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American Chamber of Commerce & Industry of Panama

The American Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Panama (AmCham) was founded in 1979 by a handful of business people who felt that the organization could be an important voice in promoting business in Panama. Today, AmCham Panama has more than 460 members from a wide range of industries and interests and has become the most important business resource for both U.S. and Panamanian companies alike. AmCham Panama’s member base represents billions of dollars of U.S. foreign direct investment and tens of thousands of jobs in Panama.

AmCham’s vision is to be the primary advocate, educator and business catalyst for bi-lateral commerce between the United States and Panama. Our organization actively supports the economic success of AmCham members. Whether you’re looking to establish business contacts, gain insight into the Panamanian market, expand your professional skills, engage the U.S. or Panamanian governments on issues critical to your business, or simply take advantage of our membership benefits and services, AmCham Panama is your business partner.

www.panamcham.com

American Red Cross

The American Red Cross exists to provide compassionate care to those in need. Our network of generous donors, volunteers and employees share a mission of preventing and relieving suffering, here at home and around the world, through five key service areas: Disaster Relief, Supporting America’s Military Families, Lifesaving Blood, Health and Safety Services, and International Services.

The American Red Cross is part of the world’s largest humanitarian network with 13 million volunteers in 187 countries. Working together, we help respond to disasters, build safer communities, and teach the rules of war. Each year, we reach an average of more than 100 million people across the globe. Domestically, the Red Cross responds to approximately 70,000 disasters in the United States every year, ranging from home fires that affect a single family to hurricanes that affect tens of thousands, to earthquakes that impact millions. In these events, the Red Cross provides shelter, food, health and mental health services to help families and entire communities get back on their feet. Although the Red Cross is not a government agency, it is an essential part of the response when disaster strikes. We work in partnership with other agencies and organizations that provide services to disaster victims.

www.redcross.org

British Chamber of Commerce Panama

The British Chamber of Commerce Panama was established in 2012 with the aim of furthering trade promotion between Panama and the UK. Our membership represents a variety of sectors from legal and tax services to mining. We are a complement to the trade activities carried out by our partners in UK Trade and Investment and the British Embassy in Panama. Our Mission is to provide members with business opportunities between Panama and the UK through events, seminars and connections, whilst our vision is to be the preferred business network representing British commercial interests in Panama.

britcham.com.pa

CAF - Development Bank of Latin America

CAF is a development bank created in 1970, owned by 19 countries - 17 of Latin America and the Caribbean, Spain and Portugal - as well as 13 private banks in the region. It promotes a sustainable development model through credit operations, non-reimbursable resources, and support in the technical and financial structuring of projects in the public and private sectors of Latin America. With headquarters in Caracas, Venezuela , CAF has offices in Buenos Aires, La Paz, Brasilia, Bogota, Quito, Madrid, Mexico D.F, Panama City, Asuncion, Lima, Montevideo and Port of Spain. CAF provides sustainable development and regional integration through an efficient mobilization of resources for a timely provision of multiple financial services, with high value added, to clients in the public and private sectors of the shareholder countries.

www.caf.com

Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA)

The Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) is a regional inter-governmental agency for disaster management in the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and comprises 18 Participating States.

The Agency was established in 1991 as CDERA (Caribbean Disaster Emergency Response Agency) with primary responsibility for the coordination of emergency response and relief efforts to Participating States that require such assistance. It transitioned to CDEMA in 2009 to fully embrace the principles and practice of Comprehensive Disaster Management (CDM).

CDM is an integrated and proactive approach to disaster management and seeks to reduce the risk and loss associated with natural and technological hazards and the effects of climate change to enhance regional sustainable development. The CDEMA, being the regional disaster management body, serves as facilitator, driver, coordinator and motivating force for the promotion and engineering of Comprehensive Disaster Management in all Participating States.

www.cdema.org

Coordination Center for the Prevention of Natural Disasters in Central America (CEPREDENAC)

The Executive Secretariat of CEPREDENAC negotiates, advises and manages regional programs, implemented through national fund and international cooperation. The Programs and Projects Portfolio are constantly updated and has been established according to needs and priorities, in consultation with national authorities. CEPREDENAC’s coordination model is base on optimizing resources, fostering Disaster Risk Management institutionalization in all sectors.

