WHAT IS UNJLC The UNITED NATIONS Joint Logistics

WHAT IS UNJLC? The UNITED NATIONS Joint Logistics Centre (UNJLC) is a coordinated response to common humanitarian logistics concerns.

MISSION STATEMENT To complement and co-ordinate the logistics capabilities of co-operating humanitarian agencies during large-scale emergencies.

GENESIS/ CHRONOLOGY 1996 1998 1999 2000/ 2001 02/ 2001 09/ 2001 03/ 2002 03/ 2003 - CENTRAL AFRICA (EASTERN ZAIRE) SOMALIA FLOODS EAST TIMOR MACEDONIA MOZAMBIQUE FLOODS INDIA EARTHQUAKE (BHUJ) ENDORSEMENT OF CONCEPT BY IASC AFGHANISTAN ACTIVATION INSTITUTIONALISATION BY IASC/ ESTABLISHMENT OF JLC CORE UNIT - ROME IRAQ ACTIVATION

ACTIVATION PROCESS DISASTER ONSET SCALE OF RESPONSE INTER-AGENCY CONSULTATION EXISTING AGENCY CAPACITIES MAJOR BOTTLENECKS MCDA INVOLVEMENT UNJLC INPUT DECISION WITHIN 24 HOURS !!!

DEPLOYMENT ADVISE RELEVANT AUTHORITIES - SUDDEN ONSET - SLOW ONSET/ COMPLEX EMERGENCY ASSESS DEPLOYMENT REQUIREMENTS - DEPLOYMENT REQUIREMENT ASSESSMENT (DRA) TEAM ACTIVATE STANDBY CAPACITIES - ADMIN SUPPORT - SERVICE PACKAGES - FLYAWAY KIT - TRAINED PERSONNEL - FUNDING - ICT (FITTEST) DETERMINE EXIT STRATEGY

INTERVENTION MODELS 1. COORDINATION ONLY - Bhuj Earthquake 2001 - Afghanistan Emergency (2001 -2002) - Iraq Emergency (2003) 2. COORDINATION PLUS ASSET MANAGEMENT - Eastern Zaire Crisis 1996, - Somalia/ Kenya Flooding 1998, - Macedonian Operation in 1999, - East Timor in 1999, - Mozambique 2000 and 2001.

OPERATIONAL STRUCTURE HUMANITARIAN COORDINATOR CHIEF DEPUTY ADMINISTRATION INFORMATION MANAGEMENT Satellite SATELLITE MOVEMENT CONTROL FUEL SUPPLY / WAREHOUSING INFRASTRUCTURE CM COORD CUSTOMS AVIATION TRANSPORT

UNJLC FUNCTIONS Include … I. Information Management II. Movement Control/ Operations Center III. Air Operations Planning IV. Customs & Border Crossing V. Fuel Planning VI. Infrastructure Assessment VII. Facilitating UN & NGO Logistics Meetings VIII. CMCoord IX. Core Unit Activities

I. INFORMATION MANAGEMENT PIPELINE/ COMMODITY TRACKING SITREPS/BULLETINS LOGISTICS PLANNING SUPPORT INFORMATION MOVEMENT CONTROL GIS / MAPPING www. unjlc. org Bulletin Emails Handouts … TECHNICAL ASSESSMENTS

What is the Role of UNJLC’s Information Management? § Provide a logistics information platform to the humanitarian community § Provide logistics information services to the humanitarian community § A means to an end - facilitate the provision of efficient logistics in a crisis.

Target Groups/ Customers § Field logisticians: UN & NGOs § Non-UN/ Humanitarian: – – NGOs Governments Media (Bloomberg, Washington Post) Academic institutions § Planners: – HQ – Field § Donors

Making Products… § IM team’s job is to produce or monitor – Customs/Entry Point locations procedures – Air schedules and procedures – Port Information – Transport survey – Fuel info/maps/prices – MSR Conditions: Infrastructure & Security – Website

Final Products – – – – – Bulletin Helpdesk NGO convoy forum Stock tracking Convoy traffic OFF tracking Info for maps RAD Maps FAQs

Who uses the UNJLC web? § www. unjlc. org § 21, 000 visitors (Sept 03) 1. Bulletin 2. Air 3. Infrastructure 4. What’s New 5. Air Passenger Procedure

II. MOVEMENT CONTROL Ø PLANNING Ø IDENTIFYING / ADDRESSING BOTTLENECKS Ø COORDINATING / DECONFLICTING Ø DETERMINE MOST EFFICIENT TRANSPORT MODE Ø MONITORING ALSO, A PLATFORM FOR MOVEMENT COORDINATION WITH NON-HUMANITARIAN ACTORS, e. g. , LOCAL AUTHORITIES, DPKO, RELEVANT MILITARY AUTHORITIES.

III. AIR OPERATIONS The Tasks of the UNJLC Air Cell has been to: § Create an environment in which humanitarian flights can take place by negotiating clearances/ fee exemptions; and, assisting in defining requirements for air lift capacity. § Obtain flight, over flight and slot clearance procedures to ensure workability, which, once established and proved were passed to UNHAS for routine execution. § Prioritisation of cargo airlifts, and assisted in formalising a Definition of Requirements for Airlift. § Produce and subsequently revise the “Air Plan” - a document intended to set out the requirement for aircraft and routes.

