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REPUBLIC OF TURKEY PRIME MINISTRY DISASTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PRESIDENCY

Adress: Kızılırmak Mah. Ufuk Üniversitesi Cd. No: 12 2013 Çukurambar / Söğütözü / Çankaya / Ankara - TURKEY Department of Presidency Pbx: +90 (312) 258 23 23 afadbaskanlik Strategy Presidency Fax: +90 (312) 220 26 12 Development www.afad.gov.tr 2013

All Over the World INTERNATIONAL ACTIVITIES 2013 Foreword

In today’s world where great change is experienced in all areas of life, In AFAD’s Strategic Plan for 2013-2017, our 5th Goal is “To become the field of disaster management is also facing significant changes a leading organization in the international arena.” AFAD assumes and developments in international cooperation. This cooperation an important role in the determination of the disaster management appears in both the mitigation and also response and recovery policies of Turkey, and it aims to become a leading organization in stages, and it reduces loss of lives and properties occurring as a the world by increasing its institutional presence in the international result of disasters. Given that the global climate change and instability arena. Within the framework of this goal, the HOPEFOR (Humanitarian will cause disasters and emergencies to an unforeseeable extent, the Operation Force) Initiative was launched under the auspices of the UN importance of making policies based on strategic cooperation is an with the efforts of three countries (Republic of Turkey, the Dominican undeniable fact. Republic, and Qatar) for the purpose of enhancing the coordination and effectiveness of Military Civil Defense Assets (MCDA) in responding to Today, Turkey is a country that is developing in every field, assuming disasters. The 2nd International Conference on the HOPEFOR Initiative a leading role in the solution of international problems, and setting an was organized in Antalya on 28-30 November 2012 by AFAD. This example in the region. As the Disaster and Emergency Management conference aimed to further elaborate the theoretical discussions on Presidency (AFAD), we are determined to do our share in achieving the concept of the effective coordination of Military and Civil Defense the 2023 Vision of Turkey in line with the above mentioned mission Assets. and to ensure that our country becomes a country setting an example in the field of disaster management. This is the goal which we are International organizations, particularly the United Nations, have continually trying to attain. engaged in many initiatives for the purpose of developing global policies primarily on disaster risk reduction and the prevention Thanks to the support of our distinguished Prime Minister Recep of disasters. The HYOGO Framework for Action (HFA) for Building Tayyip ERDOĞAN and Deputy Prime Minister Beşir ATALAY, and in the Resilience of Nations and Communities to Disasters and the line with our objectives, we have responded to disasters around the Millennium Development Goals are prominent among these initiatives. world as well as within our own borders without discrimination on the grounds of language, religion and race. Successful search and In this framework of HFA, alongside preparations undertaken by other rescue operations, and humanitarian aid activities were executed countries, as TURKEY, we have also been working hard to comply under the coordination of AFAD; and due to these successes, our with obligations set during the World Conference of HFA in Hyogo of nation’s reputation in the international arena is growing day by day. Japan in 2005. In this context, we have been nominated by the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR) to lead a project and representatives of the United Nations. Owing to the powerful called School Safety Resilience in South Eastern European Countries. support it has provided the United Nations, in which it has assumed All Over the World Eventually, results of this project will be presented during the 3rd World an active role for the establishment of more extensive humanitarian INTERNATIONAL Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction in Sendai, Japan in 2015. aid partnerships, and its strategic location in the heart of Europe, Asia, ACTIVITIES and the Middle East, Turkey has the capability and experience as an 2013 The Enhancement of the Effectiveness of Emergency and international donor to successfully organize this summit. Humanitarian Aid Component (the 5th Component of the 25th Program) ForewordChapter 1 of the Program for Developing the Infrastructure for International Furthermore, our country adopts international policies on reducing Bilateral and Multilateral Cooperation for Development (KAGEP), is under the responsibility of disaster risks and preventing disasters, and conducts cooperative Activities of AFAD. This is also one of the Prioritized Transformation Programs in activities with many countries and international organizations such as AFAD the 10th Development Plan of Turkey. Within this framework, AFAD the United Nations and the European Union. is continuing to fulfill its duties and responsibilities in the field of emergency and humanitarian aid with its competent personnel and AFAD has acted as “Term Chair” between July and August 2012 for 3 its development of effective policies. “the Working Group on Cooperation in Emergency Assistance of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation (BSEC)” and it shall execute the Our Presidency has accomplished many successful operations duty of “Country Coordinator” between 2013 and 2015. not only in Turkey, but in the international arena. AFAD has not acted indifferently to disasters and emergencies occurring even at In 2013, our country was the “chair” of the European Forum for extremely distant locations on the globe, and extended a helping Disaster Risk Reduction (EFDRR) Working Group on Governance and hand to Haiti, Japan, Chile, and Myanmar. It has also successfully Accountability, and it shall continue to act as chair in 2014. AFAD accomplished emergency and humanitarian aid operations in Libya, shall also act as chair of the Joint Hellenic Turkish Standby Disaster Tunisia and Egypt despite the problems created by social unrest, and Response Unit (JHET-SDRU) in 2014. even in Syria where, in large areas of the country, society has all but AFAD shall undertake the Vice-Presidency of the European disintegrated. Seismological Commission (ESC) between 2012 and 2014, and Turkey ranks 3rd after the United States and England in the field of our institution shall Co-Chair the Organizing Committee of the humanitarian aid, and operates in 4 continents and 40 countries. She same commission between 2013 and 2014. It is the only country is no longer an aid recipient country but an aid donor country and representative providing seismological data within the framework of has assisted many countries that have suffered from disasters. As a the Observatories and Research Facilities for European Seismology result of the successful models demonstrated by our country in the (ORFEUS). AFAD is also the country representative of the European field of humanitarian aid and the activities it has conducted, the UN Mediterranean Seismological Center (EMSC-CSEM) and earthquake decided to hold the first “World Humanitarian Summit” planned for data are synchronously shared with the Center. May, 2016 in Turkey with the participation of representatives from 90 AFAD actively participates in the United Nations International member states, non-governmental organizations, the private sector Search and Rescue Advisory Group (INSARAG), which deals with urban search and rescue (USAR) related issues, aiming to establish Last but not least, population movements into Turkey have been minimum international standarts for USAR teams and methodology continuing for over three years due to the conflict and domestic for international coordination in earthquake response. It actively unrest that broke out in Turkey’s southern neighbor, Syria. TURKEY participates in the regional decision-making meetings of the Disaster has implemented an OPEN-DOOR policy for Syrians, who were in fear Preparedness and Prevention Initiative of South-Eastern Europe of their lives and temporary shelter continues to be provided by AFAD (DPPI SEE) held twice a year and our cooperation with DPPI SEE is for Syrian nationals admitted into Turkey. increasing. I hope that our book, “All Over the World,” which covers our bilateral Furthermore, the International Symposium on Disaster Economics was and multilateral international meetings and activities in 2013, our held in Istanbul between 3-5 April, 2013 within the framework of the prominent humanitarian aid campaigns, and the services provided to Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) and with the participation of Syrians in Turkey will be beneficial. I would like to thank all AFAD staff DPPI SEE and ECO countries. In addition, our Presidency has attended working around the clock and also the project team who prepared the Regional Planning Council Meetings organized annually. As a this book. project outcome within the scope of the “Capacity-Building Project for Effective Disaster Risk Management” (AFAD- JICA Technical Cooperation), it is planned that the draft guidelines of the Local Disaster Risk Reduction Plan and Risk Assessment (earthquake/ tsunami, landslides, and man-made disasters) will be finalized by July 2014.

As of December 2013, the Planning and Mitigation Department of Dr. Fuat OKTAY AFAD has become a communication unit on Disaster Risk Reduction AFAD President of the South-Eastern Europe Disaster Risk Mitigation and Adaptation Program (SEEDRMAP). Our activities under the scope of the NATO Civil Protection Group are conducted by the AFAD Department of Civil Defense and our application to become a Regional Training Center is still in being assessed.

Turkey is also a founding member and main stakeholder of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE). In this regard, our country is actively involved in the sub-groups of the organization, and we participate in activities under the headings of economy and environment. All Over the World INTERNATIONAL Table of Contents ACTIVITIES 2013

6 Chapter 1: Bilateral and Multilateral Activities of AFAD 5 66 Chapter 2: Our Transnational Aid and Operations 78 Chapter 3: Our Syrian Guests 90 Chapter 4: The HOPEFOR INITIATIVE (Humanitarian Operation Force) 104 Members of the Project Team

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Syrian Children Staying at Camps Joined the April 23 Children’s Festivities with the Cooperation of AFAD and the Prime Ministry, Office All Over the World of Public Diplomacy INTERNATIONAL ACTIVITIES 2013

hildren from 17 protection centers in 8 provinces Chapter 1 Bilateral and Cattended the activities for the TRT International April Multilateral 23 Children’s Day with the cooperation of AFAD and the Activities of Prime Ministry Office of Public Diplomacy and the support AFAD of Türk Telekom. 9

Our Prime Minister Recep Tayyip ERDOĞAN received the Syrian children staying at the AFAD protection centers.

Syrian children left the camps in the company of our guides for a period of 10 days in order to attend such an event for the first time. The group of 135 children consisting of 9-12 year-old boys and girls selected from 17 camps in 8 provinces and 23 of our guides, who were a group of 158 in total, gathered in Gaziantep on April 14 and were taken to Izmir with a private plane. The children were set-off with a ceremony in which the head of the AFAD Provincial Directorate participated and were met in Izmir by officials of the Office of Public Diplomacy and the Governorate. Cooperation Protocol between the Government of the Republic of Turkey and the Government of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan on Disaster Management

cooperation protocol was signed in the field of Ministry Disaster and Emergency Management Authority Adisaster management to provide prerequisites for and the National Disaster Management Authority, the well-being and safety of the people of the Republic respectively. The protocol was signed by the Ambassador of Turkey and the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. The to Islamabad H.E S. Babür GİRGİN on behalf of our country purpose of the Protocol was specified as to establish and the Chairman of the National Disaster Management an effective framework for cooperation in the field of Authority Major General Muhammad Saeed Aleem on disaster management. The protocol involves exchange behalf of the Government of the Islamic Republic of of knowledge, experience, technology and information, Pakistan. experts and specialists in the field of prevention, mitigation, preparedness, response and rehabilitation and reconstruction in disasters; organization of joint conferences, seminars and research studies, enhancement of the quality of human resources through practices, trainings and simulation exercises in the field of disaster management; and elaboration and implementation of joint exercise programs in the field of disaster response.

