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International Coordination during Disasters

Presentation THW – Germany

06.12.2010

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International Coordination during Disasters

Content:

• UN -> OCHA -> INSARAG

• Guidelines and Handbooks

• Actors, Player, Facilities, Cluster

• Request for Assistance

• How the system works -> let´s bring everything together

• Virtual OSOCC

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International Coordination during Disasters

Content:

• UN -> OCHA -> INSARAG

• Guidelines and Handbooks

• Actors, Player, Facilities, Cluster

• Request for Assistance

• How the system works -> let´s bring everything together

• Virtual OSOCC

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UN -> OCHA -> INSARAG

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UN -> OCHA -> INSARAG

UN OCHA (Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs):

• Part of the UN Secretariat

“OCHA's mission is to:

• Mobilize and coordinate effective and principled

humanitarian action in partnership with national and

international actors in order to alleviate human suffering

in disasters and emergencies.

• Advocate the rights of people in need.

• Promote preparedness and prevention.

• Facilitate sustainable solutions.”

• Lead by Valerie Amos as USG/ERC

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UN -> OCHA -> INSARAG

International Search and Rescue Advisory Group - INSARAG:

• Established 1991 after Mexican and Armenien Earthquake

• INSARAG Mandate:

• Render emergency preparedness and response activities

more effective and thereby save more lives, reduce

suffering and minimize adverse consequences.

• Improve efficiency in cooperation among international

USAR teams working in collapsed structures at a disaster

site.

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• Promote activities designed to improve search-and-

rescue preparedness in disaster-prone countries, thereby

prioritizing developing countries.

• Develop internationally accepted procedures and systems

for sustained cooperation between national USAR teams

operating on the international scene.

• Develop USAR procedures, guidelines and best practices,

and strengthen cooperation between interested

organizations during the emergency relief phase.

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UN -> OCHA -> INSARAG

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International Coordination during Disasters

Content:

• UN -> OCHA -> INSARAG

• Guidelines and Handbooks

• Actors, Player, Facilities, Cluster

• Request for Assistance

• How the system works -> let´s bring everything together

• Virtual OSOCC

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Guidelines and Handbooks

• UNDAC Field Handbook

• INSARAG Guidelines

• IEC Guidelines

• OSOCC Guidelines

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International Coordination during Disasters

Content:

• UN -> OCHA -> INSARAG

• Guidelines and Handbooks

• Actors, Player, Facilities, Cluster

• Request for Assistance

• How the system works -> let´s bring everything together

• Virtual OSOCC

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Actors, Player, Facilities, Cluster

• LEMA

• IOs, NGOs, GOs, UN

• International Teams

• UNDAC Team

• OSOCC and Sub-OSOCC*

• RDC*

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Actors, Player, Facilities, Cluster

• *Group work:

• Group 1: What are the main function and

responsibilities of an OSOCC?

• Group 2: With whom do they link up?

• Group 3: What is an RDC and what are the tasks of it?

20 minutes – please present your results afterwards to the whole

group.

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Actors, Player, Facilities, Cluster

• Group 1: What are the main function and

responsibilities of an OSOCC?

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Actors, Player, Facilities, Cluster

• Group 2: With whom do they link up?

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Actors, Player, Facilities, Cluster

• Group 3: What is an RDC and what are the tasks of it?

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Actors, Player, Facilities, Cluster

Cluster System

• Inter Agency Standing Committee (IASC)

• ICRC, IOM, UNHCR, WFP, Unicef, UNDP, Inter Action…

• How to activate a Cluster?

• Cluster Leads

• The Clusters are made to fill the gaps after a

disaster and to ensure between organizations.

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Actors, Player, Facilities, Cluster

Cluster:

Protection

Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH)

Nutrition

Logistics

Food Security

Education

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Actors, Player, Facilities, Cluster

Health

Emergency Shelter

Emergency Telecommunication

Camp Coordination and Camp Management

Early Recovery

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International Coordination during Disasters

Content:

• UN -> OCHA -> INSARAG

• Guidelines and Handbooks

• Actors, Player, Facilities, Cluster

• Request for Assistance

• How the system works -> let´s bring everything together

• Virtual OSOCC

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Request for Assistance

What is a request or assistance

and how does it work?

Why do we need it?

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International Coordination during Disasters

Content:

• UN -> OCHA -> INSARAG

• Guidelines and Handbooks

• Actors, Player, Facilities, Cluster

• Request for Assistance

• How the system works -> let´s bring everything together

• Virtual OSOCC

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International Coordination during Disasters

Content:

• UN -> OCHA -> INSARAG

• Guidelines and Handbooks

• Actors, Player, Facilities, Cluster

• Request for Assistance

• How the system works -> let´s bring everything together

• Virtual OSOCC (and other links)

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Virtual OSOCC (and other links)

http://vosocc.unocha.org/

other links:

www.gdacs.org/

www.humanitarianinfo.org/iasc/

www.oneresponse.info

www.reliefweb.int

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Many thanks

for you attention