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THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
January 10, 1995
PRESIDENTIAL REVIEW DI
50
MEMORANDUM FOR THE VICE PRESIDENT
THE SECRETARY OF STATE
THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE
THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
THE SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
THE SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION
DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE'OFMANAGEMENT AND BUDGET
REPRESE~TATivE O~ THE UNITED STATES TO THE
UNITED NATIONS
DIRECTOR OF CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE
CHAIRMAN,OF THE JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF
ADMINISTRATOR OF THE AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL
DEVELOPMENT
DIRECTOR OF THE FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
AGENCY
COMMANDANT OF THE COAST GUARD
DIRECTOR OF THE PEACE CORPS
Subject:
Emergency Humanitarian Relief
Enormous, sudden-onset refugee migrations, devastating wars of
ethnic hatred, and complex humanitarian problems (e.g., drought
in the Horn of Africa) are severely testing the ability
the
international community to maintain stability, save 1
,and
reduce suffering.
The flight of Iraq's Kurds to Turkey, movement of Rwanda's Hutus
to Zaire, and
horror inflicted on civilians by war in Bosnia
and Somalia are stretching existing capabilities to respond both
unilaterally and multilaterally.
The emergency
f system relies
international organizations, NGOs,
agencies. The
llback capability
military, particularly that of the
on ad hoc responses by
and civilian government
has been the use of the
United States.
Shortcomings of the current international system include
its slowness to respond,' weak coordination and poor internal
communications among
f operations, limited large scale
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logistics capabilities, inequitable burden of financing, and
reliance, in extremis, upon the U.S. military.
In addition,
too little attent
is paid to:
forts to avert, early warning
of, and quick response requirements to, sudden and massive
humanitarian emergencies.
These deficienc
require an interagency review of U.S. and
international capab ities and the mechanisms for pre-empting the
need for emergency relief, as well as initiating and delivering
international emergency relief, with a view toward creating a
more responsive, effective and equitable system.
The Study
This PRD will examine the problem on a priority basis, identify
issues and options and make recommendations to the Deputies
Committee in thirty days.
The study will build on and coordinate
with the efforts of present interagency working groups (IWGs)
dealing with PRD 46 (Refugees and Migration) and implementation
of PDD 25 ("humanitarian annex" to the Peacekeeping PDD).
The study should specifically address issues identified below,
with the lead responding agency indicated in parenthesis:
• The Problems: What are the estimates of large-scale
humanitarian disasters likely to occur over the next several
years? What are their general causes? Where are they likely
to occur? What has been the pattern of the last decade? Is
likely to continue?
(CIA)
• The Current International Response System and International
Organizations:
How are existing international crisis
responge mechanisms (private and governmental, domestic and
international) structured? What are their predictive and
pre-emptive 'capabil
? How do they generate resources and
how can that ability be improved? What are their strengths
and weaknesses and what changes should be considered? What
proposals exist for improving the international crisis
response capacity, and what are their strengths and
weaknesses (specific analysis of the "white helmets"
in iative, UN Humanitarian Assistance Team (UNHAT) proposal,
and the work of the Carnegie Endowment should be included)?
How can the international community better intervene before
situations become conflicts/crises? what changes should we
seek in UN organizations and, in particular, the DHA? How
can we ensure improved coordination between the military,
political and humanitarian components of international
humanitarian interventions? What are the views and ideas of
other governments, international organizations, NGOs and other
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commentators? What role can private c
lian contractors pl
in addressing international humanitarian crises?
(state)
• U.s. Organization: How does the U.s. system (private, NGOs
and governmental) work? What are the shortcomings of USG
organization for
e
sues in general and in the
peacekeeping context in particular? What
the state of
early warning efforts
the USG and how can coordination be
improved? How
USG knowledge currently shared and improved
to increase the preparedness of other countries to antic
and respond to disasters? In this
, what role might
FEMA, the Peace Corps, the intelligence community and other
agencies play? Evaluate proposals
modification in USG
organization.
(AID)
•
fect on the U.s. Military: What sorts of capabilities are
the U.s. military called on to provide in these disasters?
What is the current and potential future cost of U.s. military
support and what
fect does that have on U.s. military
readiness? How could the U.s. military reorganize to
accomplish the mission of humanitarian assistance? Could some
of those capabil
be replicated
civilian organiz.ations
and, if so, how? (DOD)
• Budgetary Considerations: How can the U.s. improve its
ability to budget for such international humanitarian crises?
What options exist for new budgetary mechanisms within the DOD
and State budgets, outside these budgets? How can the u.s.
Jensure adequate resources for the mil
costs associated
with u.s. support in crisis situations without significantly
degrading readiness? (OMB)
• Options for Improvement: The PRD should propose and examine
means of enhancing both USG and international response
capability. The PRD should address whether there are packages
of USG and international improvements that make sense as
options. The options presented should be evaluated against
a uniform list of criteria, including financial cost. (NSC)
Organization
Each of the six topics '(above) will be reviewed by an interagency
sub-group chaired by the agency designated. The sub-groups will
to a steering group. The steering group, chaired by the
Administrator, AID, should complete the
process by
February 24th. The steering group chair and NSC staff will then
prepare options for review by the Deput
and Principals
Committees.
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Assistant to ,the President
National Security
fairs
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