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themes:

Supply Chain

country:

Democratic Republic of Congo

creation Date:

Jan 29, 2009

"Delivering as One"

To enhance operational and cost efficiency humanitarian logistics services, the concept of a WFP-led inter-agency logistics platform was endorsed in early 2007 by the Logis-tics Cluster and the UN Humanitarian Coor-dinator. As an inter-agency service under the "Delivering as One" strategy, the plat-form has benefited from core funding from the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) and Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) Pooled Fund.

The main objective of the platform is to deliver humanitarian assistance efficiently and reliably through the identification of an appropriate transport mode, at the best cost possible, with a thorough follow-up of eventual problems, while respecting UN procurement rules and procedures. WFP processes partners' requests in a timely fashion , obtains preferential rates for a variety of transport modes, and communi-cates with partners on progress and con-straints. It allows partners to concentrate on their core operations rather than being bogged down with logistic management to and within DRC, saving the agencies time and money.