Disaster Response Coordination Unit (DRCU)

The Disaster Response Coordination Unit (hereinafter - the DRCU) was established in 2008 to enhance cooperation and coordination between Government of the Kyrgyz Republic, United Nations Country Team, Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement and other key actors for adequate and effective humanitarian response to emergency situations.
Objective
DRCU is a consultative-deliberative mechanism whose main purpose is to coordinate humanitarian response to emergencies upon the Kyrgyz Government relevant request and enhance collaboration among DRCU partners and other key actors. To accomplish the objective DRCU partners are committed to:
• To improve further existing DRCU practice;
• Establish necessary structures (groups, task forces, platforms, teams, networks and etc.) by taking necessity decisions to allocate functions, responsibilities, and authority based on developed terms of references;
• Build capacity of and maintain “stand by”/readiness state of appropriate human and material resources to ensure effective and proper emergency humanitarian response, in proportion to emergency threats and risks, and needs on sites;
• Prepare and update emergency contingency plans at sectorial and inter agency level;
• Timely share and disseminate information among DRCU partners on emergency response preparedness/emergency response and render humanitarian aid.

DRCU Disaster Response Coordination Unit
ICRC International Committee of the Red Cross
IFRC International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
MoES Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Kyrgyz Republic
NP DRR National Platform on Disaster Risk Reduction
REACT Rapid Emergency Assessment and Coordination Team
UN RC United Nations Resident Coordinator