UNJLC LIBERIA BULLETIN 26 3 – 10 February 2004

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CONTENTS

1. HIGHLIGHTS 2. SECURITY 3. AIR OPERATIONS 4. SEA PORT OPERATIONS 5. CUSTOMS AND IMMIGRATION 6. INFRASTRUCTURE 7. LOGISTICS CO-ORDINATION 8. CIVIL-MILITARY CO-ORDINATION 9. FUEL 10. OTHER 11. LIBERIA INTERNATIONAL STAFF

1. Highlights • The LURD Chairman, Sekou Conneh, surrendered weapons to UNMIL peacekeepers in Tubmanburg and pledged support for the Disarmament, Demobilisation, Rehabilitation and Reintegration (DDRR) Programme. • US $ 520 million have been raised at the Liberia Reconstruction Donor Conference held in New York, USA on 5 – 6 February. • A Review Team composed of two consultants from Royal Haskoning, Dutch consulting firm, will be on mission in Monrovia, Liberia from 11 to 17 February to review the UNJLC operation in Liberia. The Team will meet with representatives from UNMIL, UN Agencies, NGOs, IOs, and Donors. • UNMIL Aviation held a workshop for UNMIL pilots, traffic control and meteorological personnel from the local authorities at Roberts International Airport (RIA) and Spriggs Payne Airport. The workshop was held on 7 February, 2004 at Spriggs Payne Airport. • UNHCR will shift its Air Operations from RIA to Spriggs Payne Airport next week. UNHCR is presently operating a Beechcraft to fly passengers between Conakry, Freetown, Monrovia and Abidjan on Monday and Friday. • In order to promote communications inter-operability the UNCT Liberia invites interested NGOs to apply for access to the UN VHF Network. The Terms and Conditions along with the application form are at the end of this Bulletin.

2. Security • According to UNMIL reports, the situation in Monrovia and its environs remains calm but unpredictable. UNMIL continues to consolidate outside of Monrovia with patrols and checkpoints, no significant operational difficulties have been reported. • Sekou Conneh, chairman of the LURD rebel faction, surrendered weapons to the Pakistani Brigadier General at the UNMIL Sector Head Quarters in Tubmanburg. The weapons included 40 boxes of anti- 10/02/2004 Page 1 of 10

aircraft missiles, over 150 mortar rounds, 40 hand grenades and 50 rocket-propelled grenades. Conneh stated his support for UNMIL’s DDRR Programme for the fighters of the three main factions in Liberia. • Conneh visited Gbarnga to participate in UNMIL’s DDRR sensitisation information campaign. The Disarmament and Demobilisation segments of the Programme are expected to resume in March. Four cantonment sites are to be established at Tubmanburg, VOA-Careysburg (near Monrovia), Buchanan and Gbarnga. A fifth site will be subsequently set up in Zwedru. • According to UNMIL Force Head Quarters, some factional commanders continue to harass and molest civilians in areas where UNMIL presence is not yet established. This may continue to be a problem until full deployment has been achieved. • The curfew timings for UN staff (national and international) are 2400 hours to 0500 hours. The curfew does not apply to local inhabitants. • Monrovia, Tubmanburg, Buchanan and Gbarnga are at UN Security Phase IV, while the rest of Liberia continues to be designated as Phase V.

