Sentences with phrase «disaster emergency committee»

The 13 member Disaster Emergency Committee (DEC), including CAFOD, Christian Aid, World Vision and Tearfund, have come together to call for funds to respond to the severe humanitarian needs of those affected.

Catholic charity CAFOD has been telling Premier that containing Ebola, treating the infected and raising awareness are the main priorities as the Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC) begins an appeal for West Africa.

UK faith leaders have called on Christians and Muslims to give generously to the Disasters Emergency Committee's (DEC) Appeal for people fleeing Myanmar.

Nick Clegg praised the generosity of the public, which had donated # 33 million to the Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC).

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Directing emergency funds to areas hit by natural disasters had traditionally been quick bipartisan exercises, but that changed after Hurricane Katrina in 2005 — when the Republican Study Committee, a group of House conservatives, pushed spending cuts to compensate for the approximately $ 200 billion expected in Katrina relief — including cutting farm subsidies, Amtrak funding and postponing the Medicare prescription - drug bill Republicans had approved two years earlier.

The Human Milk Banking Association of North America, United States Breastfeeding Committee, International Lactation Consultant Association / United States Lactation Consultant Association, and La Leche League International strongly affirm the importance of breastfeeding in emergency situations, and call on relief workers and health - care providers serving victims of disasters to protect, promote, and support mothers to breastfeed their babies.

The Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC) is a product of federal legislation passed in the wake of the Bhopal disaster in India, where thousands of people died because of an accident involving hazardous chemicals.

The new government ran into immediate trouble, failing to trigger the COBRA emergency committee for the Grenfell Tower fire disaster, where the initial state response had compounded the catastrophe.

To assure you have a place for your dog, you might even suggest to your local shelter that you chair a committee to plan for an emergency animal shelter to be used in the event of a community disaster.

Through her work as Chair of the Disaster Preparedness Committee of the Texas Veterinary Medical Association, Culp has been instrumental in recruiting and training veterinary practitioners and students to become more involved with their local emergency management officials.

(Presented by Noah's Wish) Technical Large Animal Emergency Rescue Training Course It was held March 25 - 27, 2008 at the LSU - Fire & Rescue Training Center (Sponsored by LSART, LSU - EHSP, LSU Fire & Rescue, LSU E.J. Ourso College of Business Stephenson Disaster Management Institute, and LVMA Equine Committee Foundation) Technical Large Animal Emergency Rescue Training Course It was held October 11 - 14, 2007 at the LSU - Fire & Rescue Training Center (Sponsored by LSART, LSU - EHSP, LSU Fire & Rescue, LVMA WJE, LVMA Equine Foundation) For a link to a video clip that ran on WBRZ News Channel 2 click here..

After Hurricane Katrina in 2005, in which dozens upon dozens of lawyers suffered everything from damage to their building to a total loss of their practice, David F. Bienvenu, a New Orleans lawyer and chair of the ABA Special Committee on Disaster Response and Preparedness wrote in the ABA Journal that lawyers have «a responsibility to our clients to make sure we're adequately prepared to address possible emergencies.»