The International Search and Rescue Advisory Group meeting on lessons learned from the Algeria earthquake of May 2003 was attended by representatives of 24 countries and 11 organizations and highlighted the wide acceptance of the Disaster Assessment and Coordination and Advisory Group mechanisms in developing and then drawing on national, international and disaster management expertise. Increased cooperation with UNDP and other agencies resulted in greater coherence and consistency among critical partners in crisis/disaster management at the field level.
Des centres d’information humanitaire ont été mis en place dans six pays.