UNDAC - Country and Organization Focal Points

Austria
Ms. Karin Zettelmann
Head of Unit II/4/b - International Disaster Relief Affairs and Civil Protection
Federal Ministry of Interior of Austria
Vienna, Austria
Tel: +43 1 53126 3134
Fax: +43 1 53126 3129
Email: karin.zettelmann@bmi.gv.at , bmi-II-4-b@bmi.gv.at

Belgium
Mr. Luc Sas
Director of the Belgian Foreign Affairs’ Crisis Centre & B-FAST
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Belgium
B-FAST/Planification d'Urgence/SO.1
Brussels, Belgium
Tel: +32 2 501 40 50
Fax: +32 2 501 8170
Email: lucas.sas@diplobel.fed.be

Belize
Mr. Dylan Vernon
Programme Officer
UNDP Office in Belize
Belmopan, Belize
Tel: +501 822688
Fax: +501 823364
Email: dylan.vernon@undp.org

Bolivia
Ms. Rocio Chain
Programme Officer
UNDP Office in Bolivia
La Paz, Bolivia
Tel: +591 2  2795544
Fax: +591 2  2795820
Email: rocio.chain@undp.org

Canada
Mr. Joshua Tabah
Acting Manager
Natural Disaster Response & NGO Relations Unit
HAPS, Multilateral Programs Branch
Canadian International Development Agency
Quebec, Canada
Tel: +1 819 994 3945
Fax: +1 819-997-2637
Email: joshua_tabah@acdi-cida.gc.ca

CEPREDENAC
Mr. David A. Smith W.
Secretario Ejecutivo
Centro de Coordinación para la Prevención de Desastres Naturales en
América Central
Guatemala City, Guatemala
Tel: + 5023621980/83
Fax: +505 268 7263

China
Mr. Huang Jianfa
Director
Department of Earthquake Disaster Emergency Management
China Earthquake Administration
Beijing, China
Tel: +86 10 8015526
Fax: +86 10 68170544, 68218302
Email: huangjf@vip.sina.com

Cook Islands
Mr. Greenfield Wichman
Police Commissioner
and Chairman, National Disaster Committee
Cook Islands Police
Police Headquarters
Rarotonga, Cook Islands
Tel: +682 22 499
Fax: +682 21 499
Email: compol@police.gov.ck

Costa Rica
Lic. Ramón Araya-Araya
Oficial de Enlace
Comisión Nacional de Prevención de Riesgos y Atención de Emergencias de Costa Rica
Frente al Aeropuerto Tobías  Bolaños,
San José, Costa Rica
Tel: + 506 2315454
Fax: + 506 231 66 86
Email: raraya@cne.go.cr

Cuba
Mr. Manuel Sánchez Oliva
Thirs Secretary
Permanent Mission of Cuba
to the United Nations Office at Geneva
Chambésy, Switzerland
Tel: +41 22 7589430
Fax: +41 22 7589431
Email: misioncubaginebra@bluewin.ch

Denmark
Mr. Jan Top Christensen
Head of Humanitarian Department
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Copenhagen, Denmark
Tel: +45 33 92 0000
Fax: +45 33 92 1421

Dominican Republic
Mr. Sixto Inchaustegui
Desk Officer
UNDP Office in Dominican Republic
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Tel: +1 809 5370909 ext 237
Fax: +1 809 5313507
Email: sinchaustegui@pnud.org.do

ECHO
Ms. Leonor Nieto Leon
European Commission Humanitarian Aid Department
Brussels, Belgium
Tel: +32 2 2968713
Fax: +32 2 2992853
Email: leonor.nieto@cec.eu.int

Estonia
Mr. Jevgeni Jutkevits
Head of International Relations Office
Estonian Rescue Board
Tallinn, Estonia
Tel: +372 62 82058
Fax: +372 62 82099
Email: jevgeni@rescue.ee

Ethiopia
Mr. Simon Mechale
Commissioner
Disaster Prevention & Preparedness DPPC
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Tel: +251 1 51 64 07 or 52 42 72
Fax: +251 1 51 47 88
Email: simonm@dppc.gov.et

