BHA Basics
BHA's three part mandate
What is Save lives, alleviate suffering, and reduce the physical, social and economic impact of disasters?
The president who signed the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.
What is President John F. Kennedy?
This UN organization is mandated to lead and co‐ordinate international action to protect refugees and seek permanent solution for refugee problems worldwide.
What is UNHCR?
If required USAID can request DoD assistance through this document.
What is a formal Executive Secretariat Memo (ExecSec) from USAID to DoD?
They have not crossed an internationally recognized border and are not eligible for refugee protections.
Who are internally displaced persons (IDPs)?
The VDAP- Volcano Disaster Assistance Program is an example of what stage of the disaster cycle?
What is Risk Reduction?
This is the biggest civilian logistics NGO-- focused on food aid.
What is the World Food Program (WFP)?
This person has crossed an international border and is protected by UNHCR.
What is a refugee?
These are three of the typical DoD Missions requested by USAID/BHA
What transport, logistics, and imagery?
What Legislation or Act created USAID?
What is the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961?
The majority of USAID/BHA funds come from this Congressional allocation.
What International Disaster Assistance (IDA)Funds.
Four Criteria for Declaration of Humanitarian Need (DHN)?
What is evidence of significance unmet humanitarian need, will meet mandate, host country request or will accept USG assistance, and response aligns with USG interests and humanitarian objectives?
This organization established in 1951 is the leading intergovernmental body in the field of migration.
What is IOM?
Determines the best assets to execute the MITAM?
What is DoD/JTF? or What is the SSAT?
Congress authorized this Bureau of USAID as the coordinator for International Disaster Assistance in 1964.
What is USAID's Bureau of Humanitarian Assistance?
These are three examples of a Slow Onset disaster.
What are droughts, pandemics/ disease outbreaks, locusts-- (oil spills, etc.).
Will accept Volcanic eruptions as many can be tracked.
Website detailing account of USG foreign Assistance for specific years
What is Foreignassistance.gov?
These assets should only come in to conduct disaster response when civilian options are exhausted?
What is military support (for humanitarian assistance)
DoD’s legal authorities to perform disaster relief and humanitarian assistance come from....
What is Title 10, Section 404 (and 2561 - DoD's Overseas Humanitarian, Disaster, and Civic Aid (OHDACA)?
OR
What is DoD Directive 5100.46 (policy for FDR Ops) in coordination with section 404 (above).
USAID/BHA LAC regional office is located in this city and country.
What is San Jose, Costa Rica?
This person makes a declararation of Humanitarian Need
What is the the Ambassador (COM), or Assistance Secretary of State for the Region in Washington, DC?
“The disaster within the disaster” and recommended solution
What is "In Kind Donations", and solution - "Cash is Best"?
The Humanitarian actors are bound by these four Humanitarian Principles.
What is Neutrality, Impartiality, Humanity and Independence?
BHA's operational level mechanism used in the field by the Civ-Mil Affairs Coordinator (CMAC) to write specific requests for DoD support during FDR.
What is the Mission Tasking Matrix (MITAM)?
BHA does not give grants to these entities.
What is the host nation government?