disaster relief — Monies or services made available to individuals and communities that have experienced losses due to disasters such as floods, hurricanes, earthquakes, drought, tornadoes, and riots. Dictionary from West s Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005.… … Law dictionary
Disaster Relief (The West Wing) — Disaster Relief The West Wing episode Episode no. Season 5 Episode 94 Directed by Lesli Linka Glatter Written by … Wikipedia
Disaster Relief & Rehabilitation Operations Ribbon — Infobox Military Award name=Disaster Relief Rehabilitation Operations Ribbon caption awarded by=the Republic of the Philippines type=Service Ribbon eligibility=Military Personnel for=participation in Disaster Relief Rehabilitaion Operations.… … Wikipedia
Disaster Relief Act — A United States federal law passed in 1974 that laid down the process through which the president s declaration of a disaster triggers a system of financial and other assistance by the federal government to state and local governments. It was… … Investment dictionary
Disaster Relief Act of 1974 — The Disaster Relief Act of 1974 (Public Law 93 288) is a United States federal law that established the process of presidential disaster declarations. At one point, more than one hundred federal agencies were involved in handling disasters and… … Wikipedia
Hurricane Katrina disaster relief — For more detailed criticisms of disaster relief, see Political effects of Hurricane Katrina. For a more detailed timeline of events, see Timeline of Hurricane Katrina. Hurricane Katrina … Wikipedia
Code of Conduct for the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement and NGOs in Disaster Relief — The Code of Conduct for International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement and NGOs in Disaster Relief was drawn up in 1992 by the Steering Committee for Humanitarian Response to set ethical standards for organizations involved in humanitarian… … Wikipedia
Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act — The Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (Stafford Act) (Public Law 100 707) is a United States federal law designed to bring an orderly and systemic means of federal natural disaster assistance for state and local… … Wikipedia
Austrian Forces Disaster Relief Unit — Die Austrian Forces Disaster Relief Unit (AFDRU) ist das Katastrophenhilfeelement[1] für Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) des Österreichischen Bundesheeres. AFDRU wurde, aufgrund der bei internationalen Katastrophenhilfeeinsätzen im In und Ausland… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Telecommunications for Disaster Relief — (TDR) is a proposal by the International Telecommunications Union to establish worldwide standards of interoperability and availability of emergency communications. The notion of establishing such standards was spurred in part by the 2004 Indian… … Wikipedia