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DRC Standby Roster

The Danish Refugee Council Standby Roster is a collection of rosters with over 1000 international experts ready to deploy to United Nations humanitarian operations to support and strengthen their capacity to deliver timely, effective, and accountable humanitarian response to people of concern.

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The objective of the DRC Standby Roster is to strengthen the response capacity of the UN

When a crisis hits, all humanitarian actors need to respond quickly by having the right human resources on the ground quickly.

The Danish Refugee Council (DRC) Standby Roster works to enhance and improve the United Nations’ (UN) emergency response to humanitarian displacement crises, and as such enables faster and more effective support to people in need. This is achieved through both capacity-building and the deployment of high-quality experts and specialists to UN’s humanitarian relief operations all over the world.

The DRC Standby Roster is an instrument to support and boost UN agencies through the allocation of specialized professionals to their humanitarian operations for a limited time, thereby allowing time for the UN agencies to build their own staff capacity. The DRC deployments are not a substitute for regular staffing arrangements within the UN, rather it is a short-term means to support and augment existing resources when necessary.

DRC Standby Roster Annual Reports

In 2022, the DRC Standby Roster supported UN operations through 208 deployments in 55 countries. Of these 208 deployments, 126 were with the Resettlement Roster, 65 with the Humanitarian Response Roster and 16 with the Registration Roster. The countries with the highest number of deployments are Ethiopia, Sudan, Jordan, and Chad. Among our Standby Roster members deployed this year, 87 are women and 99 are men.

In 2022, the DRC Standby Roster supported UN operations through 208 deployments in 55 countries. Of these 208 deployments, 126 were with the Resettlement Roster, 65 with the Humanitarian Response Roster and 16 with the Registration Roster. The countries with the highest number of deployments are Ethiopia, Sudan, Jordan, and Chad. Among our Standby Roster members deployed this year, 87 are women and 99 are men.

Protection at the Core

The DRC Standby Roster operates on the basis of DRC’s protection mandate and prioritizes deployments that have the largest potential for improving protective outcomes for people in need.

This means that every time the DRC Standby Roster deploys an expert to the UN agency to improve their response capacity, the aim is to increase the protection of people affected by conflicts and disasters.

Profiles matching the DRC core sectors are furthermore prioritized while support is also given to global coordination by deploying members to cluster coordination positions, or other key coordination roles both in the field and at headquarter level, and by strengthening the members’ capacity to engage in cluster coordination.

Human resource development is a cornerstone of the DRC Standby Roster’s operations, with a strong focus on preparation, capacity building, and monitoring.

Deployees are carefully briefed and debriefed, and all members of our rosters are offered opportunities for personal and professional development through participation in various trainings and workshops.

Supporting the strategic relationship between DRC and UN

The DRC Standby Roster not only continues to strengthen the capacity of the UN to meet the needs of an increasing number of humanitarian emergencies around the world, but it also works to strengthen the strategic relationship between DRC and UN partners through the standby arrangement, through DRC country operations, and through the work of DRC specialists in various global clusters.

Hence, in addition to activities directly related to deployments of short-term expert personnel, the DRC Standby Roster also facilitates deployment with a longer-term strategic purpose to UN partners and DRC operations.

The Three Deployment Schemes

About recruitment and staff care

02 Jul 2024

Stories from the field: Towards greener food systems in Mozambique

03 Apr 2024

Story from the field: "We cannot cover all the needs, but at least we are trying to do something"

18 Dec 2023

Stories from the field: "The ultimate way of being good at what you do is to be able to pass on knowledge"

18 Dec 2023

Stories from the field – “We have accomplished something noteworthy starting from scratch here”

05 Dec 2023

Story from the Field Giovanni Zanelli – Senior Field Officer to UNHCR in Abeche, Chad

02 Oct 2023

Stories from the field: "In Syria, getting humanitarian supplies delivered is a herculean task"

29 Jun 2023

Stories from the field: Interview with a Resettlement expert deployed to Guatemala

05 Apr 2023

Stories from the field: Interview with Child Protection and Best Interest Determination Expert deployed to Guatemala

05 Apr 2023

Stories from the field: Interview with Gender Based Violence Sub-Sector Coordinator deployed to Mogadishu

31 Mar 2023

DRC Standby Roster monitoring mission: Working for protection and durable solutions for refugees and IDPs in Bangladesh

22 Dec 2022

Stories from the field: Interview with Associate Registration and Identity Management Specialist, deployed to Sudan

14 Nov 2022

Stories from the field: interview with CCCM Officer deployed to Ukraine

10 Jul 2022

Stories from the field: Learning new things and being challenged in Pakistan

07 Apr 2022

Stories from the field: Supporting survivors of violence and/or torture, GBV, women and girls at risk in New Delhi

07 Apr 2022

Stories from the field: The importance of celebrating each other’s strengths and build meaningful and long-lasting personal connections

30 Nov 2021

30th Anniversary of the DRC Standby Roster

26 Nov 2021

30th Anniversary of the Standby Partnership

01 Oct 2021

Stories from the field: Ensuring the best interests of unaccompanied Rohingya refugee children in Indonesia

29 Jun 2021

Stories from the field: Providing an effective and efficient emergency response in Armenia

13 Apr 2021

Stories from the field: The roll-out of a Global Distribution Tool (GDT) in Boa Vista

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"Our experts are deployed to UN agencies' operations globally, at short notice, with the purpose to strengthen UN agencies' capacity to provide durable solutions to the displacement of some of the world’s most vulnerable refugees."

The DRC Standby Roster has partnership agreements with the following UN agencies

UNHCR
UNHCR
UNICEF
UNICEF
World Food Programme
World Food Programme
United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
International Organization for Migration
International Organization for Migration
United Nations Development Programme
United Nations Development Programme
UNFPA
UNFPA
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

The DRC Standby Roster is funded by the following donors

Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Foreign & Commonwealth Development Office
Foreign & Commonwealth Development Office
UNHCR
UNHCR

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