Creation of a Toolkit to Manage Health Emergencies and Natural Disasters in Customs and Institutions Present at Border Posts

implementation

The RPG consists of a toolkit with tools to develop Contingency Plans that strengthen and optimize national and regional capacities to respond to health emergencies and natural disasters in participating countries and other observer countries. Contingency Plans would be developed under a coordinated, scalable and harmonized border management framework. These will be aligned with international principles, procedures and protocols applicable to these emergency situations. The RPG will allow customs and other border agencies of participating countries (and others in LAC who want to join as observers) to prioritize the entry of critical goods, maintain the flow of foreign trade as the basis of the economy, and safely manage the transit of people. It will also promote the transfer of knowledge between participating countries and others who want to join, during the preparation of the toolkit and the implementation of the Contingency Plans.