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United Nations Disaster Assessment and Coordination (UNDAC)

UN Office for Coordinationof Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA)UN Office for Coordinationof Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA)

UNDAC DevelopmentUNDAC Development



Major needs identified from UNDAC Major needs identified from UNDAC missions in 2004/5missions in 2004/5

• Need to be able to simultaneously deploy multiple Need to be able to simultaneously deploy multiple UNDAC teams in a region working in multiple UNDAC teams in a region working in multiple languageslanguages

• Need to further resolve the issue of EU Civil Protection Need to further resolve the issue of EU Civil Protection Mechanism in the fieldMechanism in the field

• Need to ensure the entities in the international disaster Need to ensure the entities in the international disaster response system are aware of accepted disaster response system are aware of accepted disaster response methodology i.e. INSARAG Guidelines and response methodology i.e. INSARAG Guidelines and OSOCCs and utilise it.OSOCCs and utilise it.

• Humanitarian – military coordination in natural Humanitarian – military coordination in natural disasters and where UNDAC fits in.disasters and where UNDAC fits in.



FUTURE DEVELOPMENT OF FUTURE DEVELOPMENT OF THE UNDAC SYSTEMTHE UNDAC SYSTEM

• UNDAC – UN Disaster ASSISTANCE ( rather UNDAC – UN Disaster ASSISTANCE ( rather than ‘Assessment’) and Coordination teamthan ‘Assessment’) and Coordination team

• Utilise UNDAC members expertise for disaster Utilise UNDAC members expertise for disaster response preparednessresponse preparedness

• Rationalise size of UNDAC team – small, Rationalise size of UNDAC team – small, professional, availableprofessional, available

• Africa regional team ? Part of Europe-Africa Africa regional team ? Part of Europe-Africa regional team ?regional team ?

• Development of PartnershipsDevelopment of Partnerships



Development of PartnershipsDevelopment of Partnerships

• Joint UNEP-OCHA UnitJoint UNEP-OCHA Unit• IFRC and National Red Cross SocietiesIFRC and National Red Cross Societies• UNJLCUNJLC• Regional Organisations-, ASEAN, Regional Organisations-, ASEAN,

CEPREDENAC, CDERA, ECHO, ECOWASCEPREDENAC, CDERA, ECHO, ECOWAS• With the military in the field ?With the military in the field ?



Areas of emphasis in 2005 Areas of emphasis in 2005

• Consolidation of the Africa UNDAC TeamConsolidation of the Africa UNDAC Team

• Further clarify relationship in the field with EU Further clarify relationship in the field with EU response mechanismresponse mechanism

• Support Modules in Asia through development of Support Modules in Asia through development of the Asia Pacific Humanitarian Partnership. the Asia Pacific Humanitarian Partnership.

• Standardise methodology for disaster response Standardise methodology for disaster response preparedness UNDAC preparedness UNDAC

missions.missions.



Areas of emphasis in 2005Areas of emphasis in 2005• Replace pre-positioned UNDAC mission equipment Replace pre-positioned UNDAC mission equipment

in regionsin regions

• Develop partnerships Develop partnerships

• Try and create procedures for coordination with Try and create procedures for coordination with international military in the fieldinternational military in the field

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