coordination of civil protection actions throughout the national territory at the strategic and operational levels. 947- At the strategic level, the main coordinating bodies include the National Civil Protection Council (NCPC), the National Risk Observatory (NRO), the National Platform for Disaster and Risk Reduction (NPD2R) and the National Security Council. 948- The National Civil Protection Council which is an advisory body to the President of the Republic on civil protection matters was created on 12 March 1996. It brings together most of senior government officials in charge of this sector under the supervision of the Secretary General of the Presidency of the Republic; 949- The National Platform for Disaster and Risk Reduction is a permanent platform for consultation and information exchange between all national and international Civil Protection partners. Created by MINATD Decree of September 2010, it works to implement the Hyogo 2005-2015 Action Framework which advocates for the integration of Civil Protection concerns into all development plans and programmes to make Nations and Communities more resilient to disasters. 950- As for operational structures, we can mention the National Fire Brigade, Civil Protection measures such as Security Monitoring Units, the Commission for the Approval of Emergency Plans and the Commission for the Analysis of Construction Risks. 951- Security Monitoring Units are collaboration mechanisms at the local level, placed under the authority of Administrative Authorities (Regional Governors, Divisional Officers) following the terms of a Circular of 15 January 2010 of the Minister of Territorial Administration and Decentralization, as part of the endeavor to strengthen risk prevention measures in the country’s administrative units. 952- The Commission for the Approval of Emergency Plans is an inter-ministerial platform, placed under the aegis of the Ministry of Industry, Mines and Technological Development, responsible for approving internal operation tools in the event of a crisis, that classified companies (potentially risk-generating companies), on a biannual basis, submit to public authorities for approval and updating before launching their activities. 953- The Construction Risk Analysis Commission, for its part, is a consultation mechanism for drawing up construction standards for high-rise buildings or buildings for major public use. It is found at the Ministry of Public Works and brings together the main stakeholders in the Civil Protection chain in the field of construction. 954- It is necessary to add to these structures the National Crisis Committee (NCC) with its branches that include the Regional Crisis Committees (RCC) and the Divisional Crisis Committees. The NCC is the planning, assessment and management body for disaster relief. It coordinates relief operations and is responsible for implementing the objectives of the National Contingency Plan (NCP). The NCC includes all sectors and organizations likely to play a leading role in the fight against disasters and major risks. 955- To ease the deployment of civil protection actors, Cameroon established a National Contingency Plan since 2002. The Plan was reviewed in 2011 and updated for the period 2017-2020. This Plan maps out the potential risks of disasters and crisis situations. It also recommends synergistic responses built around the following three major axes: risk prevention and intervention preparation (Axis 1), intervention with the implementation of emergency and rescue plans to ensure efficient risk coverage (Axis 2) and rehabilitation which includes feedback, adoption and implementation of victim support measures geared towards restoring their dignity and rehabilitation of infrastructure. 159