Management of Dead Bodies in Disaster Situations

: "This manual provides the technical information needed to support State authorities in the proper management of dead bodies, taking into account the following principles:

* The body of a person killed as a result of a disaster does not pose a risk for infection;
* Mass graves should never be used for burying disaster victims;
* Under no circumstances should mass cremation of bodies take place when this goes against the cultural and religious practices of the affected population;
* Finally, it is necessary to exhaust every effort to identify the bodies, and as a last resort bury unidentified corpses in individual niches or graves. This is a basic human right of surviving family members."