3. Air Operations • UNMIL Aviation held a workshop for UNMIL pilots, traffic control and meteorological personnel from the local authorities at Roberts International Airport (RIA) and Spriggs Payne Airport. The workshop was held on 7 February, 2004 at Spriggs Payne Airport. • The objectives of the workshop were to minimise the risk of accidents, especially during UNMIL operations; and, familiarisation with local procedures, phraseologies, meteorological conditions and topography of the country. Topics of discussion included: Clearance (Control Zone, Obstructions, Transit, Leave), Local Terminology (VFR Corridor, Special Visual Flight Rules, Altitude, Flight Level), and Meteorological Phenomena of Country (Weather, Terrain, and Obstacles). • UNMIL Aviation has appointed Mr. Tesfaye Tesgaye for Management of those Airfields to be used by UNMIL. He can be contacted at + 377 47 547 041. • The Liberia Domestic Airports Agency (LDAA) is to appoint managers for all major domestic airports in the country. • RIA’s Administration is reviewing the present Airport charges and expects to replace the current two fees with one single airport tax. Travellers leaving Liberia via RIA are charged a total of US $ 40: a US $ 25 Airport Tax and a US $ 15 Airport Development Fee. The review of the charges will take place in consultation with the Ministries of Finance and Transport. These charges do no apply to UN staff. • UNMIL has established an Air Operations Centre and a Movement & Control Centre (MOVCON) at RIA. Both centres are situated in the former KLM building. An additional three office containers are to be set up at the airport for use by both centres to cope with the increase in the Centres’ activities. UNMIL Air Operations expect to set up separate departure and arrival terminals. • MOVCON at RIA is handling commercial and chartered flights carrying troops and cargo in and out of Liberia. • UNMIL’s Airport Manager for RIA is working with the Airport’s Administration to review: personnel access passes, uniforms of Airport Security, decreasing immigration officials at the Airport, stricter security procedures, fire fighting capacity, and the health unit. In addition, UNMIL Air Operations performs regular inspection of the Airport’s runway. • UNMIL Air Operations has 2 MI-26’s, 4 MI-8’s, and 4 MI-24 helicopters positioned at RIA. This aircraft is used for transporting troops and cargo to deployment sites of the peacekeepers. Furthermore, a larger aircraft (DASH-7) is expected in the country for use by UNMIL Air Operations for the conveyance of more passengers and cargo. The DASH-7 will be based at RIA. • UNMIL Air Operations Contacts: ¾ Mr. Carl Markussen: OIC- UNMIL Air Operations/Aviation Section, Tel: + 377 47 532 603, E-mail: [email protected] ¾ Mr. Chris Njenga: OIC- Technical Compliance/ UNMIL Air Operations, Tel: + 377 47 538246, E- mail: [email protected] ¾ Mr. Thomas Vandy: UNMIL Spriggs Payne Aiport Manager, Tel: +377 47 542883 ¾ Mr. Tomislav Ristov: UNMIL Chief Air Operations Centre, Tel: + 377 47 532504, E-mail: [email protected] ¾ Ms. Griffith, MOVCON, Spriggs Payne Airport, Tel: + 377 47 530 602, E-mail: [email protected] ¾ Mr. Tesfaye Tesgaye, OIC, Airfield Management, Tel: + 377 47 547 041

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¾ Mr. Idrissa Ezeh: UNMIL RIA Manager, Tel: + 377 47 542 885, E-mail: [email protected] ¾ Mr. Christopher Tumbay: Assistant RIA Manager ¾ Mr. Mario Calderon: MOVCON RIA, Tel: + 377 47 532 597, E-mail: [email protected] ¾ Mr. Assamis Comporare: UNMIL Gbranga Airfield Manager ¾ Mr. George Kabia: UNMIL Greenville Airfield Manager • The Pakistan Road and Airfield Maintenance Unit, stationed at RIA, is assisting UNMIL Air Operations to carry out repairs and maintenance activities on the Airport runway and taxiways. The main runway of the Airport was recently repaired by the unit which was damaged due to the operation of heavy cargo flights. Due to the increase in air traffic, the runway and taxi tracks will require periodic maintenance to keep the airport operational. • The Unit’s heavy road and airfield maintenance equipment includes road rollers, excavator, pavers, bulldozers, and asphalt mixers/plants. • Contacts in the Unit are: ¾ LT Col Jehangir Abassi, Tel: + 377 47 538 385 ¾ Major Jaffar, Tel: + 377 47 546 071 • UNHCR will shift its Air Operations from RIA to Spriggs Payne Airport next week. UNHCR is presently operating a Beechcraft to fly passengers between Conakry, Freetown, Monrovia and Abidjan on Monday and Friday. For more information, please contact: Philippe Levieux, Tel: + 377 47 550 105, E- mail: [email protected]. • WFP West Africa Air Service contacts are as follows:

Ivory Coast: Liberia: WFP West Africa Air Service WFP West Africa Air Service WFP Office Ground Floor Rue Jesse Owens WFP Office Angle Boulevard de la Republique United Nations Office Residence Tropique 3 Mamba Point Abidjan Plateau Monrovia Contact: Alain Rakotovao, Emmanuel Jarry, Contact: Victor Cole and Nyenati Bayusie and Raphael Dechambenoît Phone: + 377 47 530 092 + 377 47 531 423 Phone: + 225 05 404 990 Fax: + 871 763 467 061 + 225 05 531 544 E-mail: [email protected] + 225 05 404 990 [email protected] Fax: + 225 20 226 239 E-mail: [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]