Fiji
Mr. Joeli Rokovada
Director
National Disaster Management Office
Ministry of Provincial Development
Suva, Fiji
Tel: +679 331 3400, 331 3361
Fax: +679 331 8095/330 0346
Email: jrokovada@govnet.gov.fj

Finland
Mr. Harry Frelander
Ministerial Adviser
Rescue Services Department
Ministry of the Interior
Helsinki, Finland
Tel: +358 9 160 42966
Fax: +358 9 160 44672
Email: harry.frelander@intermin.fi

France
Ms. Louise Avon
Délégation pour l'Action Humanitaire
Ministère des Affaires étrangères
Paris, France
Tel: +33 1 43174759, 5726
Fax: +33 1 43175891
Email: louise.avon@diplomatie.gouv.fr

Germany
Mr. Michael Ahrens
Department for Humanitarian Affairs
Federal Foreign Office
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Federal Foreign Office
Berlin, Germany
Tel: +49 1888 17 4404
Fax: +49 30 5000 54404
Email: gf07-3@auswaertiges-amt.de

Honduras
Mr. Carlos Muñoz
UNDP Office in Honduras
Tegucigalpa, Honduras
Tel: +504 2201100 ext. 1218
Fax: +504 2397084
Email: carlos.e.munoz@undp.org

Hungary
LTC Dr. Katalin Cecei-Mórotz
Head of Department for International Relations
National Directorate General for Disaster Management
Ministry of the Interior
Budapest, Hungary
Tel: +36 1 469 4152, 469 4153837957
Fax: +36 1 469 4199, 4694169
Email: hucivpro@katved.hu

Iceland
Mr. Gunnar Stefansson
Head, SAR Department
Icelandic Association for Search and Rescue
Reykjavik, Iceland
Tel: +354 570 5922
Fax: +354 570 5901
Email: gunnar@landsbjorg.is

IFRC
Mr. Peter Rees-Gildea
Head of Operations Support Department
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
Geneva, Switzerland
Tel: +41 22 730 4455
Fax: +41 22 733 0395
Email: peter.rees@ifrc.org

India
Mr. Ashim Khurana
Joint Secretary (Disaster Management) and Central Relief Commissioner
Ministry of Home Affairs
Government of India
New Delhi, India
Tel: + 91 11 2309 2456
Fax: +91 11 2309 31 78, 2379 32 85
Email: jsdm@mha.nic.in

Indonesia
Maj. Gen. Syamsul Maarif
Chief Executive Officer
BAKORNAS PBP
Jakarta, Indonesia
Tel: +62 21 345 8400
Fax: +62 21 350 5074
Email: tania.resita@bakornaspbp.go.id

Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Mr. Said Taba
Permanent Mission of the Islamic Republic of Iran
to the United Nations Office at Geneva
Geneva, Switzerland
Tel: 41 22 733 3001
Fax: 41 22 733 0203
Email: saidtaba2@yahoo.com

Italy
Mr. Alessandro Pirrone
Logistic Officer
Emergency Office, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
General Directorate for Development Cooperation and Multilateral Co-ordination
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Rome, Italy
Tel: +39 06 3691 8153
Fax: +39 06 3691 4194
Email: alessandro.pirrone@esteri.it

Japan
Ms. Setsuko Kawahara
Director
Humanitarian Assistance and Emergency Relief Division
International Cooperation Bureau 
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan
Tokyo, Japan
Tel: +81 3 5501 8359
Fax: +81 3 5501 8358
Email: kinjin@mofa.go.jp

Kenya
Ms. Fatuma Abdulkadir
National Coordinator
Aid Lands Resource Management Project
Office of the President
Nairobi, Kenya
Tel: +25420 227496, +25420 227411 ext. 22131,
Fax: +25420 227982
Email: alrmphq@africaonline.co.ke

Korea, Republic of
Mr. Yongsang Kim
International Program Coordinator
Korea International Rescue Services
Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea
Tel: +82 31 570 2085
Fax: +82 31 529 1119
Email: unocha@yahoo.com.tw, unocha@nema.go.kr

Malaysia
Mr. Muhamad bin Muda
Director
National Security Division
Prime Minister's Department
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Tel: +603 8888 2050
Fax: +603 8888 3051
Email: muhamad@bkn.jpm.my

