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International Emergency Management Organization (IEMO)

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Areas of expertise & Fields of activity:	Economic and Social: Biodiversity Climate Change Development Energy Environment Extreme poverty Financing for Development Humanitarian Affairs Public Administration: Ethics, Transparency and Accountability Governance and Public Administration Knowledge Systems and E-government Public Financial Management Public Service and Management Innovation Socio-Economic Governance and Management Sustainable Development: Agriculture Atmosphere Biodiversity Desertification and Drought Disaster management and vulnerability Peace and Development in Africa: Development in Africa Peace in Africa NEPAD: Agriculture and Food Security Climate Change and Natural Resource Management Crosscutting issues (Gender and Capacity Development) Economic and Corporate Governance Human Development Regional Integration and Infrastructure
Geographic scope:	International
Country of activity:	Belgium Lao People's Democratic Republic Slovakia Philippines Estonia Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) Comoros Sao Tome and Principe Namibia Bolivia (Plurinational State of) Vanuatu Zimbabwe El Salvador Switzerland Country Not Available Bhutan Cyprus Gambia Iraq Sudan Equatorial Guinea Portugal Czechia Turkmenistan Guinea Malaysia Kazakhstan Pakistan Denmark Syrian Arab Republic Angola Jordan Montenegro China Cuba Ghana Liechtenstein Holy See Samoa Fiji Ukraine Antigua and Barbuda Rwanda Madagascar Kuwait United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Poland Hungary Russian Federation Tajikistan Benin Solomon Islands Argentina Myanmar Sierra Leone Singapore Cameroon Saint Lucia Central African Republic Viet Nam Afghanistan Democratic People's Republic of Korea Greece Monaco State of Palestine Bosnia and Herzegovina Qatar Netherlands Türkiye New Zealand Suriname Iceland Guatemala Dominican Republic Bangladesh Azerbaijan Lithuania Israel Congo Andorra Georgia Papua New Guinea Bahrain Chile North Macedonia Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Barbados Canada Côte D'Ivoire Sweden Kyrgyzstan Nepal Italy Republic of Korea Luxembourg Ethiopia Nauru Lebanon Guyana Brazil Ireland Australia Tuvalu Burundi Malawi Belize Dominica Grenada Sri Lanka Algeria Republic of Moldova France Armenia Mongolia South Africa Zambia - Saint Kitts and Nevis Libya Chad Costa Rica Bulgaria Thailand Brunei Darussalam Palau Mali Niger Cape Verde Senegal Belarus Cambodia Eswatini Finland Kenya Togo Tunisia Botswana Guinea Bissau Morocco South Sudan Maldives Mozambique Croatia United Arab Emirates San Marino Micronesia (Federated States of) Malta Tonga Eritrea Panama Haiti Liberia Trinidad and Tobago Uruguay Timor-Leste Germany Honduras Spain Mauritius Uganda Burkina Faso Gabon Slovenia Somalia Iran (Islamic Republic of) Lesotho Djibouti Seychelles Uzbekistan Latvia Jamaica Oman Austria Albania Paraguay India Bahamas Colombia Democratic Republic of the Congo Ecuador United Republic of Tanzania Romania Japan Mexico Nigeria Nicaragua Indonesia Saudi Arabia Serbia Peru Kiribati Norway Marshall Islands Yemen United States of America Egypt Mauritania
Millennium Development Goals:	Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger Achieve universal primary education Promote gender equality and empower women Reduce child mortality Improve maternal health Ensure environmental sustainability Develop global partnership for development
Mission statement:	The International Emergency Management Organization,(IEMO) intergovernmental organization established 14 April 2006, is mandated to work for emergency prevention, preparedness, mitigation and recovery has the following legal framework: the Constitution of the Organization has been provided through the Intergovernmental Convention of 14 April 2006, registered pursuant to Article 102 of the UN Charter with the United Nations Secretariat at N. I-42766 of the United Nations Treaty Series (UNTS), while the Statutes ruling the Organization have been provided through Additional Protocol to said Convention. Publications have been performed in UNTS Volume 2731 and on the Statement of Treaties and International Agreements registered or filed and Recorded with the Secretariat of the United Nations N. ST/LEG/SER.A./712 of Month of June 2006, as well as on the UN Treaty Series Cumulative Index No.44 (Volumes 2351 to 2400- I. Treaties Nos.42198 to 43348 (registered) - II. Treaties