Sierra Leone: Guinea: WFP West Africa Air Service WFP West Africa Air Service WFP Office WFP Office 5H, Old Railway Line Coléah Corniche Sud Tengbeh Town Commune de Matam Freetown PO Box 5669 Contact: Stela Pasic and Rosemary Parnell Contact: Bounama Gueye Tel: + 232 76 705 092/+ 232 76 601 607 Tel: + 224 13 40 76 51 Ext 4450 Fax: + 232 22 277 094 Mobile: + 224 13 40 85 67 E-mail: [email protected] Fax: + 874 762 873 026 [email protected] E-mail: [email protected]

4. Sea Port Operations • Over the past weeks, UNJLC, WFP, and UNMIL have held a series of meetings with the National Port Authority (NPA) to discuss vehicle access passes for the Humanitarian Community; re-negotiate port charges for the UN; and, UN contribution for quick-impact rehabilitation of the Port.

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• UNJLC, WFP, and UNMIL have negotiated an exemption from NPA vehicle access passes for all UN vehicles. In addition, a reduced rate has been negotiated on behalf of the NGO community. The reduced rate for the NGO community is equal to what the UN agencies were paying previously: US $ 30 for light vehicles and $ 50 for trucks. The system is already in place at the Freeport and an official letter confirming the arrangement is to be delivered by the NPA. • UNJLC, WFP, and UNMIL have negotiated the harmonisation of port charges for the UN. This represents a 50-60% reduction in all handling charges, as well as a 15% reduction in maritime charges. This will be confirmed in writing by the NPA. • UNMIL in collaboration with UNJLC and WFP will initiate quick-impact repair projects to assist in the short-term rehabilitation of the Freeport. The aim is to increase the handling and technical capacity of the Port. • On the request of UNJLC, UNMIL has completed a technical assessment of NPA handling equipment at the Freeport of Monrovia. The assessment concentrates on three specific areas: tractors, forklifts, and top lifters. Spare parts required to re-activate the fleet have been identified while those considered beyond repair have been earmarked for scrap. It is hoped that the NPA will use the results of the assessment to repair a proposal for UNMIL, requesting a quick impact project to affect some of the work. • An overview of the UN vessels that arrived at the Freeport of Monrovia during January 2004 is outlined below:

Vessel Date of Arrival UN Agency Discharge BBC Pacific rd 16 x 20 ‘ F A 3 UNMIL units SS th 4, 736 Mt; Relief 7 WFP Cleveland NDS 52 vehicles; 30 Progress 5th UNMIL trailers; 9 tanks; 30 x 20 ‘ F Seevetal 52 vehicles; 30 14th UNMIL trailers; 9 tanks; 30 x 20 ‘ F NDS 59 vehicles; 17 Provider 15th UNMIL trucks; 58 x 20’ F; 1 x 20’ F NDS 5 x 40 ‘ F; 1 x 20 ‘ Prominence 19th UNMIL F; 90 vehicles; 15 trucks

• The Rotterdam will be completing its contract on 16 February. The vessel, chartered by UNMIL, arrived in Monrovia on 17 November 2003. • Contacts for the Ghanian Security contingent (UNMIL) at the Freeport are as follows: O Commanding Officer – Lt Col James Adoinama: + 377 47 530 657 O Operations Officer – Major Louman Gbetanu: + 377 47 530 654 O Military Intelligence Officer – Capt Errigton Commil: + 377 47 530 649

5. Customs and Immigration • The Executive Summary of the Customs and Immigration Study in Liberia completed by the UNJLC Customs consultant from 13 January to 2 February, 2004 is now available on the UNJLC website: http://www.unjlc.org/content/index.phtml/itemId/13055. • This report outlines the issues, identifies changes that can be made without external aid and indicates the pressing need for substantial and immediate assistance to both Customs and Immigration from the international community as envisaged by the Accra Accord. Both services have received little assistance from outside Liberia during the past 14 years and their procedures are archaic, bureaucratic, lack transparency, encourage corruption and as a result have very low levels of efficiency.

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6. Infrastructure • All assessment data from the original UNJLC Road Assessment Project has been analysed and will be presented to the first meeting of the Road Task Force in a week’s time. An assessment of an additional route from KM 89, east of River Cess, to Tappita has now been completed. This road was an OTC logging route and is four lanes wide in each direction, laterite, and in good condition. Initial analysis suggests that the only major bottleneck is a damaged wooden bridge near Tappita. Further verification of this is underway.

