MHEWC

Eritrea

Multi-hazard Early Warning System Design & Implementation Center (MHEWC): A Global Platform for Multi-Hazard Early Warning Systems (MHEWS)-Supporting the Global South

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Disaster response and management in Eritrea is coordinated by the Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare (MoLSW).

Disaster response and management in Eritrea is coordinated by the Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare (MoLSW). It is represented at the sub-national and community levels through its sub-regional offices. Support to emergency coordination and response is managed at a sectoral level through the Ministries of Health (MoH) and the Ministry of Land, Water and Environment (MoLWE). The UN Resident Coordinator and UNOCHA support humanitarian coordination within the UN country team, and UNICEF is a key member of the UNCT Humanitarian Needs Group. There is no formal cluster system in Eritrea.