1. Overview of the Center for Excellence in Disaster Management and Humanitarian Assistance August 2007

2. 2 COE - Contents Who we are Who we are Our mission Our mission Where we work Where we work Some of our collaborators Some of our collaborators Our functional areas Our functional areas What we do What we do U.S. Forces & Disaster Response U.S. Forces & Disaster Response India & COE India & COE Requests for support Requests for support COE Photo: Chris Hayden Photo: John Derick COE

3. 3 COE - Who we are A U.S. Department of Defense Organization Our Staff consists of : US Civil Service (6) Uniformed Services (1 full-time plus consultants/part time) Private Contractors (23) Subject Matter Experts, as needed

4. 4 COE - Our mission Vision: Reduced human suffering and loss of life through excellence in humanitarian assistance, disaster management, and peace support operations enabled by effective partnerships, with emphasis in the Asia-Pacific region. Vision: Reduced human suffering and loss of life through excellence in humanitarian assistance, disaster management, and peace support operations enabled by effective partnerships, with emphasis in the Asia-Pacific region. Mission: To promote effective civil-military management in international humanitarian assistance, disaster response and peacekeeping through education, training, research and information programs. Mission: To promote effective civil-military management in international humanitarian assistance, disaster response and peacekeeping through education, training, research and information programs.

5. 5 COE - Where we work Source: Defenselink

6. 6 COE - Some of our collaborators The United Nations The United Nations The International Committee of the Red Cross The International Committee of the Red Cross Academic Institutions Academic Institutions Regional Organizations Regional Organizations NGOs NGOs Other U.S. Government Organizations Other U.S. Government Organizations

7. 7 COE - Our functional areas Civil-Military Relations Humanitarian Affairs & Practice Medical & Public Health Information Management Malaysia PKO Seminar, 2006 COE website

8. 8 COE - What we do Exercise support Exercise support Courses Courses Medical & public health activities Medical & public health activities Enhancing peacekeeping capacity Enhancing peacekeeping capacity Information products Information products Limited operational support Limited operational support

9. 9 COE - What we do: Exercise support Integration of complex humanitarian response issues into military exercises Integration of complex humanitarian response issues into military exercises Facilitation to enable participation of relevant actors in military training Facilitation to enable participation of relevant actors in military training Facilitation of military support to humanitarian training programs Facilitation of military support to humanitarian training programs

10. 10 COE - What we do: Courses Combined Humanitarian Assistance Response Training (CHART) Combined Humanitarian Assistance Response Training (CHART) Training Assistance Program (TAP) Training Assistance Program (TAP) Health Emergencies in Large Populations (HELP) (co-sponsored by ICRC) Health Emergencies in Large Populations (HELP) (co-sponsored by ICRC) CMCOORD (UN OCHA CMCOORD (UN OCHA course on civil-military coordination) HELP Course, Honolulu, 2006

11. 11 COE - What we do: Medical & public health activities HIV/AIDS bilateral/multilateral country programs and Regional Training Center HIV/AIDS bilateral/multilateral country programs and Regional Training Center Pandemic influenza support activities (planning, workshops) Pandemic influenza support activities (planning, workshops) Training and seminar curricula enrichment in other medical and public health-related areas Training and seminar curricula enrichment in other medical and public health-related areas Support US PACOM Theatre Security Cooperation Priorities Support US PACOM Theatre Security Cooperation Priorities East Timor HIV/AIDS Senior Leaders’ Strategic Planning Conference, 2006

12. 12 COE - What we do: Enhancing peacekeeping capacity Build multilateral capacity and confidence Strengthen coalitions & promote burden-sharing Lead to standardized procedures UN Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea, 2001 East Timor, 2006

13. 13 COE - What we do: Information products Daily Asia-Pacific Report Daily Asia-Pacific Report Situational reports Situational reports Weekly: Iraq; Afghanistan; Disease Threats Weekly: Iraq; Afghanistan; Disease Threats Disaster reports as necessary Disaster reports as necessary “Lessons Learned” reports “Lessons Learned” reports Liaison Liaison CenterWorks CenterWorks Training videos: Working with NGOs; Working with the Military Training videos: Working with NGOs; Working with the Military

14. 14 COE - What we do: Limited operational support Expertise in humanitarian operations, transition planning, and the international relief community. Expertise in humanitarian operations, transition planning, and the international relief community. COE Responses to disasters COE Responses to disasters 26 Dec 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami 26 Dec 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami 8 Oct 2005 South Asia Earthquake 8 Oct 2005 South Asia Earthquake 17 Feb 2006 South Leyte Landslide 17 Feb 2006 South Leyte Landslide Sumatra, Indonesia, Jan. 7, 2005

15. 15 U.S. Forces & Disaster Response CHART courses (on request) CHART courses (on request) HELP Course (annually) HELP Course (annually) TAP courses (on request) TAP courses (on request)

16. 16 COE – Requests for support Requests for support should be sent to: Requests for support should be sent to:frontoffice@coe-dmha.org

17. 17 COE – Thank You Questions? www.coe-dmha.org