IASC Weekly: Helping the helpers - the IHP
Geneva
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Meeting Documents
1. Helping the helpers - the IHP (International Humanitarian Partnership)
Mr. Terje Skavdal and Mr. Albrecht Beck, OCHA, IHP Secretariat, will brief on the IHP - an informal network of European humanitarian and civil protection agencies providing technical and operational support to humanitarian actors. They will describe the services IHP provides in emergencies, as well as trainings and capacity building activities. An update on preparations for this year's 'TRIPLEX' full scale humanitarian simulation exercise will also be included.
Background
IHP was created in 1995 as an informal cooperation network to provide operational and logistical support to UN and other humanitarian agencies, primarily in sudden onset disasters. Over nearly 20 years of operations, IHP has become an indispensable tool for humanitarian coordination and response. It has been active in nearly every major disaster of that period, including the Indian Ocean tsunami, the Haiti earthquake and Pakistan floods. Today IHP support modules include the provision of staff and equipment to establish On-Site Operations Coordination Centres (OSOCCs) and base camps with accommodation and facilities for humanitarian staff, as well as support for ICT, information management, security system compliance and vehicle support, but the network is also open for requests outside of the predefined services.
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