www.sica.int/cepredenac

EBM International

EBM INTERNATIONAL is a mission organization where Protestant Christians (Baptists) from 27 countries are jointly engaged in world mission. “We are helping churches to fulfil God’s mission in the world”. That is our guiding principle. The aim of our common mission is to help people in their spiritual and material needs. Where God’s Good News is told people will be helped in their basic needs. Where social projects are implemented God’s Good News is proclaimed. EBM INTERNATIONAL is engaged in Africa (7 countries), Latin America (5 countries), India, Turkey and Europe. We commit ourselves where people need help and hope. In Latin America we are engaged in Brazil, Argentina, Cuba, Bolivia, and Peru with mainly social and church planting projects. In our social engagement in Latin America, children and families in need are one of our chief aims.

www.ebm-international.org

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) / DHS

The Recovery Directorate provides the leadership necessary to deliver the core federal operational capabilities to support response and recovery operations, minimize survivor suffering, and to protect property in a timely and effective manner. To accomplish this mission, the Directorate is comprised of two programmatic and two support divisions.

The Individual Assistance Division ensures that individuals and families who have been affected by disasters have access to a full range of programs in a timely manner. These programs include: the Individuals and Households Program, Crisis Counseling, Disaster Case Management, Disaster Legal Services, and Disaster Unemployment Assistance. The Public Assistance Division provides assistance to State, Local, Tribal, and Territorial governments and certain types of private non-profit organizations so that communities can quickly respond to and recover from major disasters or emergencies declared by the President. The Division also encourages protection from future events by providing assistance and recommendations for hazard mitigation measures during the recovery process.

The Recovery Technology Programs Division facilitates Directorate and partner missions through Information Technology governance, process improvement, stewardship, and innovative technologies. The Division increases operational efficiency through the application of cost effective, flexible, and sustainable technology solutions. The Reporting and Analytics Division makes data accessible in an integrated, timely, and accessible manner, increasing business intelligence and analytic capability across the enterprise. It produces targeted analytical products to inform Directorate-wide decision making, including budget formulation and execution.

www.fema.dhs.gov

Habitat for Humanity International

For 19 years, Habitat for Humanity has been working in Disaster Response, offering a variety of interventions to help vulnerable families and communities recover from devastating disasters and conflicts. Habitat’s recovery initiatives include shelter and settlements interventions with an end goal of sustainable development. They include emergency shelter kits, transitional shelters, core and incremental building; complete new house construction, repairs and reconstruction; and retrofitting to enhance resistance to hazards. Access to land, affirmation of tenure rights, access to clean water and improved sanitation complement this enabling strategy.

Habitat supports holistic approaches to working with families and communities who have been affected by disasters. In addition to shelter, community needs can include restoration of livelihoods, education, skills training, concerns for safety, and maintaining valuable social networks. In collaboration with community leaders, local government, humanitarian aid and development organizations and the affected families themselves, Habitat works in more than 70 countries trying to address these needs where appropriate.

www.habitat.org

Haitian Red Cross

The Haitian Red Cross was founded May 29, 1932. It became a Member of the International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent (IFRC) on June 15, 1935 and was recognized by the International Committee of the Red Cross on September 19, 1935. The National Society of the Haitian Red Cross acts as an auxiliary of the public authorities in the humanitarian field. It provides a wide range of services, particularly in the areas of health, welfare and disaster relief, and provides assistance to people affected by conflict. It has 13 regional branches, 92 local committees and around 10,000 volunteers.

www.croixrouge.ht

Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO); LAC

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO; French: Organisation des Nations unies pour l'alimentation et l'agriculture, Italian: Organizzazione delle Nazioni Unite per l'Alimentazione e l'Agricoltura) is an agency of the United Nations that leads international efforts to defeat hunger. Serving both developed and developing countries, FAO acts as a neutral forum where all nations meet as equals to negotiate agreements and debate policy. FAO is also a source of knowledge and information, and helps developing countries and countries in transition modernize and improve agriculture, forestry and fisheries practices, ensuring good nutrition and food security for all. Its Latin motto, fiat panis, translates as "let there be bread". As of 8 August 2013, FAO had 194 member states, along with the European Union (a "member organization"), and the Faroe Islands and Tokelau, which are associate members.

www.fao.org

International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC)

The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) is the world's largest volunteer-based humanitarian network. Together with our 189 member National Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies worldwide, we reach 97 million people annually through long-term services and development programmes as well as 85 million people through disaster response and early recovery programmes. We act before, during and after disasters and health emergencies to meet the need and improve the lives of vulnerable people. We do so with impartiality as to nationality, race, gender, religious beliefs, class and political opinions.

www.ifrc.org

IOM Regional Office for Central & North America and the Caribbean

The International Organization for Migration is an intergovernmental organization established in 1951, and is committed to the principle that humane and orderly migration benefits migrants and society.

