The Agency has already established itself as a fresh and dynamic force in the field of humanitarian response and emergency relief operations, becoming a promising and reliable partnerforthe foreign counterparts.
The Agency owes much of its success to the wide scope of possibilities and to the substantial and versatile scientific and technological potential of the Ministry of Civil Defense and Emergencies, its specialized units and task forces, divisions, scientific research institutions and training facilities, transport enterprises, and offers the products and services of Russia's largest and strategically important enterprises.
The Agency is involved in the meaningful interaction with the Russian Federal Government, with regional and local authorities through country-wide Ministry's presence, and with foreign Embassies in Russia. The Agency prides itself on taking a long-term view in establishing cooperation with its partners both locally and internationally as well as on operating with the highest standard of ethics and integrity at all times.

The Ministry of the Russian Federation for Civil Defence, Emergencies and Elimination of Consequences of Natural Disasters, also known as The Ministry of Emergency Situations, or internationally as EMERCOM (derived from "Emergency Control Ministry"), was established in 1994. 

According to an EMERCOM publication, the Ministry is an agency of Federal Executive Power with the following tasks: developing proposals and initiatives in the sphere of State policy on issues within the Ministry's competence; managing the Civil Defence and Search and Rescue Service in the Russian Federation; providing for the functioning and further development of the Russian System of Disaster Management (RSDM); directing activities aimed at eliminating the consequences of large-scale disasters, catastrophes and other emergencies; conducting special submarine activities; supervising the use of finance resources allocated to the Government for disaster management and response; organizing the training of the population, and governing agencies and the RSDM forces for disaster management and response; and organizing international cooperation in the fields of the Ministry's competency.