Disaster Preparedness and the United Nations. Advance Planning for Disaster Relief

Content: 
Pergamon Policy Studies on Socio-Economic Development, Page ii
Front Matter, Page iii
Copyright, Page iv
List of Figures and Tables, Page vii
Foreword, Pages ix-x
Acknowledgments, Page xi
Members of Panel, Pages xiii-xiv
Glossary of Terms, Pages xv-xvi
Glossary of Acronyms, Pages xvii-xviii
1 - Dateline Disaster, Pages 1-13
2 - An Overview of the International Disaster Relief System, Pages 14-31
3 - Disaster Preparedness, Pages 32-48
4 - The United Nations and Disaster Preparedness, Pages 49-100
5 - Prospects for the Future, Pages 101-104
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), Pages 105-108
APPENDIX B - Index of United Nations Agencies Involved in Disaster-Related Activities, Pages 109-111
APPENDIX C - UNDRO Technical Advisory Missions, Page 112
APPENDIX D - State of Disaster Preparedness in the Poorest of the Developing Countries, Pages 113-120
Notes, Pages 121-129
Bibliography, Pages 131-138
Index, Pages 139-147
About the Author, Page 148
Pergamon Policy Studies, Pages 149-150