Mongolia
Maj. Gen. Purev Dash
Chief
National Emergency Management Agency
Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
Tel: +976 11 233 207
Fax: +976-11-322 307
Email: nema_mongolia@yahoo.com

Montserrat
Mr. Quilton Horatio Tuitt
Director
Emergency Department
Government of Montserrat
Montserrat
Tel: +1664-491-7166/1499
Fax: +1664-491-7003
Email: tuittqh@gov.ms, eoc@gov.ms

Netherlands
Ms. Brechtje Paardekooper
Emergency Aid Specialist
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The Hague, Netherlands
Tel: +31 70 348 6396
Fax: +31 70 348 4486
Email: brecht.paardekooper@minbuza.nl

New Zealand
Mr. John Titmus
Emergency Management Advisor
Ministry of Civil Defence and Emergency Management
Manukau City, New Zealand
Tel: +64 9 262 7830/32
Fax: +64 9 262 7831
Email: john.titmus@dia.govt.nz

Nicaragua
Lic. Gerónimo Giusto Robelo
Secretario Ejecutivo
Sistema Nacional Para la Prevención, Mitigación y Atención de Desastres (SINAPRED)
Managua, Nicaragua
Tel: +505 264-0641 Ext 103
Fax: +505 264-.641 Ext. 144
Email: ggiusto@sinapred.gob.ni

Nigeria
Dr. Zanna Muhammad
Assistant Director
Federal Government of Nigeria
National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA)
Maitama-Abuja, Nigeria
Tel: + 234 9 41 31 957
Fax: + 234 9 41 31 749
Email: zannamuhammad@yahoo.com

Norway
Mr. Bjorn Johannessen
Senior Adviser
Section for Humanitarian Affairs
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Oslo, Norway
Tel: +47 22 24 36 28
Fax: +47 22 249580
Email: bjorn.johannessen@mfa.no, bjo@mfa.no

Pakistan
Maj Gen Farooq Ahmed Khan
National Disaster Management Authority
Islamabad
Pakistan
Tel: +92519222373
Fax: +92 51 9204197
Email: fakhan23@gmail.com

Panama
Ms. Alida Spadafora
Programme Officer
Environment and Disaster Focal Point
UNDP Office in Panama
Clayton, Panamá
Tel: +507 2650838
Fax: +507 2631444
Email: alida.spadafora@undp.org.pa

Papua New Guinea
Mr. Gei Illagi
Secretary Department of Provincial & Local Government Affairs and Chairman of NDC
Ministry of Inter-Government Relations
Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
Tel: +675 301 1057
Fax: +675 325 0553
Email: paffairs@daltron.com.pg

Philippines
Maj. Gen. Glenn J. Rabonza
Administrator
Office of Civil Defense - National Disaster Coordinating Council
Quezon City, Philippines
Tel: +632 912 6675
Fax: +632 912 2424
Email: genrabonza@ndcc.gov.ph

Portugal
Mr. Nelson Sousa Pereira
Director of Medical Emergency
Instituto Nacional de Emergency Médica
Lisbon, Portugal
Tel: +351 21 350 8117
Fax: +351 21 350 8188
Email: nelsonpereira@inem.pt

Russian Federation
Mr. Vladimir Boreiko
Deputy Director
Department for International Cooperation
Ministry of Russian Federation for Civil Defence, Emergencies and  Disaster Response
EMERCOM of Russia
Moscow, Russian Federation
Tel: +7 495 449 9994
Fax: +7 495 9248410, 4455046
Email: vl-boreiko@mchs.gov.ru

Samoa
Mr. Mafaituuga Vaasatia Poloma
Assistant Secretariat
Policy Coordination
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Apia, Samoa
Tel: + 685 21 500
Fax: + 685 21 339

Singapore
Ms. Yee Woan Tan
Director
International Organisations Directorate
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Singapore
Tel: +65 379 8500, 379 8000
Fax: +65 64 79 5310
Email: tan_yee_woan@mfa.gov.sg

Solomon Islands
Mr. Loti Yates
Director
National Disaster Management Office
Ministry of Home Affairs
Honiara, Solomon Islands
Tel: +677 27937
Fax: +677 27936
Email: ndc@solomon.com.sb, solndmo@solomon.com.sb

