AGREE DFAT notes the DFAT Pacific posts Pacific portal of (b) identifying in advance on-going work to will systematically regional of a crisis local, national identify and liaise identify partnerships in government and regional partners, with humanitarian their Crisis Action capabilities including private sector response partners Plans (CAPs) and anticipated to in Pacific Island update information of come into and civil society actors, Countries (PICs). in-country suppliers effect by 2018 that could contribute This includes, for annually. ARC PHC effectively to a example, HPD will support PIC project to be humanitarian response, partnerships with leadership to establish completed by as well as mechanisms the Australian Red a portal through which Dec 2017 that could be used to Cross and PICs can request support them in the Australian NGOs. assistance based on a DFAT is event of a crisis pre-identified register supporting of national and mechanisms regional government intended to better capabilities and assets enable partners to in the Pacific. respond effectively DFAT will continue to and appropriately. draw on civilian specialists deployed to Note: The Pacific Pacific NDMOs to portal of regional support the ongoing government identification of capabilities is partners and driven under PIC mechanisms. leadership with HPD will provide DFAT support. financial support to the WFP to map relief supplies and logistical companies across the Pacific. HPD and PAD will share lessons from the Australian Red Cross (ARC) Pacific Humanitarian Challenge (PHC) mapping of private sector capabilities in Vanuatu with other Pacific posts and partners. The two key partnerships with the Australian Red Cross and Australian NGOs
(b) identifying in advance of a crisis local, national and regional partners, including private sector and civil society actors, that could contribute effectively to a humanitarian response, as well as mechanisms that could be used to support them in the event of a crisis AGREE DFAT notes the on-going work to identify and liaise with humanitarian response partners in Pacific Island Countries (PICs). This includes, for example, partnerships with the Australian Red Cross and Australian NGOs. DFAT is supporting mechanisms intended to better enable partners to respond effectively and appropriately. Note: The Pacific portal of regional government capabilities is driven under PIC leadership with DFAT support. DFAT Pacific posts will systematically identify partnerships in their Crisis Action Plans (CAPs) and update information of in-country suppliers annually. HPD will support PIC leadership to establish a portal through which PICs can request assistance based on a pre-identified register of national and regional government capabilities and assets in the Pacific. DFAT will continue to draw on civilian specialists deployed to Pacific NDMOs to support the ongoing identification of partners and mechanisms. HPD will provide financial support to the WFP to map relief supplies and logistical companies across the Pacific. HPD and PAD will share lessons from the Australian Red Cross (ARC) Pacific Humanitarian Challenge (PHC) mapping of private sector capabilities in Vanuatu with other Pacific posts and partners. The two key partnerships with the Australian Red Cross and Australian NGOs Pacific portal of regional government capabilities anticipated to come into effect by 2018 ARC PHC project to be completed by Dec 2017
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