The executive authorities designated by the Republic of Turkey and the Islamic Republic of Pakistan in the application of this Cooperation Protocol are the Prime A Helping Hand to the Philippines

here was a substantial loss of lives and properties in the Haiyan Typhoon striking the central Philippines on T All Over 8-9 November, 2013. Upon the typhoon in the Philippines, the World with the order of our Prime Minister, approximately 65 INTERNATIONAL tons of humanitarian aid items consisting of 424 tents, ACTIVITIES 2013 550 kitchen sets, and 5,125 blankets prepared by the Turkish Red Crescent were sent to the disaster region with Chapter 1 a Turkish Airlines cargo plane under the coordination of Bilateral and AFAD. Deputy Prime Minister Beşir ATALAY and AFAD Our Deputy Prime Minister Beşir ATALAY the AFAD President Dr. Multilateral Fuat OKTAY and the Chairman of the Philippine Red Cross Richard President Dr. Fuat OKTAY went to the region in order to Activities of GORDON AFAD perform investigations. 11

Our Deputy Prime Minister Beşir ATALAY and the Chairman of the Philippine Red Cross Richard GORDON are preparing an aid package Joint Action Plan Protocol Signed with the UN OCHA at AFAD

he Deputy Prime Minister Beşir ATALAY met the UN • Ensuring operational coordination by ensuring the TUnder-Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs and conformity of NGOs with the UN’s current system through Emergency Relief Coordinator Valerie AMOS at AFAD on AFAD and facilitating the delivery of humanitarian aid/ March 14, 2013. necessary items to be provided.

Within the framework of the meeting, a Joint Action • In addition to the assistance that may be required for Plan Protocol was signed between AFAD and the United the Center of Excellence for Reducing Disaster Damage, Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian providing technical support regarding OSOCC (On-Site Affairs (UN OCHA). The protocol was signed by the AFAD Operations Coordination Center) and RDC (Reception President Dr. Fuat OKTAY and the UN Under-Secretary- Departure Center), which are considered to increase General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief disaster response capacity. Coordinator Valerie AMOS. • Increasing communication with OCHA regarding Military The followings were emphasized with this protocol: Civil Defense Assets (MCDA)

• Ensuring inter-organizational activity in disaster • Supporting participation of Turkish NGOs in versatile response in the international arena humanitarian mechanisms and initiatives by means of training, workshops etc. • Ensuring that Turkey actively uses information sharing mechanisms operating under UN OCHA concerning in • Encouraging both our Search-Rescue Unit Directorates kind, monetary, and operational aid for disasters. and NGOs in achieving international standards

The Deputy Prime Minister Beşir ATALAY, the UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and the Emergency Relief Coordinator Valerie AMOS, and the AFAD President Dr. Fuat OKTAY Meeting of the Deputy Prime Minister and the AFAD President with the Somali Delegation headed by the Prime Minister of Somalia

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Our Deputy Prime Minister Bekir BOZDAĞ, the Prime Minister of Somalia Abdi Farah SHIRDON , and the AFAD President Dr. Fuat OKTAY

nder the coordination of the Deputy Prime Minister UBekir BOZDAĞ, the AFAD President attended the meeting themed Somalia at the Presidency for Turks Abroad and Related Communities on September 26, 2013.

The Prime Minister of Somalia Abdi Farah Shirdon pointed out that our Prime Minister Recep Tayyip ERDOĞAN was the first international leader to visit Somalia after 22 years, and then thanked the Turkish government and people for Our Deputy Prime Minister Bekir BOZDAĞ, the AFAD President the humanitarian aid continuing for 2 years. Dr.Fuat OKTAY the Prime Minister of Somalia Abdi Farah SHIRDON and the delegation accompanying them The Ministerial Meeting of Countries Bordering Syria held in Geneva

he meeting of the Countries Neighboring Syria hosted Tby the UN High Commissioner for Refugees was organized in Geneva.

The Meeting of Countries Neighboring Syria was hosted by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees Antonio GUTERRES on September 4, 2013 and the Minister of Foreign Affairs Ahmet DAVUTOĞLU, the Jordanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Nasser JUDEH, the Iraqi Minister of Foreign Affairs Hoşyar ZEBARI, the Lebanese Minister of Social Affairs Vail Ebu FAUR, and the AFAD President attended the meeting. The Minister of Foreign Affairs and the AFAD President

The Minister of Foreign Affairs Ahmet DAVUTOĞLU , the UN High Commissioner for Refugees Antonio GUTERRES, the Jordanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Nasser JUDEH, the Iraqi Minister of Foreign Affairs Hoşyar ZEBARI, and the Lebanese Minister of Social Affairs Vail Ebu FAUR The AFAD President was in Geneva for the UNHCR’s 64th Executive Committee Meeting

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UNHCR’s 64th Executive Committee Meeting

he AFAD President was in Geneva, Switzerland between TSeptember 30 and October 2, 2013 in order to attend the 64th Executive Committee Meeting of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. He delivered a speech at the top-level session themed cooperation and burden sharing between countries hosting Syrians and provided detailed information on Syrians living in Turkey.

He has been accompanied by Berk BARAN from the The AFAD President Dr. Fuat OKTAY Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The Co-Director of the Washington Based Brookings Institute Elizabeth FERRIS Visits AFAD

In October 2013, Elizabeth FERRIS spoke to Syrian students at the Öncüpınar Container Camp in USAK.

he Brookings Institute Co-Director Elizabeth FERRİS conducted flawlessly, it was necessary for all needs to be Tand Prof. Dr. Kemal KİRİŞÇİ visited AFAD on October entered into and identified in the system and all NGOs had 21, 2013. AFAD was represented at the meeting by the to subscribe, and during registration certain details were Head of the Department of Response Fatih ÖZER and the recorded such as the number of family members, whether Head of the Department of Information Technologies and there were disabled individuals or individuals in need of Communication Yusuf UZUNAY. special medication. By means of this system, it is possible to determine the location, type (blanket, flour, baby food, Information was provided at the meeting on projects etc.), and amount of the need, and bring aid donors and and the services provided by AFAD to Syrian refugees. those in need together. Furthermore, EYDAŞ (Electronic Aid Distribution System) activated by the Department of Information Technologies and Communication was introduced in the meeting. The purpose of the system is to ensure correspondence between the demands of Syrians and the aid provided. It was pointed out that currently NGOs were providing aid in an uncoordinated manner and thus, while in some places, needs were unable to be addressed; there were surpluses in others. It was noted that in order for the project to be Meeting of the Turkish Minister of Foreign Affairs and the AFAD President with the UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator All Over he Minister of Foreign Affairs Ahmet DAVUTOĞLU and Valerie AMOS on the Syrian crisis and the status of Syrians the World INTERNATIONAL Tthe AFAD President engaged in some bilateral meetings staying in other countries, particularly in Turkey. In the ACTIVITIES with top-level United Nations representatives on September meeting the World Humanitarian Aid Summit decided to 2013 30, 2013 at the UNHCR’s 64th Executive Committee be organized in Istanbul in 2016 was also discussed. Meeting. They met with the UN Under-Secretary-General Chapter 1 for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Bilateral and Multilateral Activities of AFAD 17

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and the AFAD President together with UN officials Meeting of the AFAD President with the Executive Director of the World Food Program

he AFAD President met with the Executive Director mostly discussed in the meeting and details of the AFAD Tof the World Food Program (WFP) Ertharin COUSIN. Card program applied at protection centers were also The food services provided to Syrians in our country were discussed.

The AFAD President and the Executive Director of the World Food Program Ertharin COUSIN Visit of the UN Deputy Secretary-General Ertharin COUSIN to AFAD

he Executive Director of the United Nations World The AFAD President gave an overview of the general TFood Program (UN WFP) and Deputy Secretary- structure and duties of AFAD, and stated that a disaster General of the UN Ertharin COUSIN and the accompanying management system covering all institutions, the All Over delegation visited the AFAD President on January 14, 2013 private sector, and nongovernmental organizations was the World INTERNATIONAL at his office. established. He added that the Turkish people were very ACTIVITIES generous and hospitable due to their historic and cultural 2013 The camps where Syrian guests are staying were the structure, and were ready to lend a helping hand to primary item on the agenda of the meeting and the whoever is in need. Chapter 1 Deputy Secretary-General of the UN Ertharin COUSIN Bilateral and stated that they appreciated the opportunities provided Multilateral Activities of by Turkey to Syrians. AFAD 19

The AFAD President Dr. Fuat OKTAY and Deputy Secretary-General of the UN Ertharin COUSIN The Canadian Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism Visits AFAD

The AFAD President Dr. Fuat OKTAY and the Canadian Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism Jason KENNEY

he Canadian Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and TMulticulturalism Jason KENNEY visited AFAD on January 15, 2013, and met the AFAD President at his office.

The aid provided to Syrians staying at camps established by AFAD was discussed in the meeting. The AFAD President stated that Turkey and Canada could cooperate in many areas and said, “Turkey is attempting to do its best regarding aid to Syrians. We perceive the Syrians to be guests.” Meeting at AFAD with officials of the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR) on the HYOGO Framework for Action and the All Over the World Post-2015 Process INTERNATIONAL ACTIVITIES 2013

meeting chaired by the Head of the Strategy as the results of the 4th Session of the Global Platform Development Department Halil AFŞARATA on the held in Geneva, Switzerland in 2013, disaster risk reduction Chapter 1 A Bilateral and Framework for Action (HFA) and the Post 2015 Process was in Turkey and Europe, implementation of HFA in Europe, Multilateral held at AFAD on 19-20 August 2013 with the participation and the “Building Resilience to Disasters in Western Activities of AFAD of concerned individuals from the relevant departments of Balkans and Turkey” project implemented with UNISDR AFAD. The UNISDR Regional Coordinator for Europe Paola and WMO under IPA. ALBRITO and Demetrio INNOCENTI attended the meeting. In the 2-day meetings, certain issues were discussed such 21

The Head of the AFAD Strategy Development Department Halil AFŞARATA and the UNISDR Regional Coordinator for Europe Paola ALBRITO The European Commissioner for Home Affairs Cecilia MALMSTRÖM Visits AFAD

ithin the scope of the project aiming to improve the living conditions of Syrians that had to flee from W The AFAD President Dr. Fuat OKTAY, the European Commissioner their countries due to the conflicts continuing in Syria for Home Affairs Cecilia MALMSTRÖM and are living outside of protection centers in Turkey, and to provide basic services; the signature ceremony of the for 12 health clinics, medical items, ambulances, and letter of goodwill was organized with the participation training activities. The AFAD President pointed out that of the AFAD President Fuat OKTAY, the European Turkey spent over 2 billion dollars for Syrians staying at Commissioner for Home Affairs Cecilia MALMSTRÖM, protection centers, and the international community, the and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees United Nations and units of the United Nations had to Turkey Representative Carol BATCHELOR. assume more responsibility with regards to aid provided to Turkey. The AFAD President also stated that the signed The AFAD President spoke in the meeting and stated that letter of goodwill was a beginning and more developments within the scope of the project, 10 million dollars would would be experienced. be presented to Turkey in order to be used under the coordination of AFAD, and this source would be utilized

The AFAD President Dr. Fuat OKTAY, the European Commissioner for Home Affairs Cecilia MALMSTRÖM, and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Turkey Representative Carol BATCHELOR Officials of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Visit AFAD

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The AFAD President and the UNFPA Eastern Europe & Central Asia Regional Office Director Werner HAUG

he UNFPA Eastern Europe & Central Asia Regional TOffice Director Werner HAUG visited AFAD on February 7, 2013 and met the AFAD President Dr. Fuat OKTAY at his office.