Within its Migration Health Division, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) delivers and promotes comprehensive, preventive and curative health programs which are beneficial, accessible, and equitable for migrants and mobile populations. Bridging the needs of both migrants and IOM’s member states, the Migration Health Division contributes towards the physical, mental and social well-being of migrants, enabling them and host communities to achieve social and economic development.

www.iom.int/central-and-north-america-and-caribbean

Ministry of Foreign Affairs; Republic of Panama

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Panama is in charge of diplomatic communications with other States and subjects of international law. It conducts a foreign policy representing its citizens in the international sphere, serving the country’s development according to the global sustainable development agenda, promoting international dialogue to build peace.

www.mire.gob.pa

Ministry of Public Health and Population; Republic of Haiti

The Republic of Haiti's Ministry of Public Health and Population serves to provide an equal coverage of primary healthcare to its population. It provides specialized expertise for complex care and consults on training across all health delivery sectors.

mspp.gouv.ht

National Coordinator for Disaster Reduction (CONRED); Guatemala

The National Coordinator for Disaster Reduction (CONRED) was created in 1996, as the entity in charge of preventing, mitigating, attending and participating in the rehabilitation and reconstruction of damages caused by the presence of disasters. Subsequently, the Executive Secretariat of the National Coordinator for Disaster Reduction (SE-CONRED) was established as the national body legally responsible for the Coordination for Disaster Risk Reduction, and has commitments and responsibilities at the national, regional and global levels under which it has taken concrete actions to promote the reduction of the impact of disasters which clearly effect sustainable development and increase poverty.

To respond to an emergency or disaster, CONRED launches: Immediate Response Teams (ERI); Emergency Operations Center (COE); Incident Command System (SCI); and Damage Assessment and Needs Analysis (EDAN). The Secretary of CONRED, in view of the need to deal with the natural or provoked incidents to which we are exposed, prepares Plans, Prevention Systems and Procedures according to the common incident at a certain time of the year.

conred.gob.gt

National Emergency Commission (CNE); Dominican Republic

The National Commission of Emergencies (CNE), is a dependency of the National Council for prevention, mitigation and response to disasters, chaired by the President of the Dominican Republic and coordinated by the Executive Director of the Civil Defense.

The Commission's mission is to direct actions of coordination, preparation and operation of all emergency functions before the occurrence of an event natural or anthropic in an efficient and effective manner ensuring adequate control of operations to protect the life and property of the inhabitants of Dominican Republic. Their vision is to endure through time as an institution of service and relief with a correct distribution of humanitarian aid and prioritize needs in any national event, ensuring the responsibility, effort and commitment of the institutions involved for an effective and efficient response.

www.comisiondeemergencias.gob.do

National Unit for Disaster Risk Management (UNGRD); Republic of Colombia

The National Unit for Disaster Risk Management of Colombia (UNGRD by its initials in Spanish) is a decentralized autonomous national entity part of the Administrative Department of the Presidency of the Republic of Colombia., based in Bogotá, D.C.

The main goal of the UNGRD is to lead the implementation of the Disaster Risk Management, while responding to the national Sustainable Development policies, and to coordinate the functioning and continuous development of the National System for Disaster Risk Management.

The UNGRD has as part of its main functions to coordinate, promote and strengthen capacities for risk knowledge, risk reduction and disaster management, and to propose and articulate policies, strategies, plans, programs, projects and national procedures of disaster risk management, in the frame of the National System for Disaster Risk Management.

portal.gestiondelriesgo.gov.co

Organization of American States (OAS)

The Organization of American States is the world’s oldest regional organization, dating back to the First International Conference of American States, held in Washington, D.C., from October 1889 to April 1890. The OAS came into being in 1948 with the signing in Bogotá, Colombia, of the Charter of the OAS, which entered into force in December 1951. The Organization was established in order to achieve among its member states "an order of peace and justice, to promote their solidarity, to strengthen their collaboration, and to defend their sovereignty, their territorial integrity, and their independence." Today, the OAS brings together all 35 independent states of the Americas and constitutes the main political, juridical, and social governmental forum in the Hemisphere. In addition, it has granted permanent observer status to 69 states, as well as to the European Union (EU). The Organization uses a four-pronged approach to effectively implement its essential purposes, based on its main pillars: democracy, human rights, security, and development.

