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Australian logisticians respond to the Pakistan floods


 
RedR Australia has deployed five people from its Standby Register to the relief operation in Pakistan, three of whom are working in a logistics capacity.
 
The monsoonal rains and subsequent flooding have submerged one fifth of the country causing a devastating impact on 20 million people. The scale of the disaster has shocked one of the organisation’s most experienced register members, a logistician who deployed to the World Food Programme within days of the United Nations appeal for assistance.
 
After returning from a recent airdrop last week where he saw families living on their roof tops, he commented that despite being a veteran of this sort of work, the plight of the people brought a lump to his throat, such is the magnitude of the disaster.
 
He is joined by another logistics specialist and an aviation coordinator, both of whom are also working around the clock to move tonnes of food and supplies. Further air movement assistance will be provided by two more specialists from the Standby Register who are preparing to depart.
 
Sharing information from the field is essential in an emergency response. A Humanitarian Affairs Officer is working with the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), which is tasked with ensuring that information is exchanged so that a coordinated response between aid agencies is achieved.
 
RedR’s fifth contributor, who has only recently returned from an assignment in Haiti, will ensure humanitarian workers have the IT and telecommunications they require to launch relief operations.
 
A child protection officer is the next to depart. She will work to ensure the needs of the most vulnerable are met during this difficult time in their lives. An emergency resource mobilisation and contribution management specialist is also preparing to leave Australia. She will liaise with potential and current UNICEF donors and will share the impact of their contribution.
 
RedR Australia is waiting to hear whether its other nominees will be taken up by the UN agencies. The situation on the ground is changing daily and therefore staffing needs change with it.
 
Disaster relief personnel on RedR Australia’s register remain on standby ready to respond to the threat posed more flooding in the south of the nation. The anticipation is that coming months will include the mobilisation of more specialists, in response to emerging needs.
 
RedR Australia is a humanitarian agency that maintains a Standby Register of highly skilled personnel for United Nations agencies and other established frontline aid organisations to draw on for short-term emergency and disaster relief work. RedR Australia is also a leading provider of humanitarian response training courses. These courses help equip potential and experienced aid workers with the specialised skills and knowledge to maximise their effectiveness in the field. Further details about RedR Australia’s Standby Register and training courses can be found at www.redr.org.au.

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