)
  19. Appendix B: Index of United Nations Agencies Involved in Disaster-Related Activities
  20. Appendix C: UNDRO Technical Advisory Missions
  21. Appendix D: State of Disaster Preparedness in the Poorest of Developing Countries
  22. Notes
  23. Bibliography
  24. Index
  25. About the Author
  26. Pergamon Policy Studies