OSOCC Guidelines.pdf

The OSOCC Guidelines provide guidance to an UNDAC team and/or other organizations that are the first to arrive at the site of a disaster and required to establish a coordination structure. The coordination structure should be designed to assist the Government of the affected country with coordination and facilitation of international humanitarian assistance. The guidelines have been developed by OCHA’s Field Coordination Support Section (FCSS), which serves as the permanent INSARAG Secretariat, in cooperation with the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), the United Nations Disaster Assessment and Coordination (UNDAC) system and experts from international USAR-teams.