7. Logistics Co-ordination • The weekly meeting of the Joint Logistics Working Group was held on Wednesday, 4 February, 2004 at 10:00 a.m. in the WFP conference room. Items on the agenda were a briefing by UNMIL; sharing possibilities of UNMIL assets and facilities; re-negotiation of port charges and UN assistance in rehabilitation of the port infrastructure; joint Humanitarian Hub Assessments; and, NPA issues. • Mr. Jeff Whitworth, from JLOC at UNMIL, provided an update on UNMIL activities. A water purification plant will be operational in Gbarnga by 9 February. Plants are not yet installed in Tubmanburg and Zwedru. VSAT communication is now operational at the UNMIL Sector Headquarters in Tubmanburg and Gbarnga. The system will soon be operational in Zwedru. UNMIL has not yet established its forward logistics bases. • To date, UNMIL has not officially confirmed sharing possibilities of UNMIL assets and facilities to the UN agencies, including fuel, water and communication. UNJLC held a meeting with the Deputy SRSG and was informed that UNMIL will share assets where “technically possible or feasible.” • UNMIL cannot provide transportation of water at sites where water purification plants will be established. UN Agencies will be required to effect their own water distribution. It is estimated a single person requires 200 L of water per day. To plan the requirements of the UN Agencies in each location, the numbers of personnel in the areas of deployment are required. • Sharing of communication facilities at the sector headquarters involves access to UNMIL facilities and a guarded location for equipment. Mr. Martin Kristensson, WFP FITTEST, will build a matrix for UN Agency requirements per location. • Agencies interested in sharing communication facilities with UNMIL are requested to provide requirements to: Martin Kristensson Tel: + 377 47 530 581 E-mail: [email protected] • In order to promote communications inter-operability the UNCT Liberia invites interested NGOs to apply for access to the UN VHF Network. The Terms and Conditions along with the application form are at the end of this Bulletin. For more information, please contact Mr. Kirstensson. • UNMIL’s fuel contract will be awarded end of February, 2004. Prior to this, UNMIL faces difficulty in assisting Agencies and can only provide fuel on an ad-hoc basis. • To further assist the Humanitarian Community in planning the sharing of assets among UNMIL and the UN Agencies, UNJLC has requested the Agencies in providing their fuel, communication, and water requirements. • For fuel requirements, the figures are urgently required for planning and finalising of the fuel contract: Tim Washington, UNMIL Tel: + 377 47 532 625 E-mail: [email protected] • Coordination is required among the humanitarian agencies and UNMIL to avoid problems in identifying premises for office, warehousing, and accommodation. Humanitarian agencies are requested to provide the locations of sites already selected to UNJLC to ensure de-confliction among all actors. • Humanitarian Operations Centre (HOC): ƒ Humanitarian agencies are requested to make use of the available services at the HOC to organise air, sea, and road missions to the interior of Liberia. In planning missions, the HOC must be informed of changes in dates and names at least 48 hours in advance. ƒ Facilitation in use of UNMIL assets for air, sea and road missions must be coordinated through the HOC.

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ƒ The HOC is enhancing operations as the geographical areas of Liberia become more accessible to the Humanitarian Community. • LOCOMOCC: ƒ The LOCOMOCC facilitates the coordination of the logistics activities of the Humanitarian Community. The LOCOMOCC is also providing operational and logistical support in the planning of the DDRR Programme. ƒ The Humanitarian Coordinator has tasked UNJLC to coordinate joint logistics and infrastructure assessments of key future UN Agency sub-office/humanitarian hub locations. The aim of these multi-agency missions to areas up country to collect information on available and potential infrastructure for offices storage, and accommodation. ƒ To date, Tubmanburg, Gbarnga, and Buchanan have been assessed. The next group of locations will be Saclepea, Zwedru, Voinjama, Harper, and Greenville, beginning with Saclepea in the second week of February. ƒ Reports of the assessments for Tubmanburg (16 January), Gbarnga (22 January), and Buchanan (27 January) are available at the UNJLC website: http://www.unjlc.org/content/index.phtml/itemId/16769. The reports include photographs and detailed capacities of buildings. ƒ Certain UN Agencies are in the process of re-occupying premises occupied prior to the war. These Agencies are requested to confirm locations with UNJLC. • LRRC Liaison: ƒ The LRRRC representative in the HOC assisted in the coordination of sensitising IDPs before they were re-located from the Oxygen Factory to regular shelters in Montserrado. • NGO Liaison: ƒ Hope for Liberian Charity Foundation, Inc., a local NGO, through the Christian Aid Ministries (CAM) donated assorted relief items estimated at US$10,000 to about 20,000 Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) residing in Wilson Corner, VOA No. 1 and Fendell IDP camps. ƒ World Vision International (WVI) has ended a two-week psychosocial training program for Teachers at the Blamasee displaced camp in Brewerville. The training program covered: Conflict Resolution and Transformation tools, Trauma Healing and Reconciliation, Communication and Listening skills, Sharing War Experiences, Early Warning, and Gender Main-Streaming. It is expected the participants will transfer knowledge to students that will better prepare them for the reconciliation and peace building of Liberia. ƒ Participants at a three-day HIV/AIDS awareness workshop organised by the SKD Community have called for a more vigorous approach in attacking the spread of the disease in Liberia. They expressed the need for Liberians to take “positive actions” that would prevent the disease. • The points of contact at the HOC are as follows: o General: Stephen Hiscock, Tel: + 377 47 530 434, E-mail: [email protected] o Logistics Coordination & Movement Control: Steven Eames, Tel: + 377 47 534 468, E-mail: [email protected] o Civil-Military Coordination: Stephen Hiscock, Tel: + 377 47 530 434, E-mail: [email protected] Major Noel Duffy, Tel: + 377 47 532 516, E-mail: [email protected] o LRRRC Liaison: Adella K. Kermah, E-mail: [email protected] o NGO Liaison: Momo Larmena, Tel: + 377 47 530365, E-mail: [email protected] o Security: Arve Skog, Tel: + 377 47 529 616, E-mail: [email protected] o Humanitarian Information: Varney Kawah, Tel: + 377 47 521 726, E-mail:[email protected] • The HOC is located on the ground floor of the WFP building. • The opening hours are: Mon-Fri: 08:30 – 18:00. Sat: 10:00 – 15:00.