Nos. 1285 to 1298 (Filed and Recorded) –copies in annex. The IEMO Organization is a formal Participant to the United Nations Global Compact (UNGC) with Registration No. 11929 of 22 June 2010 and is registered at no. C-J0824 in the Yearbook of International Organization, an initiative in formal relations with UNESCO. As a consequence of its specific mandate the IEMO also acts under the Provisions of Article 64(2) of Protocol I, additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, as relevant Civil Defence Organization to promote the diffusion of the “culture of prevention” The Organization operates inter alia on the basis and responding to the following ECOSOC Resolutions: 2006/5 and 2007/3, emphasizing the need for <> as well as in response to ECOSOC Decisions calling upon <> and similarly according to United Nations General Assembly Resolutions focused on emergency preparedness and disaster reduction: A/RES/46/182, A/RES/55/163, A/RES/61/134, A/RES/62/192, A/RES/63/216, A/RES/63/217, A/RES/63/137 and A/RES/64/200, underlining an appeal to Intergovernmental Organizations on act in the field of emergency management in support of the UN System.One of the main goals of the Organization is the mobilization of under-mobilized resources in support to the United Nations System, by responding to the aforesaid Resolutions and Decisions, by connecting left over emergency-related entities through the Global Prevention Network (GPN) composed so far of a specific network of institutions and based on the statistical support of the IEPS (Integrated Emergency Prevention System), an advanced statistical device aimed to evaluate in integrated way, both natural, manmade and complex emergency risk assessment and on which the United Nations shall surely count, to attain the goals of the aforesaid ECOSOC Decisions As far as the diffusion of the culture of prevention and the sensitisation to the assistance of neglected emergencies is concerned (to avoid duplications in emergency aid and to prevent the evolution of insurgent urgencies into larger emergencies) the Organization enjoys the Patronage of the Presidency of the European Parliament and of Governmental Authorities and competent Ministries of numerous Countries
Year established:	2006
Year of registration:	2006
Organizational structure:	Presidency General Council Directional Secretariat Departments (5) Commissions EXPLANATION The Organization, consists in the following structure: Council: according to the IEMO constitution, the Council, major body of the organization is composed of the voting Representatives as well as of observers and decides at simple majority (one vote for each voting State). Each state designates a Representative within the Council, charged to follow the activities of the Organization, while International Organizations may participate to the Council with capacity of observer. The Council summons in ordinary session once a year, normally parallel to the International Conference on Emergency Prevention, convened annually by the Organization. Secretariat : the Directional Secretariat, executive organ of the organization is in charge for the operational activity as well as ensures the keeping of the records and of the proceedings of the Council and the fulfilment of the secretarial duties in favour of the Council and includes the Office of the President, principal officer, the Office of the Inspector-General, in charge of internal affairs, as well as Departments (5) and Commissions Commissions: are appointed by the Secretariat to perform duties relevant to the attainment of specific technical and institutional organizational tasks as the Commission on Emergency categorization, Commission on Early Warning Systems, Commission on relations with NGOs and Commission on the Global Prevention Network
Number and type of members:	Founding Members of the Organization are: Benin, Burundi, Guinea, Lebanon, Madagascar, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Somalia, while Affiliated to the Organization and therefore represented by the respective National Emergency Management Agencies (NEMAs) are: Algeria, Colombia, Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Kenya, Macedonia, Malawi, Nigeria, Pakistan, Senegal, Samoa, South Africa and Zambia. The Organization is self funding through specific Programs, and through voluntary donations and grants.
Affiliation with NGO networks:	UNGC, UNTS
Funding structure:	Fundraising campaigns Foreign and international grants

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