Personal Travel Kits
The travel kit is a carry bag with a UNHCR logo, which is small enough to comply with airline cabin baggage size requirements. It includes a sleeping bag, pillow, mosquito net, towel, torch, small medical kit, rain poncho, plate/bowl, sun hat, water bottle and water filter. It weighs 8 kg and its value is US$ 360.
Travel kits will be provided to emergency response staff deployed to difficult locations during the very early phase of an operation where staff support arrangements have not yet been put in place. It can also be provided to field staff who are required to travel frequently to locations in the "deep" field where living conditions are unpredictable. Any staff member provided with a travel kit will not be entitled to another kit on any subsequent assignment. Once the emergency operation is under way, living conditions should improve, and at this stage the office should advise Headquarters that travel kits are no longer required by new staff. In some instances a number of travel kits may be sent in advance to a new office and allocated to staff in the field.
How to request
Personal travel kits are released on the basis of information from the field on living conditions. The Desk or PCS should submit a request to EPRS by e-mail (HQEM00). Upon approval, EPRS will forward an Emergency Stockpile Release Form (ESF1) to the Certifying Officer (Head of Desk or other authorized signatory). The transfer of appropriate funds to the Central Emergency Stockpile project will be authorized by the Certifying Officer with availability of such funds being confirmed by DFIS.
Field Kits
Field kits can be provided for deployment to difficult locations. These have a comprehensive range of survival items for improving field conditions. The kit is intended to provide staff with total self sufficiency for three days. A stock of up to 100 kits is held by BSU at Headquarters and replenished up to the maximum level when stocks fall below 50 units.
The contents of the kit come in an aluminium waterproof trunk, weighing 50 kg with a value of US$ 1,360. It includes:
- Dome shaped tent; Sleeping kit (sleeping bag, camp bed, mosquito net, pillow, ground mattress
- Shower screen and water bag with shower attachment
- 3 dry food ration packs
- Water bottle, cooking pots, dishes and cutlery, plastic food containers
- Torch, candles, matches, fuel tablets
- Purification tablets and water filter
- First aid kit, sun screen and insect repellent
- Swiss army knife and compass
- Small back-pack and money pouch
- Rubber gloves, elastic bands, aluminium foil
- First aid manual
- Hand soap, bath towel, tissues, toilet paper, mirror, sewing kit
- Writing materials
- Plastic poncho, sun hat
- Tool kit, metal chain, padlock, nylon rope, scotch tape, masking tape
How to request
Field kits are released on the basis of information from the field on living conditions. The Desk or PCS should submit a request to EPRS by e-mail (HQEM00). Upon approval, EPRS will forward an Emergency Stockpile Release Form (ESF1) to the Certifying Officer (Head of Desk or other authorized signatory). The transfer of appropriate funds to the Central Emergency Stockpile project will be authorized by the Certifying Officer with availability of such funds being confirmed by DFIS.
