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Phillip A. Mead COL, U.S. Army Director (Interim), Center for Excellence DMHA

International Perspectives on HA/DR: Overarching Principles and Best Practices in International Disaster Relief Operations. Phillip A. Mead COL, U.S. Army Director (Interim), Center for Excellence DMHA. International Perspective on HA/DR – Overview of Principles and Best Practices.

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Phillip A. Mead COL, U.S. Army Director (Interim), Center for Excellence DMHA

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  1. International Perspectives on HA/DR:Overarching Principles andBest Practices inInternational Disaster Relief Operations Phillip A. Mead COL, U.S. Army Director (Interim), Center for Excellence DMHA

  2. International Perspective on HA/DR –Overview of Principles and Best Practices Center for Excellence in Disaster Management & Humanitarian Assistance US Department of Defense organization; Established by US Congress in 1994; Mandate to educate, train and conduct research in civil-military coordination in disaster management and humanitarian assistance operations; Located on the grounds of Tripler Army Medical Center, Honolulu, Hawaii; Reporting Unit to U.S. Pacific Command; but Global mandate.

  3. AFFECTED STATE HUMANITARIAN COMMUNITY ASSISTING STATES National Disaster Management Office PACOM US EMB Logistics Cluster Local Emergency Management Agency (LEMA) Affected State Military JTF Food Aid Cluster Assist State 2 UN, Red Cross Movement, Int’l Organizations, NGOs Multi-National Coordination Center Humanitarian Country Team MCDA 2 WASH Cluster Assist State 3 Generic Disaster Response Coordination Mechanism Other Clusters MCDA 3

  4. International Perspective on HA/DR –Overview of Principles and Best Practices • Affected State is in the lead; • Military support to civilian-led responses; • Coordination & consensus, not command and control; • Open sharing of information; • Logistics – “Pull”, not “Push; & • Respect the Humanitarian Principles of Humanity, Impartiality, Neutrality & Do No Harm.

  5. AFFECTED STATE HUMANITARIAN COMMUNITY ASSISTING STATES National Disaster Management Office PACOM US EMB Logistics Cluster Local Emergency Management Agency (LEMA) Affected State Military JTF Disaster Food Aid Cluster Assist State 2 UN, Red Cross Movement, Int’l Organizations, NGOs Multi-National Coordination Center Humanitarian Country Team MCDA 2 WASH Cluster Assist State 3 Generic Disaster Response Coordination Mechanism Other Clusters MCDA 3

  6. International Perspective on HA/DR –Overview of Principles and Best Practices Confusion + Competition = Victims Suffer + Failed Mission Affected State Humanitarian County Team NGO Disaster Strikes NGO Military Forces Nat’l NGOs NGO Nat’l Red Cross/ Red Crescent Donor “Fog of Relief” Donor Donor Donor NGO NGO Host Govt. Agencies NGO NGO NGO NGO NGOs

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