South Africa
Mr. Cassim Peer
Deputy Director
Humanitarian Affairs
Department of Foreign Affairs
Pretoria, South Africa
Tel: +2712 351 1184
Fax: +2712 351 1609
Email: peerc@foreign.gov.za

Sweden
Mr. Kjell Larsson
Head of International Department
Swedish Rescue Services Agency
Kristinehamn, Sweden
Tel: +46 550 22 70 10
Fax: +46 550 227600
Email: kjell.larsson@srv.se

Switzerland
Mr. Toni Frisch
Delegate for Humanitarian Aid and Head Swiss Humanitarian Aid Unit
Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation
Bern, Switzerland
Tel: +41 31 322 3561
Fax: +41 31 324 1694
Email: toni.frisch@deza.admin.ch

Thailand
Mr. Hataichanok Siriwadhanakul
Chief, International Organisations Sub-division
External Cooperation Division 2
Thailand International Development Cooperation Agency
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Bangkok, Thailand
Tel: +63 2280 0980 ext. 258
Fax: +63 2281 1023
Email: shataichanok@yahoo.com

Tonga
Mr. Sione Taumoepeau
Director of Works
Ministry of Works
Government of Tonga
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tel: +676 23100
Fax: +676 23102/25440
Email: mowtonga@kalianet.to

UNDP
Ms. Kathleen Cravero
Assistant Administrator and Director, Bureau for Crisis Prevention and Recovery
United Nations Development Programme
New York, United States of America
Tel: + 1 212 906 65 79
Fax: + 1 212 906 56 79
Email: kathleen.cravero@undp.org

UNEP
Ms. Veerle Vandeweerd
Coordinator UNEP/GPA
The Hague, The Netherlands
Tel: +31 70 311 4460/62 (secret)
Fax: +31 70 345 66 48
Email: v.vandeweerd@unep.nl, verle.rs@unep.nl,

UNHABITAT
Mr. Daniel Lewis
Chief
Disaster, Post Conflict and Safety Section
United Nations Human Settlements Programme
Nairobi, Kenya
Tel: + 254 20 623826
Fax: + 254 20 624263
Email: dan.lewis@unhabitat.org

UNHCR
Mr. Arnauld Akodgenou
Director
Emergency and Security Service
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
Geneva, Switzerland
Tel: +41 22 739 7888
Fax: +41 22 739 7301, 7304
Email: akodgenou@unhcr.org

UNICEF
Mr. Dan Toole
Director, Emergency Programmes (EMOPS)
UNICEF
New York, United States of America
Tel: +1 212 326 7163
Fax: +1 212 326 7037
Email: dtoole@unicef.org

United Kingdom
Mr. Ian Howard-Williams
Head Operations Group
Conflict and Humanitarian Affairs Department, Operations Team (CHAD OT)
Department for International Development
London, United Kingdom
Tel: +44 20 7023 1475
Fax: +44 20 7023 1313
Email: i-howardwilliams@dfid.gov.uk

United States of America
Mr. James Fleming
Chief Operations Division
Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance
U.S. Agency for International Development
Washington D.C., United States of America
Tel: +1 202 712 4098
Fax: +1 202 216 3191
Email: jfleming@usaid.gov

UNJLC
Mr. Arnt Breivik
Chief, UNJLC
United Nations Joint Logistics Centre
UN World Food Programme
Rome, Italy
Tel: +39 06 6513 3108
Fax: +3906 6513 2531
Email: arnt.breivik@wfp.org

Vanuatu
Mr. Johnson Waibait
Director General MIA and Chairman National Disaster Committee
Ministry for Internal Affairs
Private Mail Bag 036
Port Vila, Vanuatu
Tel: +678 22252
Fax: +678 25768

WFP
Mr. Iain McDonald
World Food Programme
Rome, Italy
Tel: +39 06 6513 2462
Fax: +39 06 6590 632
Email: iain.mcdonald@wfp.org

WHO
Dr. Ala' Din Alwan
Representative of
Director-General for Health
Action in Crisis
World Health Organization
Geneva, Switzerland
Tel: +41 22 791 4466
Fax: +41 22 791 4844
Email: alwana@who.int