Asia Emergency Response Facility
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Asia Emergency Response Facility, or AERF, is a Special Operation of the United Nations
World Food Programme
, designed to establish an emergency response facility in Asia.
The AERF was created in 2003 following the signing of an MOU between the World Food Programme and the Cambodia
n Government. The purpose of AERF would become the Asia facility of the United Nations Humanitarian Response Depot
(UNHRD), working in collaboration with the other operating UNHRD facilities provide world wide coverage for “first line response” to emergencies.
AERF was created to meet the requirements for planning and supplying equipment for emergencies in Asia. Although the facility is primarily for WFP use, it is designed to be shared by UN agencies, the Red Cross movement, international and local NGO’s and partners from the private sector.
United Nations
The United Nations is an international organization whose stated aims are facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and achievement of world peace...
World Food Programme
World Food Programme
The World Food Programme is the food aid branch of the United Nations, and the world's largest humanitarian organization addressing hunger worldwide. WFP provides food, on average, to 90 million people per year, 58 million of whom are children...
, designed to establish an emergency response facility in Asia.
The AERF was created in 2003 following the signing of an MOU between the World Food Programme and the Cambodia
Cambodia
Cambodia , officially known as the Kingdom of Cambodia, is a country located in the southern portion of the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia...
n Government. The purpose of AERF would become the Asia facility of the United Nations Humanitarian Response Depot
United Nations Humanitarian Response Depot
The United Nations Humanitarian Response Depot is a service base operated by the World Food Programme at the military airport in Brindisi, Apulia, Italy.-History:In June 2000, the former "Pisa Warehouse" managed by OCHA was transferred to...
(UNHRD), working in collaboration with the other operating UNHRD facilities provide world wide coverage for “first line response” to emergencies.
AERF was created to meet the requirements for planning and supplying equipment for emergencies in Asia. Although the facility is primarily for WFP use, it is designed to be shared by UN agencies, the Red Cross movement, international and local NGO’s and partners from the private sector.