UNFPA officials stated that they paid attention to Turkey because they perceived it to be a successful model where they especially implemented women’s and children’s programs, and added that they would be pleased to conduct projects together with AFAD not only regarding Syrians hosted in our country but regarding other disaster and emergency areas. Visit of Officials of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) to AFAD

he OIC Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian The OIC officials stated that AFAD played an active role in TAffairs Atta Al-Manan Bakhit, the OIC Secretary the Syrian crisis, and they wished to engage in cooperation General Humanitarian Affairs Advisor Dr. Abdurrahman A. and communication with AFAD for circumstances Al Swailem, and the General Secretary of the Deniz Feneri requiring humanitarian aid such as the Syrian crisis. Association İbrahim Altanwas received by the AFAD President in February 2013 in his office.

The AFAD President Dr. Fuat OKTAY, the OIC Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Atta Al-Manan Bakhit, and the OIC Secretary General Humanitarian Affairs Advisor Dr. Abdurrahman A. Al Swailem Humanitarian Aid to the Philippines from Turkey

All Over ith the cooperation of AFAD, TIKA, Turkish Red the World WCrescent, and other NGOs, locals are attempted to INTERNATIONAL be relieved after the Haiyan Typhoon in the Philippines. ACTIVITIES 2013 The Turkish team of experts assigned by AFAD reaching the area on November 24, 2013 ensured the necessary coordination for delivering humanitarian aid consisting of Chapter 1 Bilateral and food items to victims of the disaster. Rice and other food Multilateral items loaded onto 10 trucks under our second phase aid Activities of were delivered to those in need in the region affected the AFAD most by the disaster. 25 Visit of the AFAD President to the UN Ankara Office

he AFAD President Dr. Fuat OKTAY and the delegation Taccompanying him visited the United Nations Ankara Office on February 26, 2013. The status of Syrians in our country was discussed during the visit. The meeting was conducted with the extensive participation of representatives of organizations of the United Nations concerned with the matter, and presentations were delivered on the activities of the United Nations oriented at Syrians by the representatives of the UNFPA, UNICEF, WFP, WHO, International Organization for Migration, and the UNHCR Turkey Office.

The AFAD President and UN Turkey Officials The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Antonio GUTERRES Visits AFAD

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The AFAD President, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, and the UNHCR Turkey Representative

he United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees TAntonio GUTERRES came to our country on March 11, 2013 in order to visit camps established under the coordination of AFAD and hosting Syrians; and within the framework of his contacts in Ankara, he met the AFAD President Dr. Fuat OKTAY, the UNHCR Turkey Representative Carol BATCHELOR, the UNHCR European Office Director Vincent COCHETEL, the UNHCR Regional Refugee Coordinator Panos MOUMTZIS and the AFAD Heads of Departments were present at the meeting.

Within the scope of the meeting, a protocol on cooperation was signed between AFAD and UNHCR. The European Union Director General for Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection Claus SORENSEN Visits AFAD

The Ambassador of the European Union to Turkey Mechanism, and pointed out that thus, mutual exchange Jean-Maurice RIPERT and the European Union Director of knowledge and experience could be achieved, General for Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection Claus communication between the EU and Turkey would SORENSEN visited the AFAD President on March 18, 2013 increase regarding disasters, and Turkey could benefit with the delegation accompanying them. from certain training activities.

In the meeting, Mr. RIPERT primarily stated that they really desired Turkey’s membership to the Monitoring and Evaluation Center of the European Union Civil Protection

The AFAD President Dr. Fuat OKTAY, the Ambassador of the European Union to Turkey Jean-Maurice RIPERT, and the European Union Director General for Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection Claus SORENSE, and the delegation accompanying them The Deputy-Minister of Defence and Deputy Minister of State Migration Services of Turkmenistan Visit AFAD

he delegation chaired by the Turkmenistan Deputy TMinister of Defence and Director of Civil Defence All Over and Rescue Operations Yusup MUHAMMETGULYYEV the World INTERNATIONAL and the Deputy Minister of State Migration Services Eziz ACTIVITIES ABDYRASULOV visited AFAD on March 18, 2013. The 2013 delegation came to our country for the in-situ observations of disaster and emergency preparedness and response Chapter 1 capability of Turkey, and to engage in negotiations to benefit Bilateral and Multilateral from its experiences. The delegation was received by Dr. Activities of Fuat OKTAY; and meetings were held at his office. AFAD 29

The AFAD President, the Turkmenistan Deputy Minister of Defence and Director of Civil Defence and Rescue Operations and the Deputy Minister of State Migration Services A Memorandum of Understanding was signed with 11 Countries in Sarajevo under the Disaster Preparedness and Prevention Initiative of South-Eastern Europe (DPPI SEE)

he 27th Regional meeting of the Disaster Preparedness Tand Prevention Initiative of South Eastern Europe (DPPI SEE), whose foundations were laid in 2000 by Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Romania, Slovenia, Serbia, Croatia, Moldova, Montenegro, and Macedonia for natural and man-made disaster preparedness and prevention purposes, was organized in Sarajevo, the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina on 27-28 November 2013. At the 27th Regional meeting of the Disaster Preparedness and Prevention Initiative of South-Eastern Europe (DPPI SEE) the memorandum of understanding expiring on 1 January 2014 was updated for the purpose of reinforcing the joint cooperation in the field of reducing disaster damage; and a new memorandum was signed. A delegation chaired After the meeting, the chair of the delegation engaged in by the Head of the Strategy Development Department H. bilateral meetings with the UNISDR European Regional Halil AFŞARATA represented AFAD at the meeting. Office Program Coordinator Demetrio INNOCENTI and the European Commission Humanitarian Aid and Civil Defence Program Coordinator Marieta KOLEVA.

The points specified below were discussed in the meeting with the UNISDR European Regional Office Program Coordinator Demetrio INNOCENTI: All Over • Expert Exchange Program to be carried out under the the World INTERNATIONAL WMO & UNISDR Project, ACTIVITIES 2013 • The city and date of the UNISDR Local Public Awareness The Head of AFAD Strategy Development Department and the Raising Activity will be performed in, UNISDR European Regional Office Program Coordinator Chapter 1 Bilateral and • Cooperation with the Ministry of National Education Multilateral on UN GEFI (Global Education First Initiative)-School Activities of Safety Project, not limiting the project to South-Eastern AFAD European Countries and expanding it to all countries neighbouring Turkey, and financing the project through the Prime Ministry Promotion Fund 31

• The following points were discussed in the meeting with the European Commission Humanitarian Aid and Civil Defence Program Coordinator Marieta KOLEVA: The Head of AFAD Strategy Development Department and the European Commission Humanitarian Aid and Civil Defence • Disaster risk reduction, disaster preparedness, and Program Coordinator regulations, member, candidate, and potential member states in DG ECHO, the New Civil Protection Law to take effect in February 2014.

• The final progress report prepared by Turkey and how it can be developed

• Organization of a workshop on the IPA New Civil Protection Program and how to prepare and apply for IPA Projects

• Membership of Turkey for the EU Civil Protection Mechanism The EU Turkey Delegation Visits AFAD

The AFAD President, the European Union Turkey Delegation Head of Operations, and the delegation accompanying him

he European Union Turkey Delegation Head of TOperations Wolfgang SCHLAEGER, and the delegation accompanying him visited AFAD on April 10, 2013 and met Dr. Fuat OKTAY at his office.

In the meeting, Wolfgang SCHLAEGER expressed that as the EU, they wished to work even closer with AFAD and increase cooperation; they perceived disaster management to be an area of priority for the 2014-2020 period in EU- Turkey relations; this issue needed to be included in the list of prioritized sectors; and the technical and financial support of the EU to Turkey could be increased if this issue is included in the development plan of Turkey. The AFAD President receives Syrian Circassians

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The AFAD President and the Syrian Circassian Delegation

he delegation consisting of the Committee of Solidarity for Tthe Circassians of the World, Initiative for Circassians, and the Federation of Circassian Associations came to Ankara to meet the Minister of Foreign Affairs Ahmet DAVUTOĞLU. The delegation also visited AFAD on May 2, 2013.

The AFAD President received the delegation including Syrian Circassians staying at the protection center at Nizip, at his office. They expressed their satisfaction with regards to the conditions at the camps, and thanked Turkey before the AFAD President. The AFAD President Attends the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction in Geneva

he AFAD President Dr. Fuat OKTAY attended the Tfourth session of the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction in Geneva. At the meeting with the slogan of “Resilient People, Resilient Planet” held on 21 – 23 May 2013, the AFAD President headed the delegation consisting of AFAD officials, representatives of concerned institutions and organizations, academicians, and nongovernmental organizations. The items of the agenda of the Global Platform this year were the reduction of risks, sharing responsibilities for a resilient society, and the HYOGO Framework for Action. Bilateral Meetings of the AFAD President at the Global Platform

he AFAD President Dr. Fuat OKTAY engaged in bilateral All Over Tmeetings with the following officials under the Global the World Platform: INTERNATIONAL ACTIVITIES • Margareta WAHLSTRÖM, Special Representative of the 2013 UN Secretary-General Chapter 1 • Rashid KHALIKOV, Director of the UN Office for the Bilateral and Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Multilateral Activities of AFAD • Rudolf MULLER, Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, Emergency Services Section Chief

• Neil BUHNE, UNDP Crisis Prevention and Recovery 35 Office Director

• Joaqin TORO, World Bank Regional Coordinator for Europe and Central Asia and Marcus ZIMMERMAN, Advisor

The importance of mutual cooperation was underlined in these meetings.

