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UNOCHA, set up inter agency coordination for I/NGOs, UN agencies for
effective relief operation and organize regular meetings to check the progress
and identify the gaps. The frequency of the meetings will depend upon the
situation. In the beginning, the daily emergency meeting is important as the
situation normalizes; the meeting can be organized once in month or so.
(8) Standards
(a) Cloth and bedding is appropriate according to the culture and climatic
conditions and according to the local customs/traditions.
(b) Minimum set of kitchen utensils with good quality material provided to
each house hold (see annexed detailed list).
(c) The cooking stoves provided should be appropriate to the local culture,
easy to use and fuel efficient 25 .
8. Shelter. Shelters are places for people to live in temporarily when they cannot stay at
their permanent houses (original places). The reason for this could be natural and man-made
disasters. In post disaster situations, policy of one room out of rubble should be followed, however
temporary shelter is often provided by the government and humanitarian organizations as part of the
emergency response. Normally, government uses public buildings or tents for emergency shelter
where affected communities are temporarily given this support. Sometimes, these settlements
continue longer than expected (it normally happens in the conflict situation). In majority of the cases,
these public buildings are schools, barracks, ware houses, play grounds, open parks, or other
available public buildings. These are normally in the small towns and urban areas and are often put to
use as temporary or transit accommodation. During natural disasters, government always prefers and
makes arrangement to accommodate affected population in public buildings. If the disaster is on a
larger scale and the public buildings are not enough to accommodate the affected population, the
government and humanitarian organization decide to provide tents.
a. Selection of Public Building. The following factors should be considered for the
selection of public building for accommodating affected population:-
(1) Public buildings are identified before the disaster occurs.
(2) Plan should be developed clearly stating how many people will be
accommodated in each building as part of emergency preparedness.
(3) The basic facilities such as electricity and water/sanitation must be functional. If
water and sanitation facilities are unserviceable, Public Health Engineering
Department be asked to set up temporary water arrangements therein.
(4) Separate toilet and bathing facilities for men and women.
(5) International standards to be adhered to as far as possible.
25 The Sphere Project Minimum Standards in Disaster Response