Israel
International Development
Daniel Poulter (Central Suffolk and North Ipswich, Conservative)
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what recent discussions he has had with his Israeli counterparts on international disaster response efforts.
Alan Duncan (Minister of State, International Development; Rutland and Melton, Conservative)
The UK holds regular discussions at official level with the Israeli authorities on disaster response planning for Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories.
In February 2012, UK and Israeli officials participated in the annual
United Nations Disaster Assessment and Co-ordination network (UNDAC)
Board meeting. UNDAC is an international response tool which provides
rapid response and co-ordination facilities in the case of international
disasters.
