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WFP LOGISTICS

CONTENTS

• World Food Programme: Who we are

• How WFP Logistics Works

• Logistics Supply Chain

• Inter-agency Logistics Services

- UN Humanitarian Air Service (UNHAS)

- UN Humanitarian Response Depot Network (UNHRD)

- Emergency Telecommunication Cluster

- Logistics Cluster

• Training and Tools

WHO WE ARE

• The United Nations frontline agency in the fight against hunger

• 5 million tons of food annually distributed to 100 million people in 80 countries

• Respond to disasters worldwide in support of governments

• Expertise and coordination in food security analysis, nutrition, food procurement and logistics to support national governments and the wider humanitarian community.

HOW WFP LOGISTICS WORKS

• Strength: “Deep-field presence”

• Goal: “ to deliver the right food ration to the right people at the right time at the right cost”

• Logisticians and specialists in field operations – Shipping

– Aviation

– Surface transport

– Forwarding

– Warehousing

– Civil Engineering

• Governments and private sector partnerships for specialised services/skills

WFP Supply Chain

International/Local

Procurement

Vessels

Trucks/

Rail

Helicopters/

Airplanes

Storage

Distribution

OCEAN TRANSPORT

40 ships on average on the

high seas at any given time

Karachi

Tianjin

Mundra

Venice

Yokohama

Durban

Laem Chabang

Mersin

Ho Chi Minh City

Adelaide

Aarhus

Antwerp/Rotterdam

Buenos Aires

Hamburg

Montreal

Toronto

Walvis Bay

Pasir Gudang

Istanbul

Xingang

OCEAN TRANSPORT: Major Routes

68 Load Ports + 72 Discharge Ports worldwide

Charter: 1,500,000 MT 125 shipments

Liner: 1,100,000MT, 1,500 shipments

WFP AVIATION

WFP AVIATION

• Air support to WFP Operations Food airlifts and airdrops in emergencies e.g. airdrop operations in DRC, Sudan, Philippines, Pakistan

• Strategic airlift to other humanitarian agencies Transports non-food items and urgent relief items e.g. UNICEF, UNHCR

• Security & Medical evacuations For all humanitarian personnel

• United Nations Humanitarian Air

Service (UNHAS)

LAND TRANSPORT

LAND TRANSPORT

• Commercial operators represent the backbone of WFP’s logistics strategy

Established relationships with forwarders 200+ Commercial Transport Contracts Customs Agreements/Accelerated Procedures

Market Knowledge

• In depth knowledge of existing logistics capacities, in countries where WFP

operate

• Long term relationships established

LAND TRANSPORT WFP Fleet

• WFP only deploys assets as a last resort, in areas where commercial capacities are non-existent or limited

• WFP owns over 900 trucks

• Typically off road vehicles (6x6)

INTER-AGENCY LOGISTICS SERVICES

• United Nations Humanitarian Air Service (UNHAS)

• United Nations Humanitarian Depot (UNHRD)

• Emergency Telecommunication Cluster

• Global Logistics Cluster Lead

INTER-AGENCY LOGISTICS SERVICES

INTER-AGENCY LOGISTICS SERVICES UNHAS

INTER-AGENCY LOGISTICS SERVICES UNHAS

• Recent Operations (2008 – 2011)

- Afghanistan, Haiti, Somalia,

- Nepal, Myanmar, Philippines,

- Ethiopia, DRC, Niger, CAR, Chad,

- West Africa, Kenya, Tanzania, Sudan , Libya, Horn of Africa

• Emergency Evacuations (2011)

- Security evacuations = 86

- Medical evacuations = 184

• Regular Operations (2011)

- 870 agencies served

- 354,618 passengers

- 3,447 mt of cargo transported

• 24/48 hours emergency response

• To support WFP in meeting its corporate goal of being prepared to respond to large scale emergencies at any given time

• To support the emergency response efforts of UN, international, governmental and non-governmental organizations (40 clients)

INTER-AGENCY LOGISTICS SERVICES United Nations Humanitarian Regional Depot-UNHRD

• Storage service • Real time stock visibility • Cost efficiency • Procurement possibilities • Coordination with partners • Staging areas • Standardization • Training facilities • Fast emergency Response • Air and sea connectivity

INTER-AGENCY LOGISTICS SERVICES UNHRD – Benefits

Among the stock pile of items UN agencies store in the network.

The most commonly used items below can be accessed:

• Family tents

• Blankets

• Tents /Tarpaulins

• Water and sanitation equipment

• Inter-agency health kits

• Mobile storage unit

• pre-fabricated office/living accommodation

• Generators

• Boats

• Motorcycles

• Personal Protection Equipment

INTER-AGENCY LOGISTICS SERVICE UNHRD - Standard stocks

5 strategically located UNHRD depots globally

INTER-AGENCY LOGISTICS SERVICES UNHRD – network map

INTER-AGENCY LOGISTICS SERVICES UNHRD – Partners

UN Agencies, International Humanitarian Organisations, Governmental

Organisations and NGOs which have signed a Technical Agreement

(TA) with WFP for the provision of UNHRD Network services

Emergency Telecommunications Cluster (ETC)

Emergency Telecommunications Cluster (ETC)

The Logistics Cluster

Provides field Clusters with strategy, policy guidance,

mobilisation support and / or surge capacity

Advocate for and support preparedness / capacity building

projects

Promote the integration of services, systems and

information

Facilitate the exploitation of shared assets, aptitudes and

competencies

Logistics Cluster Key roles and responsibilities

Logistics Cluster Service Portfolio

WFP TRAINING AND TOOLS

Trainings for WFP staff and partners • Emergency trainings: Logistics Response

Trainings (LRT) • Emergency Response Training • Technical Field Operation Training (TFOT) • Service Transport Contracting and Port

Operations Management Trainings • Service Mindset e-learning training • Medical Logistics training (logistical

handling of medical items); • Continued training on cluster awareness

and deployments.

Operational Tools • Logistics Operational Guide • UNHRD Warehouse Management System • Fleet Management System (FMS) for WFP

truck operations • Relief Items Tracking Application • Flight Management Application

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