Next TRIPLEX simulation exercise to take place in September 2013
TRIPLEX is a regular, IHP-run, full-scale simulation exercise, enabling a range of humanitarian actors to practice their response mechanisms in a sudden-onset natural disaster scenario. The next TRIPLEX will take place in the Danish-German border region from Saturday 28th September to Friday 4th October, 2013.
Read moreUNHCR and IHP go hand in hand with emergency training in Revinge
REVINGE, Sweden, 7 March – Emergency responders from UN refugee agency, UNHCR, and partner organizations from around the globe had been operating from an International Humanitarian Partnership (IHP) base camp atop a frozen hill in Revinge to address the humanitarian needs of thousands of people fleeing their home country.
Read moreIHP supports UN operations in Ethiopia
Hunger in the Horn of Africa is causing the UN to extend its relief efforts in Ethiopia. The UN World Food Programme has requested support from IHP to set up an accommodation and office compound in the UN headquarters in the southern part of the country.
Read moreUN OCHA is deploying an UNDAC team to Tunisia
UN OCHA has deployed an UNDAC team (United Nations Disaster Assessment and Coordination) to Tunisia to assist with the humanitarian efforts in helping refugees from Libya.
Read moreBase camp to Pakistan
Upon request from the United Nations IHP has sent a base camp to Pakistan to house 70 international aid workers in the southern part of the country.
The base camp will provide accommodation, kitchen and office facilities to the aid workers, who are participating in the relief work in the flooded Pakistan.
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