8. Civil-Military Co-ordination

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• The Irish Special forces have conducted a route reconnaissance to Zwedru, and are planning another recce mission to Harper. • There are close to 800 Namibian troops in Liberia. They are to be deployed to Robertsport in Grand Cape Mount County. This will further enhance the efforts of UNMIL to disarm and demobilise the fighters of the rebel factions in the country • Sweden has committed to sending peacekeeping troops to the UNMIL mission in Liberia • The National Transitional Government of Liberia (NTGL) is distributing food commodities to approximately 38,000 combatants with the aid of UNMIL. • To date, the figures for the DDRR Programme are as follows: ƒ Weapons collected: 8, 961 ƒ Ammunition (Mortars, hand grenades, rockets): 573 ƒ Ammunition (AK 47): 38, 200 ƒ Weapons destroyed: 8, 257 ƒ Ex-combatants registered: 13, 195 ƒ Cash payments: 12, 126 • The total strength of the UNMIL Force Headquarters is now 106 (out of 165), including a dedicated "Civil Military Cooperation" (CIMIC) section. Next to the 1st Brigade, 110 Military Observers are now deployed in the country. The Force Brigade's total strength is 11,503. There are 140 CIVPOL officers. • UNMIL Emergency Response Hotlines are: o Duty Officer HQ Sector 1: + 377 47 530 173 o Duty Officer HQ UNMIL : + 377 47 532 313 • UNMIL Force Commander – Lieutenant General Opande, Kenya • Sector 1 Commander – Brigadier General Festus Okonkwo, Nigeria • Civil-Military Co-operation Officer – Noel Duffy: + 377 47 532 516 • UN Civil-Military Co-ordination – Stephen Hiscock: + 377 47 530 434 • WFP Civil-Military Liaison – Albert Fiawosime: + 377 47 530 209

9. Fuel (Petrol, Diesel, Kerosene) / Commodity Prices • The exchange rate to the US $ is LD $ 53.

Fuel Prices (per Gallon)

Fuel type Retail Price (US$) Street Price (US$) Diesel 2.20 2.17 Gasoline 2.25 2.45 Kerosene 2.10 4.72

Commodity Prices

Commodity Quantity Price 03.02.04 (US$) Price 10.02.04 (US$) Sugar 50kg 20.00 18.00 Rice 50kg 17, 18, 19 17, 18, 19 Flour 50kg 22.00 22.00 Food Oil 20 L 29.00 20.00 Bread Loaf 0.09 0.09 Tea Pack 0.09 0.09 Tomato paste Can 0.20 0.20 Sweet potatoes 50kg 16.98 18.73 Potatoes 20kg 19 20.00 Mineral Water 1.5 L 0.78 0.78

10. Other • The Donor Conference held on 5-6 February in New York, USA for the reconstruction of Liberia has raised US $ 520 million. The funds are pledged for rehabilitating the infrastructure of the country:

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schools, hospitals, roads and the restoration of water and electricity supply and services. Concerns have been raised, however, over the unmet humanitarian needs of the population. • To: Main Steering Group/International NGOs

Application for Access to UN VHF Network

Background In order to promote communications inter-operability the UNCT Liberia invites interested NGOs to apply for access to the UN VHF Network.

