Deployment of Canadian Humanitarian Experts – CANADEM 2023

One of the biggest challenges to delivering timely humanitarian assistance is the ability to rapidly deploy experienced humanitarian experts in the aftermath of a disaster. To address this challenge and to enhance the timeliness reliability and effectiveness of international humanitarian responses to crisis CANADEM maintains a roster of highly qualified disaster relief and humanitarian experts. These experts can be deployed for short-term missions in response to sudden onset emergencies at the request of United Nations humanitarian agencies. With GAC’s support CANADEM manages the deployment of Canadian and international humanitarian experts in response to sudden-onset crises abroad. Project activities include: (1) managing and expanding the humanitarian experts roster including ongoing recruitment and skills development of humanitarian experts; and (2) facilitating the short-term deployment of humanitarian experts to UN humanitarian agencies following sudden-onset crises including in the areas of needs assessment and coordination child protection water and sanitation health and nutrition and information management.

The expected outcomes for this project include: (1) increased contribution of humanitarian surge experts in response to crisis; and (2) increased capacity of the humanitarian response system to respond to sudden onset crises worldwide. The expected ultimate outcome is lives saved suffering alleviated and human dignity maintained in countries experiencing humanitarian crises or that are facing acute food insecurity.