1. Speakers Facilitator John Ging Chair IASC Emergency Directors Group
Silvia Danailov
Chief Humanitarian Field Support Section, Office of Emergency Programmes, UNICEF
Domitillé Galli Emergency Coordinator / RRMP Manager, Norwegian Refugee Council
Facilitator
Panos Moumtzis Director, IASC Senior Transformative Agenda Implementation Team (STAIT)

2. What are the different roles of the global and country levels in ensuring a fast response? What systems exist at global level to ensure speedy delivery of assistance?
UNDAC Misstion to Haiti, Credit: OCHA

3. What are the different roles of the global and country levels in ensuring a fast response? What systems exist at global level to ensure speedy delivery of assistance?
National
Coordination (NEMA, Ministries, National Red Cross Society, etc.)
Technical (National Civil Protection, Fire Fighters, Police, Medical Services, National NGOs, affected people, Specific Military Disaster Response Teams, etc.)
Ad Hoc Capacity at national level (National Armies and National Civil Protection Agencies without specific DRTs, local enterprises, private citizens, etc.)
Regional
Coordination (ECHO, ASEAN, CEDEMA, etc.)
Technical (EUCPT, APHP, CEDEMA/RNAT, etc.)
Ad Hoc capacity at a regional level (diasporas, large enterprises, etc.)
Global
Coordination (UNDAC, IFRC/FACT)
Technical (INSARAG, WHO/FMTs, IHP, MapAction, DHL/DRT, etc.)
Ad Hoc Capacity at a global level (large multinational corporations, large diasporas, etc.)

4. What rapid response mechanisms exist at country level and how do these work?

5. Rapid Response Comparison Issue
Mandate
Year of Establishment
Single or Multiple Mechanisms
Coordination
Linkage with Clusters
Governance
Pre-funding
Funding sources
Management
Partners involved
Geographic coverage
Dedicated Teams
Sectors involved
Prepositioning - capital/province
First/last resort
Short-term/longer-term
Assess then deliver/ assess and deliver
Assessment type
Specific features
What rapid response mechanisms exist at country level and how do these work?
Democratic Republic of Congo
Central African Republic
South Sudan
Iraq

6. What is the role of NGOs in these rapid response mechanisms?

7. Are rapid response mechanisms only about delivery of materials or can they be more holistic in responding to needs? What about protection for example?

8. What are the lessons learned so far from DRC and other contexts?

9. What can an HCT do to start up a rapid response mechanism
What can an HCT do to start up a rapid response mechanism? Where can we get support?

10. Where can I get help?
Documents on RRM in DRC/Evaluation RRM, CAR RRM Briefing Note, South Sudan RRM Briefing Note
2. Global - Links for Individual Mechanisms in Rapid Response Mapping document
3. Country - Focal Points – in RRM Country Comparison Document