Practices by Stakeholder 3

Training for prevention, preparedness, and emergency response actors on incorporating components pertinent to the needs and vulnerabilities of migrants

Actors responsible for prevention, preparedness, and emergency responses, including DRR, do not necessarily have the skills to effectively respond to the needs of linguistically and culturally diverse populations. Local first responders in particular must have the means to enable them to communicate with everyone, including migrants in life-threatening situations. Training could include:

• Information about migrants living in local communities, including their origins, languages, cultural and religious beliefs, and other characteristics that may be pertinent to emergency response;
• Information about migrant organizations, local migrant leaders, social and cultural organizations, and religious institutions frequented by migrants;
• Information on how to deliver culturally and linguistically appropriate services when engaging with migrants;
• Information about how to access interpretation and translation services;
• The role of consular authorities in protecting and assisting their citizens;
• Eligibility of migrants with different immigration statuses for different types of services prior to, during, and in the aftermath of a crisis.