The following issues were discussed in the bilateral meetings:

• Contacting the ISMEP representative regarding the Center of Excellence planned to be established in Istanbul, making necessary decisions for the initiation of the establishment process

• Clarifying AFAD contact points regarding UNISDR and EFDRR, and strengthening relations

• Preparations for the new EFDRR work group • Preparations for the EFDRR meeting to be conducted in Oslo in September The AFAD President Dr. Fuat OKTAY and the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General Margareta WAHLSTRÖM • Following-up of the initiatives of the Ministry of Foreign Turkey to host one of the workshops on the Center of Affairs for the organization of an additional activity Excellence planned to be established in the Dominican under the scope of the UNHCR meeting in October on Republic our efforts oriented at Syrians • Evaluating organization of a 3-day OCHA exercise • Continuing efforts for the organization of the World with an earthquake scenario in Turkey in 2013 or 2014 Humanitarian Summit planned for 2016 in Turkey with the participation of about 60-70 persons from approximately 20 countries • Assignment in the field trip to be conducted to the Philippines on 16-20 June • Notifying the names of 2 experts from AFAD for efforts to update the INSARAG guidelines • Receiving suggestions of OCHA on the Turkish Disaster Response Plan (TAMP) • Evaluating the assignment of persons to be determined by AFAD at the OCHA Office for a few weeks • Preparations of the 3rd International Conference on the HOPEFOR Initiative, and evaluating the possibility for The Tuzla Geophysical Observatory was opened under the joint GONAF Project of AFAD and German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ)

he GFZ Chairman Prof. Dr. Reinhard Hüttl and the All Over TAFAD Earthquake Department Head Dr. Murat NURLU the World opened the Tuzla Geophysical Observatory under the INTERNATIONAL ACTIVITIES joint “Geophysical Observatory at the North Anatolian 2013 Fault (GONAF)” project of AFAD and German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) on May 28, 2013. Technical Chapter 1 personnel of both institutions attended the opening Bilateral and ceremony. Multilateral Activities of Eight observatories shall be established under the said AFAD project in the Marmara Region for the observation of earthquakes. This project is a breakthrough for Turkey, and the state of the art technological equipment used and 37 experience acquired in the project will be implemented in other parts of Turkey by AFAD in the future. AFAD performed an Uninterrupted Emergency and Disaster Communication Demonstration with the support of TÜRKSAT, TÜBİTAK, and Japan’s satellite service providers

demonstration for the purpose of maintaining Acommunication in emergencies and disasters and transmitting instant images from the disaster area was performed by AFAD on September 24, 2014. Image transmission and audio conference applications were achieved via satellite in this demonstration. Heads of the Information Technology and Communication Department and the Response Department attended the event with their teams.

By means of the project conducted by AFAD with the support of TÜRKSAT, TÜBİTAK, the Japanese satellite service providers of J-SAT, Japan Radio Company (JRC) and their business partners ITOCHU and POLAR, communication shall be maintained in the event infrastructure is damaged in a disaster. The AFAD President Visits NATO Headquarters in Brussels

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The AFAD President Dr. Fuat OKTAY at the Turkey-EU Joint Parliamentary Commission

he AFAD President was in Brussels in order to attend He first visited Turkey’s NATO Permanent Representative’s Tthe 72nd meeting of the Turkey-EU Joint Parliamentary Office, and was informed on conducted activities and the Commission with the agenda of Syria. He engaged in a organizational process. Then he engaged in a courtesy series of bilateral meetings with the EU and NATO officials meeting with the Secretary General of NATO for Defense on June 27, 2013. Under the scope of meetings, he also Policy and Planning Ambassador Hüseyin DİRİÖZ. How visited the NATO Headquarters in Brussels and engaged cooperation between Turkey and NATO could develop in meetings. further in every field was discussed in the meeting. Meeting of the AFAD President with the EU Director General for Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection

he AFAD President went to Brussels in order to attend Tthe 72nd meeting of the Turkey-EU Joint Parliamentary Commission on 27-28 June 2013, and met the European Union Director General for Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection Claus SORENSEN to discuss hosting Syrians in our country, and the services provided to Syrians.

The European Union Director General for Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection Claus SORENSEN stated that he previously visited the camps, where Syrians were staying in Hatay, AFAD had conducted activities that would set an example for the entire world, and wished to see Turkey in the EU Civil Protection Mechanism.

The AFAD President Dr. Fuat OKTAY and the European Union Director General for Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection Claus SORENSEN The AFAD President’s Visit to the EU Joint Parliamentary Commission in Brussels

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The AFAD President and Members of the Turkey-European Union Joint Parliamentary Commission

The AFAD President Dr. Fuat OKTAY was in Brussels in order to attend the 72nd Meeting of the Turkey-European Union Joint Parliamentary Commission and to engage in bilateral meetings with representatives of the EU and NATO. On June 28, 2013, he gave a speech at the meeting with the agenda of Syria.

The Co-Chairs of the Turkey-EU Joint Parliamentary Commission Siirt MP Afif DEMİRKIRAN and Helene FLAUTRE gave the opening speeches at the meeting. In his speech, the AFAD President Dr. Fuat OKTAY said, “Today, Turkey is extending a helping hand to Syria; just like it did to Myanmar, Somalia, and Libya in the past” and added that all countries, primarily EU countries, need to take responsibility. The Ambassador of Bosnia and Herzegovina Visits AFAD

he Ambassador of Bosnia and Herzegovina Domin TDZONKO visited the AFAD President at his office on June 24, 2013.

Ambassador DZONKO received information on Syrians in our country and stated that the Bosnia and Herzegovina Muslim Assembly planned an aid project for Syrians.

The AFAD President stated that no matter what the that everything required for the correct delivery and amount of the aid is, such an initiative by Bosnia and utilization of the aid would be done. Herzegovina deserved appreciation, and then he added Meeting at AFAD with JICA on the “Capacity-Building Project for Effective Disaster Risk Management” All Over the World he AFAD Department of Planning and Mitigation and INTERNATIONAL the Japanese International Cooperation Agency (JICA) ACTIVITIES T 2013 developed the “Capacity-Building Project for Effective Disaster Risk Management” on August 28, 2013 in order to Chapter 1 ensure the implementation of disaster risk management Bilateral and across the country through risk assessment. Multilateral Activities of The Joint Coordination Board Meeting chaired by the AFAD Head of the Department of Planning and Mitigation M. Akif DANACI was attended by representatives of the JICA Head Office, Japanese Expert Team (JET), Vice President 43 of Turkish Atomic Energy Authority (TAEK), Ministry of Development – General Directorate of Social Sectors and Coordination, Ministry of Forestry and Water Affairs – General Directorate of Water Management, Ministry of Environment and Urbanization, General Directorate of Mineral Research and Exploration (MTA), Gazi University - Earthquake Engineering Research and Application Center, Directorate of Environment and Urbanization and the METU – Risk Management Center, Bursa – Provincial Bursa Provincial Disaster and Emergency Director. Visit of UNISDR Representatives to AFAD

The AFAD President Dr. Fuat OKTAY and the UNISDR Europe Regional Coordinator Paola ALBRITO

he AFAD President Dr. Fuat OKTAY received the United TNations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction Office (UNISDR) European Regional Coordinator Paola ALBRITO at his office on August 19, 2013. Interventions at a global scale for reducing disaster risks and activities conducted by AFAD were discussed in the meeting held for the purpose of developing cooperation between AFAD and UNISDR.

Paola ALBRITO, UNISDR‘s top level executive official in Europe, said that Turkey is the most advanced country in risk assessment at the moment. The UNHCR Turkey Representative Carol BATCHELOR Visits AFAD

he United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Turkey Representative Carol BATCHELOR T All Over visited AFAD on February 1, 2013 and met the AFAD the World President Dr. Fuat OKTAY. INTERNATIONAL ACTIVITIES Jointly conducted activities by UNHCR and AFAD 2013 regarding population movements from Syria towards our country and recent developments were discussed in the Chapter 1 meeting. Carol BATCHELOR pointed out that the issue Bilateral and Multilateral was an international problem and the activities carried out Activities of by our country for Syrian guests were very successful and AFAD satisfying. 45

The AFAD President Dr. Fuat OKTAY, the UNHCR Turkey Representative Carol BATCHELOR Joint Press Conference of AFAD with the UN High Commissioner for Refugees and UNICEF

The AFAD President Dr. Fuat OKTAY, the UNHCR Turkey Representative Carol BATCHELOR, and the UNICEF Turkey Representative Ayman ABULABAN

he AFAD President spoke at the press conference held The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Ton August 23, 2013 due to the number of children fleeing Turkey Representative Carol BATCHELOR and the UNICEF Syria reaching 1 million, and pointed out that the massacre Turkey Representative Ayman ABULABAN attended the of hundreds of children in Syria was unacceptable and conference together with the AFAD President. summarized Turkey’s stance in the Syrian issue as “the Turkish people are always beside the oppressed.” The UNICEF Turkey Representative Visits AFAD

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The AFAD President Dr. Fuat OKTAY and the UNICEF Turkey Representative Dr. Ayman ABULABAN

he UNICEF Turkey Representative Dr. Ayman Dr. ABULAMAN also expressed that Turkey’s efforts were TABULABAN visited the AFAD President on August appreciated all over the World. 13, 2013 in order to discuss means of cooperation for the status and education of Syrian children in our country.

Dr. ABULABAN stated that UNICEF dealt with the three basic issues of child protection, youth, and education; and then he praised Turkey’s efforts regarding Syria. Turkish Language Proficiency Certificates were Awarded to Syrian Youngsters

yrian youngsters trained under the “TÖMER Language SCourse” project conducted with the cooperation of AFAD, the Prime Ministry Presidency of Turks Abroad and Related Communities, UNICEF, and Gaziantep University were awarded “Turkish Proficiency Certificates” with a ceremony.

