Deployment of Humanitarian Experts – Canadian Red Cross – 2019 to 2024

The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement relies on national societies such as the Canadian Red Cross to maintain personnel resources available for surge support to operations worldwide. The deployment of humanitarian experts ensures that humanitarian needs are met through coordinated interventions which are as local as possible and only as international as necessary. With GAC’s support the Canadian Red Cross is deploying humanitarian experts to respond to the emergency operations worldwide of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement. Project activities include: (1) supporting deployment of both Canadian and non-Canadian humanitarian experts; and (2) providing pre- and post- deployment services to technical experts.

The expected intermediate outcome of this project is enhanced delivery of gender-sensitive humanitarian assistance by technical experts in humanitarian operations. The expected ultimate outcome is lives saved suffering alleviated and human dignity maintained in countries experiencing humanitarian crises or acute food security.