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Caribbean rated second most disaster-prone region in the world. CDEMA and UN collaborate to prepare
08 June 2023
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Caption: The Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) is working with the UN Emergency Technical Team (UNETT) to review and finalize four model policy and guidelines documents on evacuations, emergency shelter, and displacement. Members of the The UNETT met at UN House, comprised of persons from the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), IOM, FAO, UN Women, and CDEMA.
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Maxine Alleyne
IOM
Communications Officer - Coordination Office for the Caribbean
UN entities involved in this initiative
APDIM – UN ESCAP
Asian and Pacific Centre for the Development of Disaster Information Management
IOM
International Organization for Migration
OCHA
United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
Other entities involved in this initiative
AAK
Agulhas Applied Knowledge
BRB CDEMA
Barbados Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency