The United Nations Joint Logistics Centre (UNJLC) was created to optimise and complement the
logistics
Logistics is the part of supply chain management that deals with the efficient forward and reverse flow of goods, services, and related information from the point of origin to the Consumption (economics), point of consumption according to the ...
capabilities of cooperating agencies within a well-defined
crisis
A crisis (: crises; : critical) is any event or period that will lead to an unstable and dangerous situation affecting an individual, group, or all of society. Crises are negative changes in the human or environmental affairs, especially when ...
area for the benefit of the ongoing
humanitarian
Humanitarianism is an ideology centered on the value of human life, whereby humans practice benevolent treatment and provide assistance to other humans to reduce suffering and improve the conditions of humanity for moral, altruistic, and emotiona ...
operation. In 2005 the UNJLC was merged with the
World Food Programme
The World Food Programme (WFP) is an international organization within the United Nations that provides food assistance worldwide. It is the world's largest humanitarian organization and the leading provider of school meals. Founded in 1961 ...
Logistics Coordination Unit as part of the
Logistics Cluster and all UNJLC offices were disbanded in 2008.
The UNJLC provides logistics support at operational planning, coordination and monitoring level. Unless specified otherwise, UN Agencies and other humanitarian bodies, which are established in the area, will continue to exercise their normal responsibilities. As a result, the UNJLC will not be involved in
policy
Policy is a deliberate system of guidelines to guide decisions and achieve rational outcomes. A policy is a statement of intent and is implemented as a procedure or protocol. Policies are generally adopted by a governance body within an or ...
and establishment of humanitarian needs and priorities.
Functions
* Collecting, analyzing and disseminating logistics information relevant to the ongoing humanitarian operation,
* Scheduling the movement of humanitarian cargo and relief workers within the crisis area, using commonly available transport assets,
* Managing the import, receipt, dispatch and tracking of non-assigned food and non-food relief commodities;
* Upon specific request, make detailed assessments of roads, bridges, airports, ports and other logistics infrastructure and recommend actions for repair and reconstruction
The scope of the UNJLC activities may vary with the type of emergency, the scale of involvement of the cooperating partners and the humanitarian needs. In general terms, the UNJLC would:
* Serve as an information platform for supporting humanitarian logistics operations;
* Upon specific request, coordinate the use of available warehouse capacity;
* Coordinate the influx of strategic humanitarian
airlift
An airlift is the organized delivery of Materiel, supplies or personnel primarily via military transport aircraft.
Airlifting consists of two distinct types: strategic and tactical. Typically, strategic airlifting involves moving material lo ...
into the crisis area;
* Serve as an information platform for recommending the most efficient modes of transportation;
* Identify logistical bottlenecks and propose satisfactory solutions or alternatives;
* Serve as the focal point for co-ordinating facilitation measures with local authorities for importing, transporting and distributing relief commodities into the country;
* Provide reliable information regarding the logistics capacity in meeting the prioritization of targets;
* Be the focal point to coordinate humanitarian logistics operations with the Local Emergency Management Authorities (LEMA) or, in a
Peacekeeping
Peacekeeping comprises activities, especially military ones, intended to create conditions that favor lasting peace. Research generally finds that peacekeeping reduces civilian and battlefield deaths, as well as reduces the risk of renewed w ...
or Complex Environment, with the Department of Peace Keeping Operations (DPKO) or the relevant
military
A military, also known collectively as armed forces, is a heavily armed, highly organized force primarily intended for warfare. Militaries are typically authorized and maintained by a sovereign state, with their members identifiable by a d ...
entities.
References
External links
United Nations Joint Logistics Centre
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