Among 1700 high school graduate and university student Syrian youngsters, whose education was interrupted due to the domestic conflicts in their country, those successfully completing the 6-month training program received their certificates at the ceremonies conducted in Gaziantep, Adıyaman, and Kahramanmaraş. fulfilling a humane and social responsibility and said that they implemented this project at 12 protection centers in The Turkish Proficiency Certificates are required in order 7 provinces. Mr. GÜLTEKİN pointed out that the right to to be able to continue with undergraduate studies in our education was the most prominent right of sacred rights, country. The Prime Ministry Presidency of Turks Abroad and stated that Syrian youngsters, who are the future of and Related Communities Cultural and Social Relations Syria, demonstrated great interest in the training program Department Expert Musa BUDAK congratulated the and then expressed his gratitude to everyone contributing Syrians receiving their certificates as a result of the to the project, particularly teachers, who demonstrated 6-month training at the award ceremony in Gaziantep; and commitment and worked for the project. said, “This project would not have occurred if it wasn’t for AFAD. This project will also continue in the near future“. The Director of TÖMER at Gaziantep University Asst. Prof. Dr. Mustafa GÜLTEKİN emphasized that they were The Bangladesh Minister of Disaster Management Visits AFAD

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The AFAD President and Bangladesh Minister of Disaster Management

The Bangladesh Minister of Disaster Management and the The Bangladesh Minister of Disaster Management stated delegation accompanying him visited AFAD on September that they’d been sheltering Muslims from Myanmar in their 17, 2013. Dr. Fuat OKTAY received the delegation consisting country since 1991, and they followed Turkey’s efforts for of the esteemed Minister and officials at his office. Syrians with appreciation and interest.

The delegation visited our country for the purpose of receiving information on the structure, operation, duties and responsibilities of AFAD together with efforts of our country and AFAD concerning the developments in Syria. The delegation was provided detailed information by Fatih ÖZER the Head of Response Department of AFAD on the activities for Syrians living in and outside of protection centers in our country, the services provided, registration system, the AFAD card program, and projects planned for the future. The Netherland’s Special Envoy to Syria Visits AFAD

he Netherland’s Special Envoy to Syria Ambassador TDr. Marcel KURPERSHOEK and the accompanying delegation visited AFAD and met the AFAD President Dr. Fuat OKTAY on September 20, 2013.

In the meeting, Dr. Marcel KURPERSHOEK stated that he had visited the camps in other countries, however, the centers in Turkey had the best standards; and they appreciated what Turkey has done regarding the matter.

The AFAD President Dr. Fuat OKTAY and The Netherland’s Special Envoy to Syria Ambassador Dr. Marcel KURPERSHOEK 4th Annual Meeting of EFDRR in Norway

he 4th Annual Meeting of the European Forum for implementation of the Hyogo Framework for Action at a TDisaster Risk Reduction (EFDRR) was organized in local level. Oslo, the capital of Norway, on September 23 -25, 2013. All Over the World A delegation from AFAD chaired by the Head of the INTERNATIONAL Department of Strategic Development Halil AFŞARATA ACTIVITIES attended the meeting. The issues on the agenda were 2013 risk reduction activities in Europe, future activities of the “Governance and Accountability” working group chaired Chapter 1 Bilateral and by AFAD on behalf of our country and the efforts for Multilateral setting of the disaster management strategy for the post- Activities of 2015 period. Furthermore, Mehmet ÖZEL, the Deputy AFAD Governor of the Van province, gave a presentation on The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General Margareta WAHLSTRÖM and the UNISDR European Regional Coordinator response and recovery efforts in the Van earthquake and Paola ALBRITO with the Turkish delegation. disaster risk reduction efforts under the heading of the 51 The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) Vice-Director Cihan SULTANOĞLU Visits AFAD

The AFAD President Dr. Fuat OKTAY, the UNDP Vice Director Cihan SULTANOĞLU, and the UNDP Turkey Representative Kamal MALHOTRA

fficials of the United Nations Development Program O(UNDP) visited AFAD on November 4, 2013 and met the AFAD President.

The main agenda item of the meeting was the agreement between UNDP and AFAD; and the AFAD President stated that they could cooperate with UNDP in areas other than Syria. He also provided information to the officials on the virtual system developed with the Disaster Response Plan of Turkey for Syrians living outside of protection centers. The Head of the Department of Response Fatih ÖZER also attended the meeting. The AFAD President Accepts the UNFPA Turkey Representative

he AFAD President received the UNFPA Turkey All Over TRepresentative Dr. Zahidul HUQUE at his office on the World INTERNATIONAL October 2, 2013 in order to discuss medical aid to be ACTIVITIES provided to the Syrians in our country. 2013

Dr. HUQUE expressed their gratitude to AFAD on behalf Chapter 1 of UNFPA, which previously cooperated with AFAD in Bilateral and successful projects such as Family Hygiene Package Multilateral Activities of Distribution to Syrian families and sending 10 dishwashing AFAD containers to the Viranşehir Temporary Protection Center. 53

The AFAD President Dr. Fuat OKTAY,the UNFPA Turkey Representative Dr. Zahidul HUQUE The Deputy Prime Minister of Japan Visits AFAD

The Japanese Deputy Minister of Land, Infrastructure Transport and Tourism Shimpei MATSUSHITA and the delegation accompanying him visited AFAD on September 16, 2013 and met the AFAD President. A meeting was conducted on the development of Turkey’s and Japan’s disaster management capacity and cooperation concerning this matter.

A leading decision was made on maintaining relations within this scope of especially the public-private sector- university triangle. A representative was appointed from both countries to follow-up developments (the Head of and Tourism Goro YASUDA on behalf of Japan and the Foreign Policies Department of Overseas Project Unit in Head of AFAD Strategy Development Department on the Japanese Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport behalf of Turkey).

The AFAD President Dr. Fuat OKTAY, the Japanese Deputy Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Shimpei MATSUSHITA and the accompanying delegation. The Conference of the Wilton Park, an Executive Agency of the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office

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The AFAD President with conference participants

he AFAD President gave a speech at the conference together with the President of the International Committee Tof Wilton Park, which is an internationally renowned of the Red Cross Peter Maurer, and the UN Humanitarian organization. The Conference was held in Istanbul on Envoy of Kuwait Abdullah Al-Matouq. October 21, 2013 for the purpose of developing new strategic dialogue and partnerships within the scope of humanitarian aid trends and having emerging global actors come together.

The future of humanitarian aid, disaster vulnerability, and challenges encountered in the management of humanitarian aid responses were discussed in the first session attended by the AFAD President Dr. Fuat OKTAY The Vice-President for Europe and Central Asia of the World Bank Laura TUCK Visits AFAD

he World Bank Vice-President for Europe and Central TAsia Laura TUCK and the delegation accompanying her visited the AFAD President at his office on November 1, 2013.

This was her first official visit after taking office and during the meeting the World Bank Country Director for Turkey Martin RAISER, accompanied Laura TUCK. The Head of Strategy Development Department of AFAD was also present in the meeting.

At the meeting covering mutual consultation, the World Bank Vice-President Laura TUCK stated that Turkey had other countries; and she reminded this was also mentioned made significant progress in disaster management and of by the President of the World Bank Jim Yong KIM in his th implemented many projects that could set an example for speech at the 5 Izmir Economy Congress.

The AFAD President Dr. Fuat OKTAY, the World Bank Vice-President for Europe and Central Asia Laura TUCK, and the World Bank Country Director for Turkey Martin RAISER AFAD attends the meeting of EU General Directors of Civil Protection in Lithuania All Over the World he delegation chaired by the Head of Planning and INTERNATIONAL Mitigation Department M. Akif DANACI attended the ACTIVITIES T 2013 31st Meeting of the European Union General Directors of Civil Protection organized in the capital of Lithuania, Vilnius Chapter 1 on 01 – 02 September 2013. There was an exchange of Bilateral and ideas in the meeting on the new civil protection legislation Multilateral formed by the European Commission and disasters and Activities of AFAD recently implemented projects in Europe. A presentation was delivered on “Syrians Hosted as Guests in Turkey”, which was included in the agenda by AFAD prior to the 57 meeting. The JICA Delegation Visits AFAD

he JICA Turkey Office Director Akio SAITO and the Tdelegation accompanying him visited AFAD. The AFAD President accepted the delegation at his office on February 21, 2013.

The meeting was conducted for the purpose of providing information on the “Technical Cooperation Project on Capacity-Building for Effective Disaster Risk Management” signed between AFAD and JICA in January. The Deputy- Director from JICA Turkey Office Taichi MINAMITANIand the Senior Project Supervisor Dr. Emin ÖZDAMAR were present at the meeting.

The AFAD President, the JICA Turkey Office Director, and the JICA Turkey Office Deputy-Director International Symposium on Disaster Economics in Istanbul

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The “International Symposium on Disaster Economics” analyze the impacts of disasters. He also provided various was organized in Istanbul by AFAD with the cooperation examples of the economic magnitudes of disasters and of the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) and the emergencies from our country and the world. Disaster Preparedness and Prevention Initiative of South- Eastern Europe (DPPI SEE).

The members of Disaster Preparedness and Prevention Initiative of South-Eastern Europe (DPPI SEE), based in Sarajevo, are Albania, Croatia, Montenegro, Serbia, Romania, Bulgaria, Macedonia, Moldova, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Slovenia.

The AFAD President gave the opening speech of the symposium and noted that due to the uniqueness and different characteristics of disasters, the evaluation of their economic impacts are complicated and difficult, Opening speech of Dr. Fuat OKTAY and some methodologies were employed in order to AFAD Attends the OECD Risk Forum in Paris

he “Risk Forum” evaluating the disaster risks of the sector representatives, the participants discussed the TOECD (Organization of Economic Co-operation importance of sharing information in cases of disasters, and Development) member states was organized in the need for historical data records in order to compose Paris on 11-13 December, 2013 with the participation of disaster scenarios, developing disaster policies on damage Geological Engineer Çiğdem TETİK and Geophysical reduction, sharing risk analysis results with the public, and Engineer Cemile ÖZTÜRK AKCA, on behalf of AFAD. At increasing the awareness of the public on disasters. A the meeting with over 100 participants, consisting of presentation was delivered on “Syrians Hosted as Guests government representative experts in the field of disaster in Turkey,” which was included in the agenda by AFAD management from 34 OECD members and invited private prior to the meeting.

