It coordinates interministerial collaboration and is generally responsible for national/internal security. The Federal Ministry of the Interior, Building and Community (BMI) is the superior federal government authority for civil protection.
The Federation provides additional equipment, supplies and training to the Länder and may support them in case of disaster upon request (disaster assistance). in times of war or armed conflict, the Federation is in charge of civil protection (“Zivilschutz”), as laid out in the Federal Civil Protection and Disaster Relief Act (ZSKG).įor some of its tasks in civil protection, the Federation draws on Länder resources and complements these if needed (integrated emergency response system). They have enacted respective disaster management laws, defining - inter alia - the responsible disaster management authorities and delegating several administrative and operational tasks to the regional and local level. “Civil protection” in the general sense of “protection of the population” (“Bevölkerungsschutz”) is an overarching term and comprises 2 different elements: “Katastrophenschutz” and “Zivilschutz”.Īccording to the Constitution, the federal states (“Länder”) are responsible for disaster management (“Katastrophenschutz”) in times of peace. We also strictly make sure that aid supplies go to those in the greatest need.The federal structure of Germany is reflected by its national disaster management system of shared responsibilities between the Federation and the federal states. If the target has an external funder, their representatives will visit the aid target to check that reports are accurate and money is spent as agreed. The Finnish Red Cross has permanent representatives at some aid targets, others we check once a year or more frequently as necessary. This, also, is development cooperation by the Red Cross. If that does not help, we will withdraw our cooperation. If the operations do not meet our expectations, we train our cooperation partner to develop their operations. We also analyse our cooperation partners, evaluate their capacity to monitor misconducts, and carry out monitoring ourselves. Risk management is essential, because the international Red Cross movement operates in almost all countries in the world, and every country has its own operating culture. The accounting of the Finnish Red Cross is audited project-specifically every year, and an annual audit is required from other national associations of the Red Cross. The rules of the Disaster Relief Fund and the strict control regulate the use of the donated funds. Red Cross and Red Crescent volunteers around the world take part voluntarily, out of a desire to help. These include tasks in crisis situations that require trained psychologists. The aid work itself is carried out by volunteers, apart from a couple of exceptions. In Finland, Red Cross employees support volunteers in their tasks. The salaries of other staff in Finland are funded from several sources, such as the sales profits of Finnish Red Cross products, membership fees, and funding from various ministries and STEA. Of the permanent staff of the Finnish Red Cross, only employees working on fundraising are paid from the Disaster Relief Fund collection profits. For example, a field hospital clinic has a 50/50 share between hired employees and volunteers, whereas aid distribution can have one employee responsible for organising the work per 50 volunteers responsible for distribution. In the target countries, the share of aid workers and local volunteers depends on the situation and task at hand. The Finnish Red Cross does not carry out international aid operations from Finland using volunteers. Such helpers include doctors, nurses and logisticians working in the areas. In addition to life-saving aid supplies and their delivery costs, the Disaster Relief Fund can cover the salary costs of Finnish Red Cross aid workers operating in disaster and crisis areas.
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