IV. CUSTOMS & BORDER CROSSINGS UNJLC has made significant contributions in the area of customs and this has been possible through a development of expertise which is unique in the UN system. This is the product of experience gained both in Afghanistan and during the current crisis in Iraq, and close collaboration with stakeholders.

Customs & EPs § UNJLC was able to facilitate agreements allowing for the import, export and transit of all humanitarian aid provided to Iraq by UN agencies, the IOM, their implementing partners and NGO’s. § UNJLC was able to negotiate for the provision of broad exemptions on all humanitarian aid provided by UN agencies and their implementing partners. § UNJLC played a role in negotiating with the Jordanian Director of Customs on the need to deploy additional Customs officers at the border -39 at Al-Karamah alone- and 24 -hour Customs service at all Customs terminals and free zones. § UNJLC drafted a Protocol for signature between the UN and the CPA to ensure that broad exemptions are applied on humanitarian supplies entering Iraq and the unhindered removal of humanitarian equipment.

Customs: Jordan-Iraq Border § UNJLC has actively participated in facilitating the movement through the Iraq-Jordan entry point at Trebil. Two staff members were stationed there with the role of: - ensuring the smooth passage of humanitarian aid - liaising with the Jordanian Authorities, Iraqi EP staff and the Coalition forces. - monitoring fluid situation at border for UN, IOs, and NGOs. § Special lanes were created for both inbound and outbound humanitarian traffic at Al-Karamah and Trebil, catering specially for UN agencies, IP’s and NGO’s. This has served to drastically expedite the delivery of humanitarian aid and supplies to the Iraqi people.

V. FUEL § The fuel situation following the conflict in Iraq has been unstable and as such, UNJLC has provided regular updates and information on the situation within the country. § The UNJLC Fuel Team has produced weekly fuel situation updates and availability reports for key fuels. § Through its monitoring and liaison activities with various authorities and key persons within the field, the team has been able identify potential critical shortages of key fuels, particularly LPG and diesel, and advised Coalition authorities of risks, to allow authorities additional time to address through imports or other means.

VI. Infrastructure § Transport Survey § Road, Bridge, & Railway Assessments § RAD

VII. CMCoord § Coordinate requests and use of Military and Civil Defence Assets (MCDA) for supporting humanitarian operations. § Advise and support the local Field Coordinator, and any UNJLC logistics and air operations personnel deployed in the area of responsibility, on all issues concerning civil-military relations. § Advise and support UN security personnel on security issues affecting civil-military § If operating in the field, submit regular reports to UNJLC (Main) on ongoing civil-military activities § If operating in the field, provide inputs to strategic and policy processes, and to UNJLC Sitreps prepared by the Field Coordinator § Undertake any other tasks requiring inter-action between civilian and military actors in the area of responsibility

VIII. UN/ NGO Logistics Meetings § As required, holding regular logistics meetings with UN agencies, NGOs, and IPs to capture and address logistical bottlenecks faced by the humanitarian community. § Information sharing platform § To provide updates

XI. UNJLC CORE UNIT § § supporting deployments in a timely manner information management, contingency planning, arranging logistics workshops with interagency participation, § preparing flyaway kits to facilitate immediate deployment of UNJLC teams.

HOW IS JLC STAFFED § Inter-Agency Loans and Secondments § Consultants on WFP contracts § Stand-by Personnel from Stand-by Partners

STANDBY PARTNERS Government Agencies: • Norwegian Directorate of Civil Defence & Emergency Planning (DCDEP) • Swiss Humanitarian Assistance (SHA) • Swedish Rescue Service Agency (SRSA) • UK Department for International Development’s Operation Team (DFID) • Swedish Civil Aviation Administration (SCAA) • The Russian Federation State Committee for Civil Defence and Emergencies (EMERCOM) • Icelandic Crisis Response Unit Non-Government Organizations: • Danish Refugee Council (DRC) • Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) • Fondation Suisse de Deminage (FSD) • Red. R Australia Commercial Companies: • Ericsson • Svendborg Marine Surveyors/Danish Port Captain Fund

Profiles of Staff Stand-by Partners § § § § Logistics Officers Road/Civil Engineers River Engineers Railroad Engineers Customs Experts Aircraft Load Planner Air Transport Officer Aviation Safety Control Officer Movement Control Officer Air Traffic Control Officers GIS Specialists Database Managers Info Managers Infrastructure Manager Transport Sector Economist

Iraq Achievements 2003 UNJLC was instrumental in de-conflicting and removing logistical bottlenecks in Iraq notably through the: § establishment of dedicated humanitarian lanes in and out of Iraq; § tasking and prioritization of UN air cargo; § identification and early warning of fuel shortages (notably LPG and Diesel); § dissemination of critical logistical information to the humanitarian community through its bulletins and website posts; § augmentation of UNOPS’ role in the Oil for Food Programme as the executing UN agency for the oil sector, especially in monitoring prioritization and logistics.

Afghanistan Achievements 2002 § Supplying information: collecting and analyzing of data on logistics & dissemination of information. § Solving bottlenecks: Negotiating agreement with Uzbek authorities; providing logistic planning support for UNICEF; negotiating on reduced transport rates for wagons across Termez Bridge and barges crossing the Amudaryk River. § Air Operations § Infrastructure § Winterization § Capacity Building § Nation Building: Loya Jirga, currency exchange, etc.