Description of Service/Set Up

Numbering Usage Usage This channel is used for establishing a connection between UN UN / NGO Call and NGO (or UN - UN, NGO – NGO). If it is the only repeater (installed in installed in a location, it will also be used as working channel. Channel 10 field and This is a repeater channel and can only be used in areas there Monrovia) a repeater is installed. The local radio room is monitoring the traffic. This channel is used for conversations connection between UN UN / NGO work and NGO then the communication is established on CH 11. Do (installed in Channel 11 not use this channel for conversation within your own agency. field and This is a repeater channel and can only be used in areas there Monrovia) a repeater is installed. UN / NGO Field This channel is used within a limited area in field. It might also Channel 12 Convoy be used after establishing communication on CH 10. This simplex channel is also used for internal communication within convoys. UN / NGO Call This channel is installed instead of channel 10 if interference is Channel 13 (alternative 10) discovered from a neighbor area. UN / NGO work This channel is installed instead of channel 11 if interference is Channel 14 (alternative 11) discovered from a neighbor area. . Always check with the local radio room what channels are used in your area.

Terms and Conditions

1. Access to the UN repeaters is not an entitlement for all NGO’s. Access will be given on case by case bases. Implementing partners have priority. 2. The channels can only be used for official communication. 3. The channel (especially in Monrovia) should only be used for interagency conversations. Agency specific channels should be used for internal traffic. 4. Only authorized UN standard callsigns can be used. Callsigns should be pronounced in full as issued. No abbreviations are tolerated. Details can be obtained from the UNSECOORD radio room. 5. UN standard radio procedures should be followed. Check with the radio room if not sure. 6. UN is only responsible for licensing the frequencies. If required, agencies themselves have to apply for license for comms equipment equipment. All details on this form might be handed over to the government. 7. The agencies signatory is fully responsible for all radios and usage of the channel. Theft or misuse should be reported. 8. If any of the above rules are not followed, the access to the system will be terminated. The NGO will be obligated to bring the radios back to UN for removal of the channels. 9. Document required (attached to application): a. List of radio serial numbers, name and function of users b. List of own agency specific frequencies / channels to be left in the radio after programming.

Application Procedure

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Complete attached application form and return it to UNSECOORD office.

APPLICATION FORM: ACCESS TO UN VHF NETWORK

VHF callsign allocated by UN Name of NGO: (if known): Contact person Requested number of VHF

Name: handhelds on the network: Contact person Requested number of VHF mobiles

Title: on the network: Contact person Requested number of VHF bases

Phone number: on the network: Requested number of HF mobiles

on the network: Requested number of HF bases on

the network: Implementing partner ship with un?

List agencies:

This form completed should be handed over to the UNSECOORD radio room or the acting TCO together with the requested documents attached.

I have read, understand and agree on the terms on the first page of this document and will ensure my agency fully complies.

Signature:

Date: Name (block letters):

To be completed by UN ICT:

Dare received VHF callsign: application:

Approved: YES / NO VHF selcall (select 5):

Approved by: HF callsign:

Date issued to the HF selcall NGO:

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11. UNJLC International Staff • Peter Schaller: [email protected] Mobile: + 377 47 534 090 • Matthew Dee: [email protected] Mobile: +377 47 530 187 • Steven Eames: [email protected] Mobile: + 377 47 534 468 • Farzana Rasheed: [email protected] Mobile: + 377 47 531458 • UNJLC Offices are located on the ground floor of the WFP building, UN Drive, Mamba Point, Monrovia. • UNJLC Fax: + 871 763 467 061. • UNJLC Tel: + 871 763 467 060.

ABOUT UNJLC UNJLC is an inter-agency facility reporting, in the current emergency, to the Humanitarian Coordinator for Liberia, and overall to the Inter-Agency Standing Committee. Its mandate is to coordinate and optimise the logistics capabilities of humanitarian organisations in large-scale emergencies. UNJLC operates under the custodianship of WFP who are responsible for the administrative and financial management of the Centre. UNJLC is funded from voluntary contributions channelled through WFP. The UNJLC project document for Liberia can be viewed on the UNJLC website (www.unjlc.org).

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