Since April 2011 Helen Lundberg has been seconded by MSB as a Logistics officer to UNICEF Somalia, based in Kenya. Helen normally lives in Gothenburg; she has two grown children and a dog.

Do you remember your first thought when the MSB asked you to go to Somalia as a Logistics officer?
I felt very happy and excited. I never thought that I would be nominated for this position because I lacked experience from international missions for the MSB.

FUNDING

The United Nations Mine Action Team-Gaza Office UNMATGO) would like to thank the United Kingdom Department for International Development (DfiD) and the Australian Agency for International Development (AusAid) for their generous contributions to the programme, following our emergency appeal in December 2009. Those additional funds have ensured that UNMAT-GO continues enabling the implementation of safe and efficient recovery operations for communities to regain their livelihoods and freedom of movement from 1 January to approximately 31 July 2010. In addition,

Yesterday, Sunday 17th January, the third Swedish and MSB humanitarian aid aircraft departed for Haiti.

Onboard were MSB personnel who will set-up the base camp for UN personnel, and other personnel who will work directly for various UN bodies. Additionally, the MSB offered a number of seats for aid workers from Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors Without Borders) and the Swedish Red Cross.

The C17 plan that departed on Saturday night from =D6rebro made a stop in the Azores on Sunday, where it remained for several hours for the crew to rest. That plane has now landed in the

This report documents the proceedings of a workshop dedicated to flood response management held in Revinge, Sweden between 21-23 October 2009 under the auspices of European Commission, UNOCHA and IFRC. The objectives of the workshop were: to share knowledge and experience and identify gaps in current policy and practice; to build a global network to share knowledge and experience to address gaps in policy and practice. The workshop was attended by some 30 disaster management practitioners and researchers from organizations and institutes around the word.

Today and tomorrow a number of MSB personnel will fly to Indonesia to support the UN and EU in various ways with their humanitarian assistance to the victims of the earthquakes.

During the day an UNDAC team member will assess and report back on the emergency assistance needs in the area and coordinate international humanitarian operations. IT experts with equipment are also being dispatched as support for the UNDAC team.

Additionally, the MSB is preparing to dispatch approximately 200 light accommodation tents to Indonesia, donated