A/HRC/3/2 page 112 Annex X UNITED NATIONS HUMANITARIAN CARGO MOVEMENT NOTIFICATION PROCEDURE Source: OCHA - HCCC Activities: Supply Chain Type of document: Procedure Country: LB LBN 422 Lebanon, Lebanese Republic Publication date: 2006-Jul-28 Global overview of the cargo procedures to facilitate the safe delivery of humanitarian relief materials into and throughout Lebanon. Background 1. To facilitate the supply of humanitarian relief materials to Lebanon, the United Nations is working to establish humanitarian corridors into and within Lebanon. The management and movement of all United Nations humanitarian cargo on these corridors will be controlled by a United Nations Humanitarian Cargo Coordination Center (HCCC) in Beirut that will be managed by the World Food Programme (WFP) in support of the entire United Nations system. The HCCC will vet all cargo movement requests and schedule the route and timetable of proposed convoys. The HCCC will also consider and manage cargo movement requests from NGOs. United Nations managed and chartered vehicles, aircraft and vessels will be used unless otherwise agreed. 2. Sea Corridors: Humanitarian corridors from the sea are envisioned into the ports of Beirut, Tripoli, Saida and Tyre. For seaborne cargo, it is estimated that up to three (3) feeder vessels will operate from ports in the eastern Mediterranean. 3. Land and Air Corridors: Humanitarian corridors on land are envisioned from the northern border town of Aarida to Beirut and from Beirut to cities and towns in southern Lebanon. Conditions permitting, an air corridor may be established into Beirut International Airport. 4. Within Lebanon, deliveries to the affected areas will be carried out by a United Nations managed fleet comprised of one hundred (100) short haul 10 metric tonnes capacity trucks, capable of traversing damaged roads and difficult terrain. United Nations Agencies and NGOs will hand over their cargo to WFP at five United Nations managed facilities (to be designated), a minimum of 48 hours prior to dispatch. The relief cargo will be consolidated and prioritised for dispatch. Deliveries will be made using United Nations managed and marked trucks in convoys. Convoys will always be escorted by at least two (2) United Nations marked Land-cruisers.