Security briefings

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Security briefings

• Security Clearance
• UN security policy requires that all staff
  members travelling to countries with a security
  phase in effect must obtain a travel security
  clearance.
• It also states that all staff members are
  required to notify Designated Officials of their
  arrival and departure times for travel even to
  countries with no security phase in effect.
• How do I use ISECT?If you've never used ISECT
  before, the New User page will help you get
  registered.If you have any other questions,
  please check out the Frequently Asked Questions
  (login required) or download one of our User
  Guides from the main ISECT page (login required).
• https//dss.un.org/

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Security Clearance for Non-UNDP Staff

• Non-UNDP staff members traveling in a
  UN-sponsored mission must also submit a Security
  Clearance through ISECT at https//dss.un.org/dssw
  eb/
• Currently at IPC Karla Corrêa is in charge of
  submitting Security Clearance requests for IPEA
  and Associate Researchers, and Francisco Filho
  for participants of Study Tours and other IPC
  events.

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UNDSS CD training ROM Basic Security in the
Field

• It is highly recommended for all UN and Non-UNDP
  staff (consultants and IPEA staff), to have
  completed the CD and to make sure a copy that
  shows the successful completion of this training,
  is saved in the personal file

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Travel Advisory on Field Security Status and
Security-Related Travel Restrictions

• Travellers to countries/duty stations where any
  SECURITY PHASE has been declared must obtain
  SECURITY CLEARANCE from the DESIGNATED OFFICIAL
  in the country concerned prior to travel. The
  request for security clearance should include the
  staff member's complete NAME, TITLE and AGENCY,
  the estimated time of arrival (ETA) and estimated
  time of departure (ETD), as well as an itinerary,
  and the PURPOSE of the mission. Security PHASES
  are as followsPHASE I PrecautionaryPHASE II
  Restricted MovementPHASE III
  RelocationPHASE IV Emergency OperationsPHASE
  V Evacuation

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Security Phases in Brazil

Phase I is in effect for the city of Rio de
Janeiro.
Security Phases and Advisory
Local security forces conduct frequent armed operations against drug trafficking factions which are in control of numerous shanty towns (favelas) throughout the city. Stray bullets, shrapnel and the indiscriminate use of high velocity ammunition and heavy weaponry can transform any favela into a volatile and hazardous scenario, especially in the case of a police intervention or inter-trafficking factional conflict. Visitors are more vulnerable to such incidents due to their lack of local knowledge and experience. Therefore, all travellers are advised to avoid the proximity of the favelas. In addition, there has been an increase in armed robberies on the routes from the international airport to the Southern Zone where most international visitors stay. Avoid travelling by night on Linha Vermelha or Linha Amarela, which are expressways linking the international airport to the Southern Zone, downtown and suburbs. If you arrive at the international airport during the night, consider spending the night at the airport hotel. While in Rio de Janeiro, give preference to registered radio taxis as they are considered the safest, or ask advice from your hotel concierge. Due to ongoing disputes with air traffic controllers, flights can be delayed, cancelled and/or diverted from their initial destinations. Hence, travellers stopping over or with connecting flights in Rio de Janeiro are advised to request security clearance even though there is no expectation to leave the airport. Recent cases of Yellow Fever were reported in several Brazilian states, with a still unconfirmed number of fatal causalities. Consequently, WHO advises all travellers to get yellow fever vaccinations, especially those visiting or staying in forested areas of inland Brazil, that cover about three-quarters of the country. Following an incident with a UN international staff member who was held hostage by an indigenous group while visiting an Indian reservation, the SMT has decided that, despite the fact that the Indian territories are No Phase areas, all UN staff should obtain clearance from the UNDSS office prior to any deployment to such areas.
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CALLING TREE

• This is a mechanism to keep all telephones of IPC
  staff updated. In case of some emergency
  situation, André and Fabiane will be able to
  quickly contact every one and provide the
  necessary information.
• The Calling Tree is tested two times per year.
  André and Fabiane are responsible to realize this
  test.
• André is the security warden for 4 UN agencies
  (FAO, ITU, UNDOC and ECLAC).