Geological Engineer Çiğdem TETİK and Geophysical Engineer Cemile ÖZTÜRK AKCA attending on behalf of AFAD made a presentation at the forum The Global Humanitarian Policy Forum held in New York

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he Global Humanitarian Policy Forum 2013 was held Many representatives from various countries attended Tin New York on 12-13 December 2013 in order to deal the forum and panel discussions, and workshops were with the main policy factors to be discussed in the World organized in the forum, in which ideas were exchanged on Humanitarian Aid Summit to be held in Istanbul in 2016 the status of the humanitarian system in 2025. and the future of the humanitarian system. Experts from the Foreign Relations Group of the AFAD attended the forum. Representatives of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) Visit AFAD

he International Organization for Migration, Emergency Tand Operations Senior Advisor Bill HYDE and the International Organization for Migration, Chief of Mission Meera SETHI visited AFAD on February 1, 2013 and met the AFAD President Dr. Fuat OKTAY. AFAD and hosting Syrians. They stated the importance Officials of IOM talked about their visits and expressed and success of the efforts in the camps and added that their impressions concerning their visits to the protection they were ready to cooperate with regards to activities centers in Gaziantep, and Kilis set-up and operated by carried out in the camps.

The AFAD President Dr. Fuat OKTAY, the IOM Emergency and Operations Senior Advisor Bill HYDE and the IOM Chief of Mission Meera SETHI The Belgian Ambassador Visits AFAD

All Over The AFAD President received the Belgian Ambassador Marc the World TRENTESEAU and Undersecretary Jeroen VERGEYLEN at INTERNATIONAL his office. The Head of Strategy Development Department ACTIVITIES 2013 was also present at the meeting. The AFAD President and the Belgian Ambassador Marc TRENTESEAU Ambassador TRENTESEAU stated that they appreciated Chapter 1 the efforts of Turkey and AFAD with regards to the Bilateral and President on the visit of the Belgian Deputy Prime Minister Multilateral Syrian crisis and thanked AFAD for their efforts. and vMinister of Foreign Affairs Didier REYNDERS to the Activities of Ambassador TRENTESEAU stated that the coordination AFAD Şanlıurfa Akçakale camp. and communication provided by AFAD was substantially successful and provided information to the AFAD 63

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The AFAD President Dr. Fuat OKTAY, the UN Turkey Resident Coordinator and UNDP Turkey Representative Kamal MALHOTRA

he United Nations Turkey Resident Coordinator and where Syrians were present, conducting joint activities TUnited Nations Development Program Turkey Resident with the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) Representative MALHOTRA visited AFAD on June 19, 2013 on preliminary recovery processes, and the establishment and met with the AFAD President at his office. process of the Center of Excellence planned to be established in Istanbul were discussed. In the meeting, there were mutual wishes for increasing the cooperation between AFAD and the United Nations, and the issues such as realizing projects for the locals in cities All Over the World INTERNATIONAL ACTIVITIES 2013

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All Over the World INTERNATIONAL ACTIVITIES 2013 Chapter 2 67 Our Transnational Aid and Operations urkey ranks 3rd after the USA and England in the list of international aids Tthrough the humanitarian aid activities coordinated by AFAD.

Humanitarian aid has been provided to more than 30 countries such as Syria, Palestine, Somalia, Haiti, Pakistan, and Myanmar by means of the successful and effective coordination of AFAD with the Turkish Red Crescent and concerned institutions and organizations. Food Aid Provided to Palestinians under the Scope of Humanitarian Aid and Relevant Projects All Over the World n “Aid Campaign” was initiated with the Circular of the INTERNATIONAL APrime Ministry promulgated in the Official Gazette No. ACTIVITIES 2013 27103 of January 7, 2009 and a payment of 96.4 million The Deputy Prime Minister Bekir BOZDAĞ TRY was made from humanitarian aid accounts for the following activities: Chapter 2 Our • 18,500 tons of flour aid, Transnational • Water well and sewerage pump construction, Aid and Operations • Advance payment for the Gaza Turkish-Palestinian Friendship Hospital construction, • Donation of a generator to the Water Administration of Gaza Municipalities, 69 • Project for Promotion of Higher Education, • Procurement of pharmaceuticals, medical items, medical equipment, • Gaza Water Rehabilitation Project, • Agriculture Project The Deputy Prime Minister Bekir BOZDAĞ, the Deputy Undersecretary of the Prime Ministry İbrahim KALIN, the President of Religious Affairs Prof. Dr. Mehmet GÖRMEZ, and the AFAD President Dr. Fuat OKTAY attended the Fast- Breaking Meal for the Solidarity of Palestinian Prisoners ad Families organized by the Presidency of Religious Affairs at the Sepetçiler Kasrı on August 2, 2013. Food Aids and Project Financing to be Provided to Somalia

he Aid Campaign for Somalia and Other African TCountries under the Threat of Starvation was initiated with the Circular of the Prime Ministry promulgated in the Official Gazette No. 280157 of August 6, 2011.

A grant of 206 Million TL was provided from humanitarian aid accounts under the scope of the campaign for the following activities:

• Freight costs of items sent through sea-shipment, • Leasing a logistic storage in Mersin, port and customs fees, • Cargo-freight expenses of aid items sent to Somalia, • Progress payment with regards to the Airport Security Wall, • Expenditures for the Somalia/Mogadishu Airport and Drinking Water Projects, • Expenses for students brought over from Somalia, • Construction of a 200-bed hospital, • Costs for field hospitals, medical items, and pharmaceuticals sent to Somalia, • Road Rehabilitation, Construction, and Consultancy Services, • Coast Guard Boat Purchase, • Construction of a 40-classroom nursing school and a 2000-person capacity mosque, • Payments for expenditures pertaining to the accommodation of injured persons and patient accompanists, • Furnishings of a 200-bed hospital. Aids to Pakistan in the Fields of Health, Infrastructure and Education

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he Aid Campaign for Pakistan was initiated with the TCircular of the Prime Ministry promulgated in the Official Gazette No. 27676 of August 18, 2010.

A payment of 226 Million TL was made from humanitarian aid accounts under the scope of the campaign for the following activities.

• 4,620 houses, 8 schools, 12 business centers, 3 sports halls, 2 community clinics, 6 mosques, 6 social facilities, infrastructure and landscape works, • Operation and freight costs of aid items sent to Pakistan, • Financing of hospitals, schools, and social facilities in 4 states, • a 181-unit accommodation for patients and relatives and purchase and shipment of frozen meat, • Transportation and emergency expenditures of the mobile hospital personnel, • Procurement and shipment of medical devices and equipment. Food and Non-Food Aid to Myanmar

he Myanmar Aid Campaign was initiated with the TCircular of the Prime Ministry promulgated in the Official Gazette No. 28374 of August 2012.

A payment of 1.5 Million TL was made from humanitarian aid accounts under the scope of the campaign.

• 1000 tons of rice aid and • Food and non-food aid to Rohingya Muslims. Aid Delivered to the Philippines Under the Coordination of AFAD

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he humanitarian aid sent to the Philippines battered Tby the Haiyan Typhoon reached the region under the coordination of AFAD. Upon the request of our Prime Minister Recep Tayyip ERDOĞAN; the Deputy Prime Minister Beşir ATALAY and the AFAD President Dr. Fuat OKTAY delivered the humanitarian aid in person.

65 tons of humanitarian aid prepared by the Turkish Red Crescent with the organization of AFAD and consisting of 424 tents, 5,125 blankets, and 550 kitchen sets were received by the Chairman of the Philippines Red Cross Richard J. GORDON in the capital Manila. sent them to Hindang with ferryboats. From here, the aid As a result of their 1-week long dedicated efforts, our was delivered to the city of Mayorga affiliated to the state expert team sent to the disaster region delivered 14 of Tacloban, which was affected the most by the typhoon thousand food packages consisting of rice, pasta, and and the hardest to access by relief organizations. canned foods to the Port of Cebu with semi-trailers and A Field Hospital was set up in Yemen with the Coordination of the Ministry of Health

s a result of the coordination of AFAD with the AMinistry of Health, a field hospital and equipment were sent to the Republic of Yemen on January 7, 2013. The field hospital and equipment were sent with a Turkish Airlines cargo plane assigned by virtue of “the Agreement on Grants in the Field of Health between the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Turkey and the Ankara Embassy of the Republic of Yemen on behalf of the Government of the Republic of Yemen” promulgated in the Official Gazette No. 28504. The field hospital and equipment weighed 30 tons and amounted to 4 million 350 thousand TL. AFAD’s Evacuation Operation in Southern Sudan

1 Turkish citizens were evacuated under the coordination All Over 2of AFAD from Southern Sudan experiencing domestic the World INTERNATIONAL conflicts. Upon the demand of the Ministry of Foreign ACTIVITIES Affairs, efforts were initiated by AFAD and a C-130 aircraft 2013 of the Turkish Armed Forces was deployed to the capital,

Juba, in order to evacuate Turkish citizens in Southern Chapter 2 Sudan. As a result of the coordination between AFAD, Our the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Interior, Transnational Aid and the Turkish Armed Forces, and the Juba Embassy, 21 Operations Turkish citizens including 2 embassy personnel were safely transported to Turkey. Our citizens evacuated with the military plane landing at Esenboğa Airport late at 75 night thanked AFAD and concerned institutions for the successful evacuation operation, and stated that they were pleased to be in Turkey. AFAD Transported Turkish Wounded Police Officers from Somalia in Cooperation with the Ministry of Health

police officer lost his life, and four were wounded after Aa vehicle bomb attack against our Somalia Mogadishu Embassy on Saturday July 27, 2013 at 16:30 in Turkey time. An air ambulance of the Ministry of Health was deployed under the coordination of AFAD in order to bring the police officer that lost his life and the wounded police officers back to our country. Our police officer that lost his life and the wounded police officers were flown to our country on Sunday July 28, 2013. Our wounded police officers were given medical treatment at the Atatürk Training and Research Hospital. The AFAD President Dr. Fuat OKTAY and the Head of the Department of Response Fatih ÖZER were present to greet the ambulance aircraft at the airport. All Over the World INTERNATIONAL ACTIVITIES 2013

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All Over the World INTERNATIONAL ACTIVITIES 2013 Chapter 3 79 Our Syrian Guests he population movement towards our country from its southern neighbor has been Tcontinuing for a period of over two years due to the conflicts and domestic unrest that broke out in Syria in April 2011. Syrians admitted into our country due to the domestic turmoil are provided temporary protection by Turkey. Turkey has opened its doors to the Syrians concerned about their lives in their own country; and an OPEN DOOR policy has been applied to all Syrian guests. As one of the growing, developing, and important actors in the world, our country has done its best for the peaceful solution of the incidents in Syria. It has brought the incident to the attention of all international institutions and organizations, including the UN.

