Official Mission to Nicaragua, following the emergency in this country

caused Hurricane Felix, September, 2007.

Pavas, San José

Frente al Aeropuerto Tobías

Bolaños

Tel. (+506) 2210-2841

www.cne.go.cr

The Advisory Committee of International Assistance (CATAI)

was formally created in 2004 and is the component of the

Emergency Operations Center (COE), responsible for

coordinating all matters relating to international assistance and

in case of disaster. This international assistance may be

humanitarian or technical and occurs both when Costa Rica is

affected by an event and issues an appeal for international

assistance, and when the damage is to one or more other

countries and received a request for assistance.

Its scope is subscribed to the National Risk Prevention and

Emergency Response and the basic procedures described in

the "Manual of Procedures for the Management of Logistics in

Emergencies".

N A T I O N A L C O M M I S S I O N O N R I S K

P R E V E N T I O N

A N D E M E R G E N C Y R E S P O N S E

Adv isory Commi t tee o f In te rna t iona l Ass is tance CATAI

Costa Rica

Nat ional Commiss ion

on R isk Prevent ion and Emergency Response

Depar tment o f In ternat iona l

A f fa i rs and Cooperat ion

PR EVE N TI O N S AVES L IFE S

Comisión Nacional de Prevención de Riesgo y Atención de Emergencias –CNE-

L IA ISO N A DV ISO RY AND

S UP PORT G ROUP

The CATAI may request for support to

other non-governmental institutions on a

case by case basis depending on the

emergency:

Red Cross

UN System

NGOs

International Intergovernmental

Organization

National Commission on Risk Prevention and Emergency Response A DV ISORY COM M ITTE E O F INTE RNA TIO NA L A SS IS TANCE -CA TA I -

The Advisory Committee of International Assistance (CATAI) is the component of the Emergency Operations Center (COE), responsible for coordinating all matters relating to international assistance and in case of disaster. This international assistance may be humanitarian or technical and occurs both when Costa Rica is affected by an event and issues an appeal for international assistance, and when the damage is to one or more other countries and request assistance. Its scope is subscribed to the National Risk Prevention and Emergency Response and the basic

procedures described in the "Manual of Procedures for the Management of Logistics in Emergencies".

CATAI Comité Asesor Técnico de Asistencia Internacional

GE NE R AL M A N DA TE

To establish a Technical Advisory Committee

specialized in managing international

assistance, procedures and definitions that

establish the coordinated action of the Costa

Rican state institutions involved in the

management of international assistance in case

of emergencies and disaster.

This process includes all aspects that involve

sending or receiving international assistance,

be it humanitarian or technical.

CATAI MEMBERS

GE NE R AL C OO R D I NAT IO N

National Commission on Risk

Prevention and Emergency Response

M I NIS T RIES

• Ministry of Public Security

• Ministry of Health

• Ministry of Foreign Affairs

• Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock

• Ministry of Internal Affairs (presidency)

OT H E R GO VE R N ME N T A G EN CI ES

• Directorate General of Civil Aviation

• Directorate General of Migration

• Directorate General of Customs

• CCSS (National Social Health

Organization)