The EU in Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief Multinational Cooperation 13 th ARF Inter ‐ Sessional Meeting on Disaster Relief Chengdu, China, 26 ‐ 28 February 2014 Giuliano Porcelli – EEAS/ Crisis Response and Operational Coordination Bernard Jaspers ‐ Faijer – Commission/ DG ECHO
A JOINT BRIEFING BY European External Action Service Giuliano Porcelli – EEAS/ Crisis Response and Operational Coordination and European Commission – DG ECHO Bernard Jaspers ‐ Faijer – Commission/ DG ECHO 2
Introduction
EU Coordination in Crisis/ Disasters EEAS provides coordination at political ‐ strategic level Commission ‐ DG ECHO provides immediate disaster relief, humanitarian assistance and long term follow ‐ up Crisis Response and Operational Coordination 4
EEAS/Commission Coordination Commission services and the EEAS cooperate and exchange information … … in response to major disasters, crises or conflicts occurring outside the EU, … … fully respecting their respective competences and internal organisation Crisis Response and Operational Coordination 5
EU Coherence in External Action More coherent external action Designation of 2010, Lisbon High Rep. for EU Treaties Foreign Affairs and Security Amended Policy and VP of Commission Creation of European External Action Service (EEAS) Crisis Response and Operational Coordination 6
EU Comprehensive Approach
Comprehensive Approach Instruments Culture rather Overall coherence than structures Policy & of EU’s response and procedures Diplomacy Development Other Cooperation Instruments Financial Trade Policy means Built into the Effective co ‐ CSDP assets EU’s response ordination of all rather than EU responding added later actors Crisis Response and Operational Coordination 8
Humanitarian Aid in the EU Comprehensive Approach In ‐ but • ECHO: fragility analysis, community proximity; • EEAS/DEVCO: conflict prevention/resolution/post ‐ Out: conflict rehabilitation, root causes. In: • Situation analysis; humanitarian concerns reflected by all players. • Humanitarian Aid must remain neutral and Out: independent (essential for access to affected populations). Crisis Response and Operational Coordination 9
Crisis Platform Member States PSC Media EU Council EP HR MD ESG CROC Commission CMPD Crisis Platform DSG CPCC EUMS Security Geogra ‐ INTCEN phical MD Third Countries EU Situation Room EU Member States Crisis International EU Delegations Coord Centres Organizations Crisis Response and Operational Coordination 10
Situation Room (1) STREAMLINE INFORMATION FLOW Third Countries National Crisis Rooms CSDP 137 EU 28 EU member States Operations/Missions Delegations Crisis Response and Operational Coordination 11
Situation Room (2) Operates 24/7 under the responsibility of MD CR&OC Gathers crisis related information provided by EU delegations, Streamlines the flow Supports all EEAS Member States, EU of real time services and provides CSDP Operations and information relating situation/ flash Missions, EUSR to crises reports teams, International Organisations, and other sources. Crisis Response and Operational Coordination 12
EU and ARF/ASEAN
EU support to ARF/ASEAN Crisis Response Capability (1) EU is • 19th ASEAN ‐ EU Ministerial committed Meeting in Brunei on 26 ‐ 27 to April 2012 supporting • Establish a regional network ASEAN crisis of information sharing and response early warning system capability Crisis Response and Operational Coordination 14
EU support to ARF/ASEAN Crisis Response Capability (2) • Co Chairing ARF ISG and DOD (7 ‐ 9 EU April) – ISM on DR feeding into ISG ‐ constantly HADR expected to be prominent theme seeks to • CSDP orientation course open to enhance its ARF Members (and fin support for ASEAN participants) with special ARF focus on EU ‐ ASEAN relations and again including HADR elements, 11 ‐ engagement 14 March Crisis Response and Operational Coordination 15
EU support to ARF/ASEAN Crisis Response Capability (3) Active participation in Asia ‐ Europe Meeting (ASEM) process • Next conference in the Philippines, June 2014 Hi ‐ level missions in ASEAN countries Crisis Response and Operational Coordination 16
EU support to ARF/ASEAN Crisis Response Capability (4) Support to ASEAN Support to AHA Centre, Secretariat Jakarta Support to a number of ASEAN Member States in the field of crisis response, e.g. Myanmar, Philippines Crisis Response and Operational Coordination 17
