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OCHA Emergency Services Branch
Rapid Response Mechanisms
Briefing to delegates from the
Parliamentary Assembly of the Mediterranean
Geneva, 19 June 2015
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Objectives of the briefing
I. Present the different response models
II. Case Study: UNDAC System & Nepal Response
III. Q&A
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Emergency staffing requirements
• Expand workforce swiftly
• Highly specialized skills (hard & soft)
• Challenging environment
• Predictability
• Funding
• Impact & engagement
• Processes
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Surge Mechanisms
Internal
• OCHA Offices
• Surge mechanisms
– Emergency Response roster
– Senior Surge Roster
– Emergency Roaming Officers
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Surge Mechanisms
External
• Stand-By Partnership Programme
• Associates Surge Pool
• GENCAP / PROCAP
• Technical partners
• Environmental Expert Roster
• United Nations Disaster & Coordination (UNDAC)
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Profiles
• Humanitarian Affairs Officers (Civil-Military Coordination,
Needs Assessment, Inter-Cluster Coordination, Protection, Field Coordination, Access Negotiations)
• Information Management Officers • Public Information / Advocacy / Reports Officers • Information Communication Technology experts • Admin / Finance Officers • Communication with Communities Coordinators • Environmental Field Advisors
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Surge Deployments 2014
197 Surge personnel
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The UNDAC system &
Nepal Earthquake Response
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Pillars of UNDAC System
Staff ~ 200s experienced emergency managers (23% female)
Deployment
Methodology
Standard 24/7 deployment procedures, Deployment within
12-48 hrs
Standardized methodology in coordination, assessment,
IM, UNDAC Handbook
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Methodology
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Mobilization of an UNDAC
team
National Focal Point
OCHA
UNDAC Member
3. Alert: SMS,
email (fax) –
«M1»
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4. Reply: email,
virtual OSOCC, (tel)
5. Selection– «M2»
6. Deployment «M3a»
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• 0611 GMT on 25 Apr 2015 • Massive 7.8 magnitude
earthquake
• 77 kilometres northwest of Nepal's capital Kathmandu
• Toppling office blocks and towers and killing thousands of people
• More than two dozen people were also reported killed in neighbouring India, China and Bangladesh.
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• Discussion set up within 1 hour of EQ
• 2,800 users (disaster managers and aid
workers)
• 230 countries and organisations
• 300 people from 90 countries and
organisations contributed
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Nepal
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Nepal
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Nepal
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Partners & Support modules
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The boundaries and names shown and the designations used on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the United Nations.
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UNDAC Concept beyond Response
A preparedness support tool
A regional cooperation tool (common
global system and methodology)
Links disaster
management approach with humanitarian coordination
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Q&A