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he top level administration of our state, particularly Together with AFAD, all institutions and organizations, TPrime Minister Recep Tayyip ERDOĞAN and the and ministries, primarily the Ministries of Interior, Health, Deputy Prime Minister Beşir ATALAY, have approached the Foreign Affairs, and National Education, have hosted and Syrian issue sensitively and have led efforts to draw the are continuing to host our Syrian guests with extraordinary attention of the international community to the Syrians commitment. hosted in our country. AFAD has been assigned to address the humanitarian needs of those coming from Syria; particularly their shelter needs. It is providing service to Syrians in 22 protection centers it has established in 10 cities to date.

In addition to shelter, all sorts of means such as food, health, education, communication, banking, worship, and social activities are provided to approximately 210 thousand Syrians residing at our camps as of the end of 2013.

The daily humanitarian needs and health services of approximately 500 thousand Syrians living outside of camps in various provinces are also addressed under the coordination of AFAD. The Öncüpınar Container Camp in Kilis

performed in field hospitals that have been established in our camps. An average of 12 thousand polyclinic services are performed daily in our camps.

More than 1.5 billion TL has been allocated by AFAD until the end of 2013 to concerned Governorates as an emergency aid in line with the needs of the Syrians.

Our state is also providing medical services to Syrians living outside of the camps and with the contributions of our NGOs under the coordination of AFAD, their food and shelter needs are being addressed. The Akçakale Tent Camp in Şanlıurfa Our country is making extraordinary efforts in order to Within the scope of activities conducted with the Ministry enable our brothers residing in camps and neighbors of National Education, more than 45 thousand Syrian fighting for their lives in Syria to sustain their lives. students in all protection centers are being educated in training centers and classes that have been set up. More Life quality provided in all our camps is much higher than than 1900 teachers are working in our camps, and more the United Nations standards. than 27 thousand adults are being trained in the vocational The Republic of Turkey has become a pioneer and model training courses that have been opened. country for international organizations and other countries More than 2 million polyclinic services have been in the international community, particularly in the UN TEMPORARY PROTECTION CENTERS

ue to the population movement to our country from activities performed for the purpose of enabling Syrians DSyria, 15 tent camps, 1 temporary reception center, and to make the best of their spare time. In addition to the 6 container camps have been set-up in 10 provinces with aforementioned services, market, heating, security, All Over the coordination of AFAD, concerned Ministries, public worship, infrastructure, communication, fire fighting, the World INTERNATIONAL institutions and organizations, and Governorates. By the translation, psycho-social, and banking services are also ACTIVITIES end of 2013, a total of 433,074 Syrians have entered our provided. Furthermore, the laundries, dishwashing units, 2013 country, and 222,738 of them have voluntarily returned to toilets, and showers in the camps address the needs of their countries. Syrians. Chapter 3 Our Syrian The protection centers consist of 4 tent cities and Guests 1 temporary reception center in Hatay, 3 tent cities in Gaziantep, 3 tent cities in Şanlıurfa, 1 tent city in Kahramanmaraş, 1 tent city in Osmaniye, 1 tent city in Adıyaman, 1 tent city in Mardin, 1 tent city in Adana, 2 83 container camps in Kilis, and 1 container camp in each of Şanlıurfa, Gaziantep, Malatya, and Hatay. As of the end of 2013, there are a total of 210,336 Syrians in these protection centers.

The rest centers, playgrounds, television rooms, and The Öncüpınar Container Camp in Kilis internet services at the protection centers are the social

The Harran Container camp in Şanlıurfa EDUCATIONAL SERVICES

n addition to humanitarian needs, training activities and hairdressing, tailoring, weaving, computer and internet Ivocational courses are held for the social needs of Syrians literacy, handcraft, English and Turkish language courses. living in the protection centers set up and managed under the coordination of AFAD. The educational needs of Syrian children are also addressed, and education and play activities are organized for their As of the end of 2013, a total of more than 27 thousand physical and psychological development. A total of 693 adults have attended vocational courses at our camps. The classrooms have been opened and 45,696 students have vocational courses provided to the camp residents include been educated so far.

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ithin the scope of health services in protection In total, 2,001,322 polyclinic services have been provided Wcenters, as of the end of 2013, a total of 12,000 till 31.12.2013 and 327,143 referrals have been made to polyclinic services were provided daily at 17 field hospitals hospitals. The number of operations in the same period set-up in the form of tents, prefabricated structures, and reached 33,692 and the number of deliveries reached buildings as well as mobile medical units. 7,945. ACTIVITIES FOR OUR SYRIAN GUESTS LIVING OUTSIDE THE PROTECTION CENTERS

ntry to and exit from protection centers depend on the with their biometric prints are crucial for maintaining Edesire of the individuals and there are approximately order and safety in our provinces. 500 thousand Syrians outside the protection centers. Syrians staying outside the camps are registered with the Syrians staying outside the protection centers are EYDAS system, and their needs are determined via this biometrically registered by the Turkish National Police. system. At that point, particularly the NGOs make great The Electronic Aid Distribution System (EYDAS) was efforts to address these needs. developed and put into implementation in order to enable these persons to access aid. In the Donor and Aid Registration process; the names, addresses, and contact details of the NGOs that will The number of Syrians outside the camps is increasing use the system, the type and quantity of their previous each day. Such persons have basic needs such as food, donations, and their storage details, if any, are registered shelter, nutrition, and health. Addressing the basic needs in the system. of these persons and registering these persons together

The Öncüpınar Container Camp in Kilis In the Beneficiary and Demand Registration process, personal details of the beneficiaries (ID information, address, and contact details) and basic details for the aid (shoe size, body size, height, weight, etc.) and aid demands are recorded in the system. All Over The Need Analysis and Matching process provides a the World baseline for the following Aid Distribution process through INTERNATIONAL matching procedures performed through the need and ACTIVITIES 2013 resource analysis made on the basis of information given The Öncüpınar Container Camp in Kilis by the donors and beneficiaries Congress Center with the participation of the Deputy Prime Chapter 3 Finally, the Aid Distribution process aims to draw up the Our Syrian Minister Beşir ATALAY,the AFAD President Dr. Fuat OKTAY, most feasible distribution plan by taking into account aid Guests the President of Religious Affairs Mehmet GÖRMEZ, the inventory, locations of the beneficiary and storage, and the Prime Ministry Deputy-Undersecretary İbrahim KALIN, the possible means of transportation; to assign the suitable Anadolu Agency Director-General Kemal ÖZTÜRK, the donors and personnel; and to record the aid distributions. Chairman of the Turkish Red Crescent Ahmet Lütfi AKAR, 87 Aid Campaigns for Syrians the Memur-Sen President Ahmet GÜNDOĞDU, the Hak- İş President Mahmut ARSLAN, the Turkish Foundation • The Campaign of A Loaf of Bread and a Blanket for for Volunteer Organizations (TGTV) President Hamza Syria: The promotion of the campaign entitled “A Loaf of AKBULUT, and representatives of many nongovernmental Bread and a Blanket for Syria” was organized at the Haliç organizations supporting the campaign.

The Akçakale Tent Camp in Şanlıurfa Other Aids 25, 2013. The Aid Campaign for Syrian guests was initiated with the • Circular of the Prime Ministry promulgated in the Official Gazette No. 28510 of December 27, 2012.

A payment of 6.2 Million TL was made from humanitarian aid accounts under the scope of the campaign for the following activities:

• A total of 4 prefabricated schools with 48 classrooms (with 12 classrooms in each school) were constructed for our Syrian guests at the Ceylanpınar and Akçakale Süleyman Şah camps in Şanlıurfa, within the scope of the Conditional School Donation of the Kingdom of Belgium.

• With the donation of the Kuveyt Türk Participation Bank, 14,450 food boxes were purchased and distributed to our Syrian guests within the borders of the province of Hatay.

• With the donations, 33,000 food boxes were purchased for Syrians staying outside the camps and they were distributed by being shipped to the regional warehouse of the Turkish Red Crescent. The Nizip-2 Container Camp in Gaziantep • A total of 3 prefabricated schools with 12 classrooms were constructed in the provinces of Kahramanmaraş, Adıyaman, and Osmaniye within the scope of the conditional school donation of the New Zealand government.

• 1 mobile laundry and 13 mobile dishwashing containers were constructed in the Viranşehir camp in Şanlıurfa within the scope of the conditional donation by the Bosnia Merhamet Association

• The humanitarian aid convoy consisting of 22 vehicles prepared to be sent to Syria within the framework of the “A loaf of bread and a blanket for Syria” campaign was The Nizip-2 Container Camp in Gaziantep set-off from the Öncüpınar Customs Area on February All Over the World INTERNATIONAL ACTIVITIES 2013

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All Over the World INTERNATIONAL ACTIVITIES 2013 Chapter 4 91 The HOPEFOR INITIATIVE (Humanitarian Operation Force) The 1st International Conference on the HOPEFOR Initiative Organized in Doha, the Capital of Qatar

n his speech on September 23, 2010 at the 65th Session Iof the UN General Assembly, our President Mr. Abdullah Gül suggested the formation of a “Global Rapid Response Ability” for the elimination of the adverse impacts of disasters through the utilization of military assets in responding to disasters. The President of the Dominican Republic and the Prime Minister of the State of Qatar made the same appeal to UN member states and within this framework, the HOPEFOR (Humanitarian Operation Force) Initiative was launched under the roof of the UN with the efforts of the three countries for the purpose of enhancing the coordination and effectiveness of Military and Civil Defense Assets (MCDA) in response to disasters. 1. To strengthen areas of cooperation and the current organizational structuring in disaster response at the local, national and international level,

2. To support the cooperation between existing centers of excellence and establishment of new centers for the purpose of capacity-building.