www.oas.org

Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO)

The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), founded in 1902, is the world's oldest international public health agency. It provides technical cooperation and mobilizes partnerships to improve health and quality of life in the countries of the Americas. PAHO is the specialized health agency of the inter-American system and serves as the Regional Office for the Americas of the World Health Organization (WHO) body. Together with WHO, PAHO is a member of the United Nations system.

www.paho.org

Sistema Nacional de Proteccion Civil (SINAPROC); Republic of Panama

The main goal of the National Civil Protection System of Panama (SINAPROC) is to plan, research, lead, supervise, and organize the policies and actions aimed at assessing the damage that can be caused by natural and anthropogenic disasters.

It is responsible for executing disaster prevention, mitigation, preparedness, intervention and restoration policies and plans, and is in charge of all risk management actions based on territorial vulnerability. Its objectives also include:
- Incorporate risk management in operational and development plans.
- Promote citizen participation in the risk management process.
- Guarantee timely and effective interventions for the population in the event of emergencies or disasters.
- Channel resources to support the development of risk management plans, programs and projects.

sinaproc.gob.pa

U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM)

U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM), located in Doral, Fla., is one of nine unified Combatant Commands (COCOMs) in the Department of Defense. SOUTHCOM is responsible for providing contingency planning, operations, and security cooperation in its assigned Area of Responsibility which includes: Central America, South America, and The Caribbean (except U.S. commonwealths, territories, and possessions). The command is also responsible for the force protection of U.S. military resources at these locations. SOUTHCOM is also responsible for ensuring the defense of the Panama Canal.

Under the leadership of a four-star commander, SOUTHCOM's staff is organized into directorates, component commands and Security Cooperation Organizations that represent SOUTHCOM in the region. SOUTHCOM is a joint command comprised of more than 1,200 military and civilian personnel representing the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, and several other federal agencies. The services provide SOUTHCOM with component commands which, along with our Joint Special Operations component, two Joint Task Forces, one Joint Interagency Task Force, and Security Cooperation Organizations, perform SOUTHCOM missions and security cooperation activities. SOUTHCOM exercises its Combatant Command authority through the commanders of its components, Joint Task Forces/Joint Interagency Task Force, and Security Cooperation Organizations.

www.southcom.mil

UN Development Programme (UNDP)

UNDP works in more than 170 countries and territories, helping to achieve the eradication of poverty, and the reduction of inequalities and exclusion. We help countries to develop policies, leadership skills, partnering abilities, institutional capabilities and build resilience in order to sustain development results. World leaders have pledged to achieve the Millennium Development Goals, including the overarching goal of cutting poverty in half by 2015. UNDP's network links and coordinates global and national efforts to reach these Goals, and to strengthen post-2015 frameworks for development, disaster risk reduction and climate change as they help shape global sustainable development for the next 15 years.

UNDP’s Strategic Plan 2014-17, centred on 7 sets of outcomes, compared to the previous 35, presents a unifying vision to better help countries achieve the simultaneous eradication of poverty and reduction of inequality and exclusion. Our work is focused on helping countries build and share solutions in three critical, interconnected priorities for development action – sustainability, democratic governance, and climate and disaster resilience – rather than thematically and bureaucratically separated ‘practice areas.’

Across Latin America and the Caribbean, UNDP works mainly with governments, but also with civil society organisations and the private sector, developing national and local capacities and building stronger institutions that offer quality services for citizens. Our overall goal in Latin America and the Caribbean is to boost human development — improve lives, empower citizens, and build more resilient nations.

www.undp.org

UN Humanitarian Response Depot (UNHRD) / WFP

When governments, international organizations, NGOs and other UN agencies look to enhance their ability to respond efficiently and effectively in a disaster, they call on the UN Humanitarian Response Depots (UNHRD).

The UNHRD network, managed by WFP, is a preparedness tool that supports the strategic stockpiling efforts of the wider humanitarian community. Recognized as a leader in pre-positioning, storage and handling of emergency supplies and support equipment, the Network manages strategic emergency relief stocks. These stocks include medical kits, shelter items, ready-to-use foods, IT equipment and operational support assets, for a growing base of user organizations - all designed to strengthen and enhance organizational response efforts at the onset of an emergency.

