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Report on – 33rd IC Resolution 2: Addressing mental health and psychosocial needs of people affected by armed conflicts, natural disasters and other emergencies (33IC/19/R2) – U.K. Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Réunions statutaires / 33rd IC Resolution Report / XXXIIIe Conférence internationale / Report on – 33rd IC Resolution 2: Addressing mental health and psychosocial needs of people affected by armed conflicts, natural disasters and other emergencies (33IC/19/R2) – U.K. Foreign and Commonwealth Office

  1. Votre État/Société nationale/institution a-t-il/elle incorporé les engagements contenus dans cette résolution dans les plans stratégiques ou opérationnels pertinents ?

    Oui

    Les engagements sont incorporés dans les documents suivants:
    Stratégie

    Précisions :

    WHO resolution: In May 2024, the UK proposed a draft resolution on ‘Strengthening mental health and psychosocial support before, during and after armed conflicts, natural and human-caused disasters and health and other emergencies’.

    UK Consular assistance policy: The UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) has continued to provide consular assistance to British nationals who need help in a crisis, for example following a natural disaster, civil unrest, terrorism, or a major transport accident. The UK works with the appropriate authorities and other organisations to help those affected and sometimes send additional staff to support in-country, when it is safe to do so. Consular staff are trained to deal with many situations, however in some cases will refer affected persons to:

    – professionals in specialist areas, such as bereavement counsellors
    – a partner organisation with whom the UK has an established relationship including other government departments, NGOs, or charities.
    -the relevant local authority

  2. Votre État/Société nationale/institution a-t-il/elle coopéré avec d’autres partenaires aux fins de la mise en œuvre des engagements contenus dans cette résolution ?

    Oui

    Partenariats avec :
    Société nationale de la Croix-Rouge ou du Croissant-Rouge de votre pays
    Partenaires de l’humanitaire et du développement (par ex. Nations Unies, organisations non gouvernementales, etc.)

    Exemples de coopération :

    British Red Cross: The FCDO’s Crisis Management Department has a well-established and effective working relationship with the Psychosocial Support Team (PST) of the British Red Cross, who deploy BRC staff alongside our Rapid Deployment Teams (RDT) to provide psychosocial expertise to British nationals in distress after a major humanitarian or natural disaster incident overseas.

    Authorities and NGOs: The FCDO’s consular teams work with the appropriate authorities and other organisations to help those affected by crisis. The UK has an assistance partnership with Samaritans in Spain who provide confidential emotional support for people who are experiencing feelings of distress.

  3. Vous êtes-vous heurté·e à des difficultés dans la mise en œuvre des engagements contenus dans cette résolution?

    Oui

    Difficultés rencontrées :
    Autre

    Précisions au sujet des difficultés :

    Supporting mental health and psychosocial support should be done across different in an integrated way across the health, education, nutrition, and other sectors. The UK is keen to have standardised approaches to Mental Health & Psychosocial Support (MHPSS), and champion the use of the minimum service package in MHPSS and Inter-Agency Standard Committee guidelines. The FCDO will continue working with other donors, partners, UN and the IFRC to further embed MHPSS as a mainstream intervention at the onset of armed conflict and natural disasters.

  4. Les engagements contenus dans cette résolution ont-ils eu une ou des incidences sur l’action et les orientations de votre État/Société nationale/institution ?

    Non

  5. Les engagements contenus dans cette résolution ont-ils eu des incidences sur les communautés auxquelles votre État/Société nationale/institution vient en aide ?

    Oui

    Description des incidences :

    Conflict response: The FCDO’s Rapid Deployment Teams (RDT) and the British Red Cross’s PST joint deployment team deployed to support British nationals caught up in the Sudan conflict, where the RDT and BRC deployed to Cyprus to support British Nationals on transit back to the UK. They deployed also in the Israel/OPT crisis where RDT and BRC were stationed at the Gaza/Egypt border to support British Nationals coming through the Rafah crossing.

    Pandemic response: The UK Public Health Rapid Support Team has developed a consortium of MHPSS partners, building national and regional MHPSS outbreak response capacity. Key outputs include a MOOC (massive open online course) on ‘COVID-19: Psychological First Aid in Africa’ (in English and French), which has been completed by over 4,000 enrolled participants. 

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