ithin the scope of this initiative, the first conference Wwas organized in Doha, the capital of Qatar, on 27-29 November 2011 with the cooperation of the three countries. Our country attended the conference with the delegation headed by our Deputy Prime Minister Beşir ATALAY. The following decisions were made as a result of the conference: The 2nd International Conference on the HOPEFOR Initiative Organized in Turkey

he 2nd International Conference on the HOPEFOR TInitiative was organized by AFAD in Antalya on 28-30 All Over November 2012. Strengthening the theoretical discussions the World on the concept of effective coordination of military and civil INTERNATIONAL ACTIVITIES defense assets was set as an objective in the conference. 2013

Within this framework, an earthquake field exercise predominantly including search and rescue activities was Chapter 4 The carried out with the participation of 13 public and civil- HOPEFOR society organizations; and also panel discussions were held INITIATIVE on the following issues: The 2nd International Conference on the HOPEFOR Initiative Ope- ning Session The best practices of the coordination of military and 1. At the end of the 2nd International Conference on the civil assets in disasters, 93 HOPEFOR Initiative organized with the participation of 2. Various experiences concerning the coordination of the approximately 300 persons consisting of representatives said assets in the preparation and response stages, from 39 countries, 13 international organizations, Ministries and other public institutions and organizations, 3. Ways to foster coordination of military and civil assets at universities, nongovernmental organizations, and the local the regional and international level. and foreign press, the following decisions were made:

The 2nd International Conference on the HOPEFOR Initiative Family Photo The AFAD President Dr. Fuat OKTAY and the Qatar Deputy Prime Minister and the Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs Ahmed Bin Field exercise at the 2nd International Conference on the HOPEFOR Abdullah Bin Zaid AL-MAHMOUD Initiative

The Deputy Prime Minister Beşir ATALAY and the Qatar Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs Ahmed Bin Abdullah Bin Zaid AL-MAHMOUD

1. The member countries shall be supported in alignment 3. The member countries shall be supported in the of national legislations with the rules and principles in establishment of a national pool of experts consisting of the Oslo Guidelines, civil-military coordination experts,

2. The member countries shall be supported in the 4. The member countries shall be supported in formation of MCDA (Military and Civil Defense Resources establishment of national and regional civil-military Union) teams at the national level, centers of excellence, and establishment of a common network for these centers all over the world. The 3rd International Conference on the HOPEFOR Initiative organized in the Dominican Republic

he 3rd International Conference on the HOPEFOR All Over TInitiative was held on 18 - 20 November 2013 in the the World Dominican Republic with the attendance of the Deputy INTERNATIONAL Prime Minister Beşir ATALAY and the AFAD President Dr. ACTIVITIES 2013 Fuat OKTAY.

The main purpose of the Conference was to discuss the Chapter 4 future of the HOPEFOR Initiative. The issues emphasized The and resolutions taken in the conference can be summarized HOPEFOR INITIATIVE as follows: ensuring the alignment of legislations and guidelines at the sub-regional, regional, and international The Deputy Prime Minister Beşir ATALAY and the President of the level with the OSLO Guidelines, establishing pools of Dominican Republic Danilo MEDİNA experts at these levels, performing joint exercises, and 95 ensuring the mutual cooperation of Centers of Excellence. The issues discussed in the conference on the future of the HOPEFOR Initiative for after 2013 can be summarized as follows:

1. Expanding the initiative in terms of the cooperation areas in a way to include some other areas such as disaster risk management in the content of cooperation on the basis of individual members through gradual The 3rd International Conference on the HOPEFOR Initiative Family participation of partner countries for the purpose of Photo ensuring the sustainability of the initiative, International Political Organizations under the Ministry of 2. Organizing a technical level meeting in New York City, Foreign Affairs Cem UTKAN engaged in bilateral meetings USA in early 2014 and discussing some technical issues with President of the Dominican Republic Danilo MEDINA like establishment of the HOPEFOR Secretariat and and the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Manuel preparation of the road map. TRULLOLS in the capital Santa Domingo.

Chaired by the Deputy Prime Minister, the top level In the interview of the AFAD President with South – delegation comprising of the AFAD President, the South News, he mentioned of the contributions of the Ambassador of the Republic of Turkey in the Dominican HOPEFOR Initiative to the cooperation between South Republic HE Aydın EVİRGEN, the Head Clerical Director – South countries and stated that the 3rd International of the Deputy Prime Minister’s Office Neşat KIRCALI, Conference on the HOPEFOR Initiative was very beneficial and the Head of the Deputy Director General’s Office for for stakeholders and participants. The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between the Republic of Turkey and the Dominican Republic under the HOPEFOR Conference

ith this memorandum of understanding which is a Wcooperation framework for developing coordination in disaster response, the parties have reached an agreement on continuing to globally expand the establishment of Centers of Excellence for the purposes of facilitating development of training and doctrinal efforts, local operational capabilities, and preparedness at a national, regional, and international level, which are the basic principles of the initiative.

Both our Deputy Prime Minister and the Representative of the Dominican Republic pointed out that both countries had extensive experience in the field of disaster management, and continuing to develop local capabilities were of significance for the governments of the parties. Being aware of the fact that both parties have a high vulnerability to natural disasters, especially to seismic events, and willing to broaden the cooperation The Deputy Prime Minister Beşir ATALAY and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Dominican Republic Manuel TRULLOLS signing the and coordination between both parties in the matter of memorandum of understanding. response systems that allow the search and rescue of those who may be affected, the parties reached an agreement with the goal of improving their capacities in this area and other areas related to humanitarian assistance in the case of a dissenter.

The Deputy Prime Minister Beşir ATALAY and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Dominican Republic Manuel TRULLOLS Meeting of the AFAD President with the General Secretary of the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) in All Over the World the Dominican Republic INTERNATIONAL ACTIVITIES 2013 he AFAD President Dr. Fuat OKTAY met the Caribbean The AFAD President, the CDEMA General Secretary Richard THOMPSON, and Emergency Operations Director Earl ARTHURS TDisaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) Chapter 4 General Secretary Richard THOMPSON and Emergency The and also its role and effectiveness in disasters in the Operations Director Earl ARTHURS at the breakfast on HOPEFOR region. The AFAD President Dr. Fuat OKTAY mentioned of INITIATIVE the last day of the 3rd International Conference on the the disaster management system in our country and the HOPEFOR Initiative. In the meeting, ARTHURS provided role of AFAD within this system. information on the structure and organization of CDEMA, consisting of 18 member states and based in Barbados, 97

The AFAD President Dr. Fuat OKTAY and the CDEMA General Secretary Richard THOMPSON The AFAD President met the Chief of the Emergency Operations Center of the Dominican Republic and Civil Defense Director of the Dominican Republic

The AFAD President Dr. Fuat OKTAY, the Chief of the Emergency Operations Center of the Dominican Republic Brigadier General Juan M. Mendez GARCIA, and the Civil Defense Director of the Dominican Republic Luna PAULINO

he AFAD President met the Chief of the Emergency TOperations Center of the Dominican Republic Brigadier General Juan M. Mendez GARCIA and the Civil Defense Director of the Dominican Republic Luna PAULINO at the end of the conference. In the meeting, the AFAD President Dr. Fuat OKTAY mentioned that AFAD made efforts, especially for technological disasters in addition to natural disasters; and it realized the related plans, and projects. He also expressed his pleasure concerning the cooperation, and the Memorandum of Understanding signed between the two countries within the scope of the The AFAD President, the Chief of the Emergency Operations HOPEFOR Initiative. Brigadier General MENDEZ stressed Center of the Dominican Republic Brigadier General Juan M. the need to increase the mutual exchange of experience. Mendez GARCIA, the Civil Defense Director of the Dominican The Head of the AFAD Strategy Development Department Republic Luna PAULINO, and the Head of the Strategy Halil AFŞARATA also attended the meeting. Development Department Halil AFŞARATA. The AFAD President Met the Director of International Development Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the State of Qatar in the Dominican Republic

All Over he AFAD President met the Director of International discussed, and it was stated that AFAD constituted a role the World TDevelopment Department of the Ministry of Foreign model for Qatar, as it was the sole institution authorized INTERNATIONAL Affairs of the State of Qatar HE Ahmed Bin Mouhamad AL- in Turkey for the purpose of disaster and emergency ACTIVITIES 2013 MARIKHY. In the meeting, the issue of developing bilateral management. relations between Turkey and Qatar through AFAD was Chapter 4 The HOPEFOR INITIATIVE 99

The AFAD President Dr. Fuat OKTAY and the Director of International Development Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the State of Qatar HE Ahmed Bin Mouhamad AL-MARIKHY The Joint Meeting of the AFAD President with Officials from Qatar, the Dominican Republic, and Cuba

he AFAD President Dr. Fuat OKTAY attended the joint Tmeeting with the Head of the Office of Civil Defen- ce of the Republic of Cuba Major General Ramon Pardo GUERRA, the Deputy Minister of the Presidency of the Dominican Republic Zoraima CUELLO, and the Director Cuba’s request to join the HOPEFOR Initiative; and Major of International Development Department of the Ministry General GUERRA stated that the Conference was very fru- of Foreign Affairs of the State of Qatar HE Ahmed Bin itful, and they wished to be a part of the said initiative. Mouhamad AL-MARIKHY. In the meeting, main issue was

The AFAD President Dr. Fuat OKTAY, the Head of the Office of Civil Defence of the Republic of Cuba Major General Ramon Pardo GUERRA, the Deputy Minister of the Presidency of the Dominican Republic Zoraima CUELLO, and the Director of International Development Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the State of Qatar HE Ahmed Bin Mouhamad AL-MARIKHY Meeting of the AFAD President with the Deputy Director of the National Emergency Office of the Republic of Chile

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The AFAD President Dr. Fuat OKTAY, the Deputy Director of the National Emergency Office of the Republic of Chile Juan Claduio ALDEA, and the New York Mission First Secretary from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Mehmet ÖZÖKTEM

he delegation headed by the AFAD President engaged Tin a bilateral meeting with the Deputy Director of the National Emergency Office of the Republic of Chile, Juan Claduio ALDEA. In the meeting, the AFAD President stated that they applauded the achievements of Chile, especially in the field of urban transformation after the earthquake of 2010. He also stated that 95% of houses in Chile have been included under the scope of urban transformation, and Turkey wanted to benefit from the experiences of Chile; and he added that exchange of ideas in the fields of building inspection and housing would be very beneficial The AFAD President Dr. Fuat OKTAY, the Deputy Director of the for both countries. The New York Mission First Secretary National Emergency Office of the Republic of Chile Juan Claduio ALDEA from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Mehmet ÖZÖKTEM also attended the meeting. Members of the Project Team

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