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USPACOM FHA References Wiki - HADR Guidelines, Policies and SOPs

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UN OCHA - United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Guidelines and References

Asia-Pacific Regional Guidelines (APC MADRO)

Asia-Pacific Regional Guidelines for the Use of Foreign Military Assets in Natural Disaster Response Operations (21 Feb 2014) . These Guidelines are a reference guide for Member States in order to establish the basic framework for an effective and efficient use of foreign military assets in support of an Affected State in the Asia-Pacific region. More details can be found on the snapshot.

Disaster Response in Asia and the Pacific: A Guide to International Tools and Services

Designed to help disaster managers in national Governments gain basic knowledge of how to use international tools and services. The guide is not prescriptive. It aims to support the growing disaster response and disaster response preparedness capabilities that exist at national level across Asia and the Pacific. More details can be found on their website at: http://www.unocha.org/publications/asiadisasterresponse/ 

Civil-Military Guidelines and Reference for Complex Emergencies

The document was published in 2008, and comprised of the following three (3) documents:

  • Guidelines on the Use of Military and Civil Defence Assets to Support United Nations Humanitarian Activities in Complex Emergencies – “MCDA Guidelines” - Rev. 1 (January 2006).
  • Civil-Military Relationship in Complex Emergencies – an IASC Reference Paper (June 2004).
  • Use of Military or Armed Escorts for Humanitarian Convoys – IASC Discussion Paper and Non-Binding Guidelines (September 2001).

IASC Guidance

 - Find links to all IASC Guidance on the Global Protection Cluster website here

IASC Operational Guidelines on the Protection of Persons in Situations of Natural Disasters

IASC - Refugees and Human Rights FAQS: 

Oslo Guidelines

  • Guidelines on the Use of Foreign Military and Civil Defence Assets in Disaster Relief – “Oslo Guidelines” - Rev. 1.1 (November 2007).

UN-CMCoord References

Updated Guidelines on the Use of Armed Escorts for Humanitarian Convoys

Military Procedures

(USPACOM)  Multinational Planning Augmentation Team: MNF SOP

The Multinational Planning Augmentation Team (MPAT) Program is a cooperative multinational effort to facilitate the rapid and effective establishment and/or augmentation of a multinational task force headquarters. More information can be found in their "What is MPAT" presentation. The following are direct links to Multinational Force Standard Operating Procedures (MNF SOP) documents

MNF SOP and HADR Extract

USPACOM Foreign Humanitarian Assistance (FHA) CONOP & IM/KM Plans

APICC Guidelines

The 2016 APICC Multinational Guidelines for Information Support to Military Disaster Relief Operations may be downloaded at https://community.apan.org/hadr/pacom-hadr/m/fha-files/181998/download

USAID Policy

USAID Policy on Cooperation with the Department of Defense

This policy document articulates a set of guiding principles to establish parameters for USAID cooperation with DoD and clarifies the context for that cooperation. More info can be found here