The Network is made up of six strategic locations, located in Ghana, UAE, Malaysia, Panama, Italy and Spain. Hubs are strategically located near disaster-prone areas, within airport complexes, close to ports and main roads. Because of this pro-active positioning, when emergencies strike, relief items can be delivered to affected areas worldwide within 24 to 48 hours.

www.wfp.org/logistics/humanitarian-response-depot

UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR)

The UN General Assembly adopted the International Strategy for Disaster Reduction in December 1999 and established UNISDR, the secretariat to ensure its implementation. Its mandate was expanded in 2001 to serve as the focal point in the United Nations system to ensure coordination and synergies among disaster risk reduction activities of the United Nations system and regional organizations and activities in socio-economic and humanitarian fields.

Its core areas of work includes ensuring disaster risk reduction (DRR) is applied to climate change adaptation, increasing investments for DRR, building disaster-resilient cities, schools and hospitals, and strengthening the international system for DRR.

UNISDR’s vision is anchored on the four priorities for action set out in the Sendai Framework: understanding disaster risk, strengthening disaster risk governance to manage disaster risk, Investing in disaster risk reduction for resilience, and enhancing disaster preparedness for effective response and to “Build Back Better” in recovery, rehabilitation and reconstruction.

www.unisdr-americas.org

UN Office for Project Services (UNOPS)

UNOPS has supported partners in Panama since 2007, providing a wide range of project management, infrastructure, procurement, human resource and advisory services. Projects focus on health, transportation, education, disaster risk reduction, water and sanitation, and environmental sustainability.

UNOPS is supporting the Government of Panama with the design and construction of a Humanitarian Hub for international emergency relief operations in the Americas and the Caribbean. The Humanitarian Logistics Centre will occupy an area of 6.12 hectares within the Panama Pacifico International Airport, former Howard Air Force Base, near to Panama Canal. The Hub include three warehouses, an administration building, training rooms, parking space, cargo handling areas, and a heliport.

Work in Panama focuses strongly on developing capacity in the region by providing technical advisory services. For example, UNOPS is providing advisory services to the staff of the Panamanian Social Security Fund to construct and equip 17 new clinics and hospitals in the country. UNOPS is also providing training to hospital staff on using the new equipment.

www.unops.org

UNAIDS Latin America

The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV and AIDS, or UNAIDS, is the main advocate for accelerated, comprehensive and coordinated global action on the HIV/AIDS epidemic. The mission of UNAIDS is to lead, strengthen and support an expanded response to HIV and AIDS that includes preventing transmission of HIV, providing care and support to those already living with the virus, reducing the vulnerability of individuals and communities to HIV and alleviating the impact of the epidemic. UNAIDS seeks to prevent the HIV/AIDS epidemic from becoming a severe pandemic. UNAIDS has five goals: Leadership and advocacy for effective action on the epidemic; Strategic information and technical support to guide efforts against AIDS worldwide; Tracking, monitoring and evaluation of the epidemic and of responses to it; Civil society engagement and the development of strategic partnerships; Mobilization of resources to support an effective response.

www.unaids.org

USAID's Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA)

The Latin America and Caribbean regional office of the U.S. Agency for International Development’s Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (USAID/OFDA) is located in San Jose, Costa Rica. As part of USAID’s Bureau for Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian Assistance (DCHA), USAID/OFDA provides humanitarian assistance to save lives, alleviate human suffering, and reduce the social and economic impact of humanitarian emergencies worldwide. USAID/OFDA is responsible for facilitating and coordinating U.S. Government emergency assistance overseas.

USAID/OFDA responds to all types of natural disasters, including earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, cyclones, floods, droughts, fires, and pest infestations. USAID/OFDA also provides assistance when lives or livelihoods are threatened by catastrophes such as civil conflict, acts of terrorism, or industrial accidents. In addition to emergency assistance, USAID/OFDA funds mitigation activities to reduce the impact of recurrent natural hazards and provides training and technical assistance to build local capacity for disaster risk management and response.

www.usaid.gov/who-we-are/organization/bureaus/bureau-democracy-conflict-and-humanitarian-assistance/office-us

World Vision LACRO

World Vision is a global Christian humanitarian, development and advocacy organisation dedicated to working with children, families and their communities worldwide to reach their full potential by addressing the causes of poverty and injustice.

Our Christian faith teaches us that children, regardless of gender, religion or race, are a precious gift to the entire world - and that their wellbeing concerns us all. We shall never rest while children suffer in situations that we can change.

We bring life-saving support in times of disaster. We help poor communities to take charge of their futures. We provide small loans and training that boost family livelihoods. We work with policy makers to change the way the world works for children.