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1 SGTM 9: Humanitarian Assistance Slide 1 SGTM 9: Humanitarian Assistance

2 Slide 2  What is humanitarian assistance  Basic principles  Scope of action  Humanitarian roles  Military support  What is humanitarian assistance  Basic principles  Scope of action  Humanitarian roles  Military support

3 SGTM 9: Humanitarian Assistance Slide 3  Food  Water and sanitation  Shelter  Health care  Security  Food  Water and sanitation  Shelter  Health care  Security

4 SGTM 9: Humanitarian Assistance Slide 4  Preserving human dignity  Neutrality  Impartiality  Preserving human dignity  Neutrality  Impartiality

5 SGTM 9: Humanitarian Assistance Slide 5  Medical care, medicine, training & education  Food  Non-food items: pots, pans, soap, blankets & tarpaulins  Medical care, medicine, training & education  Food  Non-food items: pots, pans, soap, blankets & tarpaulins Health Food aid Health Food aid

6 SGTM 9: Humanitarian Assistance Slide 6  Clean, potable supply  Construction  Tents, camp layout  Electricity  Schools, hospitals  Clean, potable supply  Construction  Tents, camp layout  Electricity  Schools, hospitals Water & sanitation Shelter Infrastructure Water & sanitation Shelter Infrastructure

7 SGTM 9: Humanitarian Assistance Slide 7  Local authorities  Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs  United Nations agencies  Intergovernmental organizations  Donor-governmental agencies  NGOs  Local authorities  Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs  United Nations agencies  Intergovernmental organizations  Donor-governmental agencies  NGOs

8 SGTM 9: Humanitarian Assistance Slide 8  Host-country authorization  Host-country responsibility for protection & well-being  Humanitarian work supplements host country’s efforts  Host-country authorization  Host-country responsibility for protection & well-being  Humanitarian work supplements host country’s efforts

9 SGTM 9: Humanitarian Assistance Slide 9  Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA)

10 SGTM 9: Humanitarian Assistance Slide 10  Refugees and IDPs  Emergency food-aid relief  Children and pregnant mothers  Preventative health care  Refugees and IDPs  Emergency food-aid relief  Children and pregnant mothers  Preventative health care UNHCR WFP UNICEF WHO UNHCR WFP UNICEF WHO

11 SGTM 9: Humanitarian Assistance Slide 11  International humanitarian law  POW exchanges  POW visits  Humanitarian relief  International humanitarian law  POW exchanges  POW visits  Humanitarian relief International Committee of the Red Cross International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies International Committee of the Red Cross International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies

12 SGTM 9: Humanitarian Assistance Slide 12  Represent Governments or regional organizations  Provide funds to others  Support NGOs & United Nations agencies  Support NGOs of own country  Examples: ECHO, USAID, DFID, CIDA, DANIDA  Represent Governments or regional organizations  Provide funds to others  Support NGOs & United Nations agencies  Support NGOs of own country  Examples: ECHO, USAID, DFID, CIDA, DANIDA Donor-governmental agencies

13 SGTM 9: Humanitarian Assistance Slide 13 NGOs  Independent  Humanitarian, human-rights and development work  Tactical level and policy level  Relation with United Nations:  Some cooperate, others don’t  United Nations does not control them  United Nations respects their neutrality  Independent  Humanitarian, human-rights and development work  Tactical level and policy level  Relation with United Nations:  Some cooperate, others don’t  United Nations does not control them  United Nations respects their neutrality

14 SGTM 9: Humanitarian Assistance Slide 14  Security  Possibly, humanitarian work  Exceptionally, substitute for civil authority in humanitarian work  Security  Possibly, humanitarian work  Exceptionally, substitute for civil authority in humanitarian work Military support

15 SGTM 9: Humanitarian Assistance Slide 15 Security  Patrols  Escort convoy  Protection Security  Patrols  Escort convoy  Protection Support  Transport  Engineering  Manpower  Tents Support  Transport  Engineering  Manpower  Tents Technical  Potable water  Structures  Medical support Technical  Potable water  Structures  Medical support Military Support

16 SGTM 9: Humanitarian Assistance Slide 16  Don’t lose focus  Don’t become part of the problem  Don’t lead where others are supposed to act  Do see humanitarian elements as partners  Do use appropriate channels  Do coordinate  Don’t lose focus  Don’t become part of the problem  Don’t lead where others are supposed to act  Do see humanitarian elements as partners  Do use appropriate channels  Do coordinate

17 SGTM 9: Humanitarian Assistance Slide 17  Respect humanitarian mandates  Support humanitarian partners  Understand it as part of whole mission  Respect humanitarian mandates  Support humanitarian partners  Understand it as part of whole mission


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