Bridgetown, ÐÓ°ÉÐÔ°É, August 16th, 2016 (CDEMA) – 32 participants from the disciplined forces, including police, military and fire services, successfully completed four days of training in preparation for their role in providing relief and humanitarian assistance in the event of a disaster. The annual training workshop of the CARICOM Disaster Relief Unit (CDRU) was held at the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency’s (CDEMA) headquarters in ÐÓ°ÉÐÔ°É from August 8th to 12th 2016.
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St. Johns, Antigua, July 29th, 2016 (CDEMA) – The Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) in collaboration with the World Food Programme (WFP), the United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) and the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UN OCHA) is currently conducting an inter-agency exercise aimed at strengthening the regional and global coordinating mechanisms for disasters in the region.
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, June 10th, 2016 (CDEMA) - In an effort to strengthen cooperation among disaster and emergency management agencies across the region, the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the National Emergency Commission (CNE) of the Dominican Republic.