Aid workshop aims at enhancing field response skills

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Abu Dhabi: The UAE Office for the Coordination of Foreign Aid (OCFA) and the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has conducted a five-day workshop on ‘Basic Tools and Mechanisms for Emergency Humanitarian Response'. The workshop is aimed at enhancing the field response skills of locally-based humanitarian personnel.
Officials from different organisations demonstrated their capacity to respond to humanitarian emergencies during a field exercise organised jointly by OCFA and OCHA. The exercise was held with the support of Abu Dhabi Police and the UAE Red Crescent Authority.
Mobilisation
The training was based on a three-part manual, ‘Responding to Emergencies', produced by OCHA Regional Office for the Middle East, North Africa and Central Asia in collaboration with OCFA.
An OCFA statement said: "The goal of the field exercise was to impart an understanding of the key elements of mobilisation, needs assessments and coordination mechanisms used during humanitarian emergency response situations. The exercise has helped participants develop and refine their capabilities in this regard."
Collaboration
The statement also highlighted the spirit of collaboration that ensured the success of this exercise, in which Abu Dhabi Police Head Quarters, represented by the Search and Rescue Team, and the Red Crescent Authority drew on their expertise in humanitarian response to assist volunteers in running an extensive simulation exercise, as part of their continued support for the UAE foreign aid sector.
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