ARF SEMINAR ON LAWS AND REGULATION ENHANCING INTERNATIONAL HADR COOPERATION BY LT COL ABDUL RAHMAN ALAVI DEFENCE OPERATION CENTRE, JOINT FORCE HQ, MALAYSIA ARMED FORCES 1

Scope of Presentation MAF HADR Capabilities Lesson Learnt in Disaster Relief Enhancing HADR Cooperation 2

Emphasis on Disaster Relief Operation Guided by 3 humanitarian principles – humanity, neutrality and impartiality Laid out through United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) Resolution 46/182 Dec 1991 MAF role to assist and support the civil agencies based on National Security Council (NSC) Instruction No.20 Also our main reference in dealing with disaster in country At the regional and international level abide by following : –The Use of Military and Civil Defence Assets (MCDA) in Disaster Relief (Oslo Guidelines) –SOP for Regional Standby Arrangements and Coordination of Joint Disaster Relief and Emergency Response Operations (SASOP) –ASEAN Regional Forum SOP for Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (ARF HADR SOP) 3

MAF Role in Disaster Relief All DRO & HA is dealt by National Security Council By nature of its structure, organization and assets, MAF seen as an appropriate body for immediate response to DRO Capable of providing logistics and administrative support to other governmental bodies involved in DRO MAF Three and its Medical Services had developed the capability to provide assistance in HADR operation 4

Army Immediate search and rescue Provide treated water within the stricken area Construction of temporary shelter and clearance of debris Sanitation facilities and reopening of road communication system Provide logistics support in food supply, cooking facilities, land transport system, maintenance of mechanical equipment 5

11 6 Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) Provide C3 base and transportation of equipment Afloat forward operating base and logistics support base Provide limited helicopter services with night flying capability for casualty evacuation and transportation of humanitarian aids to remote areas

Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) Transportation of search and rescue team Capable to deploy to any destination within the region in 2- hr notice Provide 1 x Sikorsky helicopter for DRO Capable to provide airfield defence security, air mobile health support, aero-medical evacuation, airspace management, air traffic control and terminal services 7

MAF Medical Services Advanced Level-One Field Hospital with 20-bed under tents. construct within 24 hrs and provide medical services within 48 hrs 8

JOINT FORCE HQ - MAF 9 Rapid Response Timely Information Meet the Needs Coordination Expertise Finance Lesson Learnt

ENHANCING INTERNATIONAL HADR COOPERATION ARF SEMINAR ON LAWS AND REGULATION 10

JOINT FORCE HQ Need for Assistance Time Local Government & civil organizations have primary responsibility International Military is in support (security, relief, affected population support, technical assistance ) Conceptual Military Involvement 11 TRANSITION POINT INTERNATIONAL CIVIL ASSISTANCE INT’L MILITARY ASSISTANCE LOCAL / NATIONAL RESPONSE SEARCH AND RESCUE PHASE STABILIZATION PHASE RECONSTRUCTION PHASE

ENHANCING International COOPERATION ON HADR NEED FOR LEGAL FRAMEWORK 12

JOINT FORCE HQ - MAF 13 CIVIL - MILITARY COOPERATION ConflictCompetitionCooperationcoexistence Coordination Social Responsibility ENHANCING INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION ON HADR

ENHANCING INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION ON HADR CAPACITY BUILDING 14

COORDINATION JOINT FORCE HQ - MAF Essential dialogue and interaction between civilian and military actors in humanitarian emergency 15

JOINT FORCE HQ - MAF 16 CONCLUSION Immense value of military and civil defense assets Challenge lies in harmonizing approaches Start in-country, strengthen regionally and coordinate internationally Identify inventory of capabilities and assets it would allocate for disaster relief operations

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