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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

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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