REASONING FOR THE MODEL OF NATO'S CIVIL PROTECTION MECHANISM AND ITS ACTIVATION IN A SPECIAL PERIOD IN UKRAINE

Abstract

The last years of Ukraine's cooperation with NATO show the high dynamics of involving Ukrainian experts in all NATO-organized events and the great potential for cooperation within the NATO Emergency Planning Committee. Ukraine's cooperation with the Euro-Atlantic Disaster Response Coordination Center is effective. The NATO-based assistance mechanism comes through "Partnership for Peace". The Government of Ukraine is requesting to the Euro-Atlantic Disaster Response Coordination Centre (EADRCC), which in turn activates the Civil Protection Mechanism either through the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) and the International Committee of the Red Cross or through Partner and Allies. The Disaster Relief and Coordination Unit (UNDAC) is part of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs and is deployed as requested by the Government of the affected country, the Red Cross, or the Humanitarian Coordinator (RC / HC). In the event of a major emergency, UNDAC may, at the request of the affected government or through the Humanitarian Coordinator or the International Search and Rescue Advisory Group (INSARAG), establish an OSOCC with Local Emergency Management. The North Atlantic Alliance has the necessary tools to jointly respond to natural disasters, man-made disasters, terrorist acts and emergencies caused by hostilities. The developed model of activating the NATO Civil Protection Mechanism will provide an opportunity to respond effectively to large-scale emergencies, the elimination of the consequences of which requires the involvement of international rescue forces, in particular during the special period in Ukraine.