Humanitarian Assistance Response
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Which of the following are examples of negative effects of aid on local populations? ✔✔-Local
bandits have captured the humanitarian aid food supp
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Humanitarian Assistance Response
Training (HART) Latest 2023 100% Pass
Which of the following are examples of negative effects of aid on local populations? ✔✔-Local
bandits have captured the humanitarian aid food supplies and are selling them at an enormous
price.
-The Affected State is using their armed military to secure aid resources.
-The local population has become dependent upon aid over the last several years, so they are no
longer growing their own crops.
In order to understand and appreciate other cultures, you should _____. ✔✔first understand your
own cultural lens.
Which of the following statements best describes humanitarian logistics? ✔✔The delivery of the
appropriate relief supplies, in good condition, at the time and place in which they are needed
following a needs assessment of the affected population.
Delivering unsolicited goods can have negative effects due to which of the following logistical
considerations? ✔✔-May be incompatible with the community's religion, climate, or culture.
-Do not meet critical needs as determined by needs assessments.
-Displaces critical items from reaching people quickly by taking up space on transports and in
warehouses.
Which of the following are examples of required information? ✔✔Locations where humanitarian
organizations are operating.
Which of the following is not a broad objective of the Risk Reduction phase? ✔✔Evacuation
Which of the following is defined as relief personnel, equipment, supplies, and services provided
by foreign military or civil defense organizations for international disaster relief assistance?
✔✔Military and Civil Defense Assets (MCDA)
For Affected States that do not have some National Disaster Management Office (NDMO) in
place, this entity or entities may help determine how U.S. forces and U.S. agencies will
coordinate support to the response mission: ✔✔Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance
(OFDA)
Which of the following is NOT an appropriate condition for return? ✔✔When aid will be
suspended until return occurs
Refugees are defined as people who _____. ✔✔fear being persecuted for reasons of race,
religion, or nationality.
A minimum standard is _____. ✔✔-a qualitative measure that must be contextual.
-equivalent to a Measure of Effectiveness (MOE).
"Pull, not push" is a simple concept or metaphor that refers to the preferred approach to
managing logistics in disaster response efforts. ✔✔true
IDPs are people who _____. ✔✔have been forced to flee their homes but have not crossed
international borders.
In the Sphere Project Handbook, key indicators: ✔✔-Show to what extent a minimum standard
has been met
-Serve as signals that show whether a standard has been attained.
Which of the following information sources is a one-stop-shop for gathering information about a
disaster's humanitarian response? ✔✔ReliefWeb
The Oslo Guidelines assist responders by defining Military and Civil Defense Assets (MCDA)
response criteria. Which of the following statements is true about those criteria? ✔✔All of these
choices. (Correct)
-Humanitarian need determines the mission of the response allowing the military to avoid
mission creep.
-Humanitarian relief is civilian-led and direct assistance is provided by these responders as a last
resort and only in extreme circumstances.
-Military response is short-term and a transition/exit strategy needs to be established to hand over
to disaster relief and development actors with longer-term presence.
Which of the following characterizes UN-CMCoord and CMO? ✔✔UN-CMCoord protects
humanitarian principles, avoids competition and minimizes inconsistency, while CMO facilitate
military operations for stability in a country or region.
In most humanitarian response situations, the Joint Task Force would interface with _____. ✔✔-
the Affected State
-the USAID Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA)
-the UN CMCoord Officers
When supporting HA/DR in a foreign country, it is important to understand cultural differences
or perceptions so _____. ✔✔you don't respond inappropriately when faced with cultural realities.
Which of the following is NOT a mandate of the Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance
(OFDA)? ✔✔Influence political change through multilateral agreements with the USG.
"Cultural carriers" have which of the following characteristics? ✔✔-Can be names, places,
streets, people, music, and art
-Can be objects as well as abstract ideas
-Can convey symbolic messages within and across social contexts
How is planning for HA/DR operations different than planning for combat operations? ✔✔When
situational planning for HA/DR operations, the process for evaluating the environment is the
same as in combat planning, but emphasis is placed on keeping the information unclassified so it
can be shared with civilian and military responders.
One way to enhance relationships with a foreign culture is to _____. ✔✔make cultural
compromises that demonstrate your willingness to respect the other's culture.
Which humanitarian security strategy aims to protect humanitarian actors by distinguishing them
as civilians who are impartial, neutral, and independent in delivering aid? ✔✔Acceptance
Strategy
Which of the following is NOT true of Donors in HA/DR efforts? ✔✔Donors decide where
funding is most needed in humanitarian aid.
The central goal of the 2005 Hyogo Framework for Action (HFA) is to _____. ✔✔Substantially
reduce disaster losses by increasing the resilience of nations and communities to disasters.
For military members working an HA/DR mission, relief aid strives to meet basic needs in ways
that also reduce future vulnerabilities and create sustainable benefits that link into longer-term
local recovery efforts. ✔✔True
Of its many response options at the outset of a disaster, OFDA can provide immediate cash of up
to $200,000 to locally purchase and distribute relief supplies. ✔✔False
International organizations (IOs) are formed by _____. ✔✔Treaties between two or more
countries.
Which of the following motives for attacks on aid workers do humanitarian actors try to mitigate
by striving to be perceived as impartial and neutral? ✔✔Political
When military actors respond to a humanitarian crisis, they should _____. ✔✔build consensus
and demonstrate their willingness to collaborate on response efforts.
Which of the following describes a challenge to information sharing? ✔✔-Identifying reliable
sources of information
-Translating data into actionable information
-Identifying HA/DR responders
-Sharing information without compromising security
Terms and words shared between humanitarians and the military _____. ✔✔can sometimes carry
very different meanings and connotations.
A National Disaster Management Framework (NDMF) is a metaphor for which of the following:
✔✔The levels of society (community, first responders, county, etc.) that interact in response to a
disaster.
Which of the following is a good definition of the principle of Neutrality in HA/DR efforts?
✔✔Humanitarian actors must not take sides in hostilities or engage in controversies of a
political, racial, religious, or ideological nature.
An agency designated as the lead of a specific cluster at a global level is _____. ✔✔a cluster
lead
The main difference between the military and civilian planning processes is that _____.
✔✔civilians conduct operational planning at the tactical level.
When refugees seek asylum in a neighboring country, the country has an obligation to: ✔✔-
Protect refugees from refoulement
-Provide the same treatment accorded to other foreign residents
The military is often the first responder that the WFP will call in case of an emergency. ✔✔False
Because stateless persons have no citizenship they have no government to turn to for protection.
✔✔True
The cluster approach attempts to _____. ✔✔eliminate gaps and increase effectiveness in
humanitarian response.
All of the following are characteristics of a disaster, except: ✔✔Can be responded to
satisfactorily with local resources
As soon as possible after a disaster, the UNDAC team prepares a _____. ✔✔Plan of Action
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