Security Emergency Management Bureau Foreign Affairs and Emergency Response

emergency response: A number of things worked well during the emergency response, despite the fact the incident was quickly evolving and there was a lack of clarity surrounding the nature and scale of the event, the review summary says, according to Globe and Mail. For instance, the appointment of a liaison officer from Citizenship and Immigration as the single point of contact for Desloges’ family was absolutely vital. Upon learning a federal employee may have been a casualty in the Saturday attack, the Security and Emergency Management Bureau of Foreign Affairs convened an interdepartmental task force meeting at noon eastern time, just under five hours after headquarters was alerted. However, the fact that Desloges was on assignment with the border services agency caused a delay in CBSA becoming involved in the response, the summary says. Still, the review recommended enhancing Foreign Affairs’ training and awareness program related to personal security abroad. For missions such as Nairobi, where the high hardship level is largely a reflection of the security situation, personnel are being made aware of the risks associated with working in difficult operating environments through the training they receive and the overall preparations they conduct prior to departing for the post, it adds. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.