🧵THREAD—As the COVID–19 pandemic spreads, @NATO works to respond to this latest threat.
@LaurenSperanza shares 6 reasons NATO’s Euro-Atlantic Disaster Response Coordination Centre is important for our security: atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/new-atla…
@LaurenSperanza shares 6 reasons NATO’s Euro-Atlantic Disaster Response Coordination Centre is important for our security: atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/new-atla…
1. The EADRCC has experience supporting responses to epidemics and pandemics
The Center has helped combat:
🌍Ebola in West Africa
🇧🇬🇺🇦H1N1 in Bulgaria + Ukraine
🇷🇴A human immunoglobulin shortage in Romania atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/new-atla…
The Center has helped combat:
🌍Ebola in West Africa
🇧🇬🇺🇦H1N1 in Bulgaria + Ukraine
🇷🇴A human immunoglobulin shortage in Romania atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/new-atla…
2. The EADRCC has experience with a variety of humanitarian + disaster relief efforts
EADRCC has helped fight:
🚒Forest fires in Latvia + Israel
🇦🇱🇲🇪Earthquakes, snowfalls & floods in Albania + Montenegro
🇺🇸Relief in the aftermath of Hurricanes to the US atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/new-atla…
EADRCC has helped fight:
🚒Forest fires in Latvia + Israel
🇦🇱🇲🇪Earthquakes, snowfalls & floods in Albania + Montenegro
🇺🇸Relief in the aftermath of Hurricanes to the US atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/new-atla…
3. The EADRCC has the capacity to support refugees + migrants
In its early days, EADRCC focused on humanitarian assistance to refugees in Kosovo. Since then, it has expanded its efforts to support refugees as a result of conflicts in Syria, Turkey & Iraq. atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/new-atla…
In its early days, EADRCC focused on humanitarian assistance to refugees in Kosovo. Since then, it has expanded its efforts to support refugees as a result of conflicts in Syria, Turkey & Iraq. atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/new-atla…
4. EADRCC’s day-to-day activities help improve resilience, promote interoperability & test innovative tech
Exercises in Ukraine + Bosnia & Herzegovina tested a multinational telemedicine system, VR + next-gen incident command system & use of social media for crisis response
Exercises in Ukraine + Bosnia & Herzegovina tested a multinational telemedicine system, VR + next-gen incident command system & use of social media for crisis response
5. The EADRCC is uniquely suited to coordinate with other international organizations that are integral to crisis management
The Center works closely with:
🇺🇳@UNOCHA
🇪🇺@eu_echo
🌐National authorities
🎖NATO military bodies
➕And more! atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/new-atla…
The Center works closely with:
🇺🇳@UNOCHA
🇪🇺@eu_echo
🌐National authorities
🎖NATO military bodies
➕And more! atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/new-atla…
6. The Center’s work strengthens Allied solidarity and diversity
Its activities represent the true value of NATO, demonstrating the power of the Alliance when like-minded countries work together toward a common goal. atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/new-atla…
Its activities represent the true value of NATO, demonstrating the power of the Alliance when like-minded countries work together toward a common goal. atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/new-atla…
Read more analysis on the EADRCC #COVID19 response from Deputy Director of @ACScowcroft's Transatlantic Security Initiative @LaurenSperanza here: atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/new-atla…