EU support to ARF/ASEAN Crisis Response Capability (5) EU's substantial participation in ARF Disaster Relief Exercises • DiREx 2011 • DiREx 2013 Crisis Response and Operational Coordination 18
Directorate General for Humanitarian Aid & Civil Protection (ECHO) Emergency Response Coordination Centre (ERCC) – Providing faster and more efficient help in disasters 19
Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection: two complementary tools Humanitarian Aid Civil Protection Funding from EC budget Voluntary contributions of assistance in (Over € 1300 million in 2013) kind from MS What? Active donor: programming and policy Budget of CP Financial Instrument = EUR development 368 million over 2014 ‐ 2020 To whom? Implementing partners (NGOs ‐ UN ‐ Red Cross) Government of affected country Geographical Most vulnerable population(s) in third countries, scope? Inside and outside the EU mainly in developing countries Type of Natural and man ‐ made disasters Natural and man ‐ made disasters disaster? (wars, conflicts, forgotten crises etc.) (complex emergencies exceptional) Timescale? Immediate aftermath of crisis and beyond Acute stage only (presence of humanitarian needs) (normally max. 2 ‐ 3 weeks) Crisis Response and Operational Coordination 20
EU Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection in the World 2 0 0 2 -2 0 1 2 HA im plem ented EU CP Mechanism activated Both HA & EU CP Mechanism deployed Crisis Response and Operational Coordination 21
Humanitarian principles Humanity Neutrality Impartiality Independence
ECHO Humanitarian Aid Needs based and Principled approach • Needs ‐ based interventions – no pre ‐ conditions • No official request required Operational efficiency and rapidity : Key partner for many relief agencies ‐ has helped to save millions of lives Rapid deployment of funds Technical expertise + quality control on the spot Commitment to ‘ forgotten crises ’ Crisis Response and Operational Coordination 23
ECHO partners in Humanitarian Aid • 200 partners: NGOs, UN and Red Cross • Framework Agreement with ECHO Brussels • Specific Grant Agreement depending on hum. needs • Usually present in area / country prior to disaster • Known to government and other stakeholders in the affected country • Often local network in affected area (CBOs, private sector, sub ‐ national government) Crisis Response and Operational Coordination 24
ECHO Humanitarian Aid and DRR in East, South East Asia and the Pacific 2007 ‐ 2014 € 2m Funding € 13m (in Million Euros) € 2m Vietnam 21 € 10m Pacific 17 Japan Philippines 92 Burma/Myanmar 150 € 13m Thailand 50 Cambodia 18 € 21m Lao PDR 13 € 150m Indonesia 15 € 18m Mongolia 2 € 50m DPRK 13 € 92m Japan 10 China 2 Timor Leste 5 TOTAL 408 € 15m € 5m € 17m 23/ 02/ 2014 Crisis Response and Operational Coordination
The Civil Protection Mechanism • Response : Facilitates cooperation in civil protection assistance interventions in the event of major disasters inside and outside the EU. • Preparedness : Training, exercises, exchange of experts, modules. • Prevention : Support EU ‐ Member States in preventing risks or reducing harm to people, the environment or property resulting from emergencies. • 32 participating countries : 28 EU ‐ Members States + Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. Crisis Response and Operational Coordination 26
Activation of the Mechanism Disaster Request for assistance stricken Acceptance / rejection of country assistance offered I nformation update ERCC Offer of assistance Deployment of EU CP Teams Coordination of Transport ERRC as Coordination Hub and Service Provider Crisis Response and Operational Coordination 27
Philippines – Assistance through the EU Civil Protection Mechanism 1 Medical team - 5 0 severe + 1 0 0 injured / day Coordinat ion & Logistics Non Food I tem s W ater Purification Unit ( 6 0 0 0 l/ h) Cleaning 1 Medical Team roads, ( m ore than 1 0 0 0 rem oving patients treated) , debris W ater, Sanitation Hygiene Logistics support Supporting Macatan Airport Shelter, w ater and other relief assistance Coordinat ion & Logistics Crisis Response and Operational Coordination 28
Why Modules? • Predefined personnel and equipment Different • Rapid deployment resources in • Predefined capabilities – you know 32 what you get • Interoperability – we can all work Participating together States • Self ‐ sufficiency – no burden to the requesting country Crisis Response and Operational Coordination 29
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