The United Nations Joint Logistics Centre (UNJLC) deployed to Liberia from August 2003 to March 2004 has completed its mandate as a Logistics Coordination and Information Platform. Its main body has closed down on Wednesday, 31 March 2004. As part of its Exit Strategy, UNJLC will provide a Logistics Planning Team, consisting of an international Logistics Planning Officer and a national Logistics Assistant, located with, and reporting directly to the Humanitarian Coordinator.

The UNJLC Planning Team will continue to chair the weekly Joint Logistics Working Group and the Road Task Force. Furthermore, the Planning Team will assist the UN Agencies in planning their deployment outside of Monrovia. This will include coordination in efforts to maximise asset and cost sharing among UN Agencies for fuel, communication, and water requirements.

UNJLC’s Exit Strategy also includes the completion of a Liberia Logistics Handbook, a complete compilation of UNJLC studies, sector surveys and reports. The Handbook is divided into the following sections: Air Operations, Infrastructure, Transport, Customs and Immigration, Fuel, and Services and Regulations. This Handbook will be distributed to Heads of Agencies and Logistics Officers while copies will remain with the HOC, HIC and the Planning Team.

The UNJLC website (www.unjlc.org) will continue to host information related to logistics in Liberia. It will be updated by the Planning Team with close support from the UNJLC Core Unit in Rome.

The Planning Team will be located in the Humanitarian Coordinator’s office at the German Embassy in Monrovia. The contact details are as follows:

• Glumur Baldvinsson: Mobile: + 377 47 534 090
• Zubin Cooper: Mobile: + 377 47 518 120

This is the final edition of the UNJLC Bulletin for the Mission in Liberia is available.