The functions of El Salvador's General Directorate for Civil Protection (Dirección General de Protección Civil, Prevención y Mitigación de Desastres - DGPC) are as follows:
The death toll from the 12 January 2010 earthquake in Haiti stands at over 220,000 people. 1.3 million have been displaced by the earthquake. The EU response to the plight of the Haitian people was prompt and included civil protection.
The Directorate for Civil Protection (DPC) is an entity managed by the Ministry of Interior and Territorial Communities (MICT). It is primarily in charge of the risk and disaster management in Haiti.
The Chilean National Office for Emergency is part of the Ministry of Interior and Public Security. It is in charge of coordinating the National Civil Protection System. The mission of ONEMI is to plan, prompt, articulate and execute
The Ministry of Territorial Administration and Decentralization is under the authority of the Minister of Territorial Administration and Decentralization assisted by the Minister Delegate in charge of Regional and Local Authorities. The Ministry is responsible for the preparation, implementation and assessment of Government policy on territorial administration, civil protection and decentralization.
The General Directorate for Civil Protection of Burkina Faso is part of the Ministry of Territorial Administration and Decentralization (MATS). Its main functions are the implementation of the regulation,