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John Campbell Training Coordinator Tokyo

John Campbell Training Coordinator Tokyo. Mandate. Protection Assistance Durable Solutions. UNHCR in 2005. Working for 9.7 millions refugees 1 million asylum seekers 1.1 million returnees 4.4 millions IDPs

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John Campbell Training Coordinator Tokyo

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  1. John Campbell Training Coordinator Tokyo UNHCR Emergency Centre Tokyo

  2. Mandate • Protection • Assistance • Durable Solutions UNHCR Emergency Centre Tokyo

  3. UNHCR in 2005 • Working for 9.7 millions refugees • 1 million asylum seekers • 1.1 million returnees • 4.4 millions IDPs • 55 600 resettled • 6,143 UNHCR staff (83% in the field) • Budget 2004 : $1.13 billion UNHCR Emergency Centre Tokyo

  4. Deployment Operates in 252 offices in 116 countries UNHCR Emergency Centre Tokyo

  5. UNHCR Emergency Centre Tokyo

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  9. Refugee definition： Someone who “owing to a well-founded fear of being persecuted for reasons of race, religion, nationality, membership of a particular social group or political opinion, is outside the country of his nationality and is unable or, owing to such fear, is unwilling to avail himself of the protection of that country….” UNHCR Emergency Centre Tokyo

  10. Persons fleeing war-related conditions: are they refugees? UNHCR considers that persons fleeing such conditions should be considered refugees. UNHCR Emergency Centre Tokyo

  11. Definition of a refugee emergency “is any situation in which the life or well-being of refugees will be threatened unless immediate and appropriate action is taken, and which demands an extraordinary response and exceptional measures.” UNHCR Emergency Centre Tokyo

  12. EarlyWarning Operations Planning Implementation Durable Solutions Emergency Management Phases Contingency Planning Assessment UNHCR Emergency Centre Tokyo

  13. Emergency Preparedness and Response Section (Geneva) Structural preparedness (early warning, contingency planning, emergency procedures) Situation specific preparedness Response in emergency situations UNHCR Emergency Centre Tokyo

  14. PREPAREDNESS TOOLS • Stand-by of Human Resources • Stockpiles • Emergency Funding • Procedures and Guidelines • Training UNHCR Emergency Centre Tokyo

  15. Stand-by Human Resources Deployable within 72 hours for 2-3 months UNHCR staff • Emergency staff (5 Senior Field Officers, 4 Administrators • Emergency Staff composed of 3 rosters per year of 30 UNHCR staff in each, trained at the Workshop on Emergency Management. UNHCR Emergency Centre Tokyo

  16. Stand-by Human Resources Secondment to UNHCR Stand-by staff with several organisations: • NRC & DRC (Norwegian & Danish Refugee Councils), • UNV (UN Volunteers), • RedR (Australia), • Save the Children Norway/Sweden, • SHA (Swiss Humanitarian Aid unit), • CDC (Center for Disease Control), • list of consultants, generalist or specialised such as protection officers, medical coordinator, community services, telecom, engineers, UNHCR Emergency Centre Tokyo

  17. Staff on Roster • Staff/office accommodation packages Comprising of: • Personal Travel Kit, • Field Kit, • Office Kit, • IT Equipment and • Telecom Kits UNHCR Emergency Centre Tokyo

  18. Stand-by Operations Support • Central Emergency Stockpile for 250,000 persons (Copenhagen, Dubai): • Blankets • Plastic Sheeting • Jerry Cans, • Kitchen Sets • 4WD vehicles (20), prefab warehouses , trucks (in Germany) • Health kits • Regional Stockpiles (Ghana, Tanzania, Zambia) • Framework agreements with suppliers and NGOs UNHCR Emergency Centre Tokyo

  19. Stand-by Operations Support • Geographic information and maps • Ops Rooms and Duty Officer system in Geneva • Guidelines/handbooks • Training • E-Centre in Tokyo (www.the-ecentre.net) www.unhcr.ch UNHCR Emergency Centre Tokyo

  20. Specific Training • Capacity Building to governments • Preparatory training for NGOs • Specific training to UN staff UNHCR Emergency Centre Tokyo

  21. Training Topics • Emergency Preparedness • Emergency Response • Contingency Planning • Methods of Instruction • Staff Safety (Personal Security) • Security Risk Management • Transition Assistance UNHCR Emergency Centre Tokyo

  22. Interaction with Military • UNHCR in conflict areas • Often benefit from military security advice and support • Coordination essential • OCHA CM Coord initiative UNHCR Emergency Centre Tokyo

  23. Humanitarian Staff Safety Self reliance and good training Interface with the military Past experiences……….examples UNHCR Emergency Centre Tokyo

  24. 1999 Kosovo 1 ICRC staff member killed and 2 others seriously wounded in mine strike. 2000 Indonesia (West Timor) 3 Staff members killed 2000 Indonesia (Aceh) 3 NGO National Staff with Danish NGO shot dead. 2000 Guinea 1 UNHCR staff member killed 2002 West Bank 1 UN staff member shot dead. 1997 Great Lakes 26 UNHCR staff killed or disappeared 1996 Chechnya 8 ICRC members staff killed (August 19, 2003) - Reuters 1996 Kenya 1 UNHCR staff member shot dead One UNHCR staff member shot dead November, 2003 in Afghanistan UNHCR Emergency Centre Tokyo

  25. UN System Security States UNHCR Emergency Centre Tokyo

  26. Security Phases • 1. Precautionary • 2. Restricted Movement • 3. Relocation • 4. Emergency Operations • 5. Evacuation UNHCR Emergency Centre Tokyo

  27. UN Security Phases 1. 2. 3. 4. Emergency Operations:All internationally-recruited UN staff & consultants (except those directly concerned with emergency, humanitarian relief operations or security matters) evacuated from country 5. Evacuation:All remaining internationally-recruited UN staff & consultants required to leave UNHCR Emergency Centre Tokyo

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