Australian Civilian Corps

The Australian Civilian Corps (ACC) is an Australian Government sub-agency that recruits and deploys civilian specialists to provide aid to developing nations in times of conflict or natural disasters^[1]. It is a component of AusAID (the Australian Agency for International Development) that was created in 2009^[2] and operates to increase the effectiveness of Australia's overseas aid program by providing rapid response capabilities.

The ACC maintains a register of up to 500 civilians who have offered their particular skills and experience in a wide range of roles. These registered civilians can be engaged for rapid deployment to natural disaster zones and regions experiencing conflict to assist and coordinate disaster recovery efforts^[3], where an official request for assistance has been received from the affected nation.

The ACC has sent deployments to South Sudan, Haiti and Afghanistan, supporting recovery and stabilisation programs^[4]. An ACC worker was seriously injured in a suicide attack in the Uruzgan province of Afghanistan in March 2012^[5].

References

http://www.ausaid.gov.au/acc/default.cfm The Australian Civilian Corps
http://www.ausaid.gov.au/hottopics/topic.cfm?ID=7115_4988_8043_4374_974 New Australian Civilian Corps to assist in disaster and conflict zones
http://www.ausaid.gov.au/acc/about.cfm About ACC
http://www.ausaid.gov.au/acc/deployments.cfm ACC deployments
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-03-27/australian-civilian-injured-in-uruzgan-attack/3914380?section=act Australian adviser injured in Uruzgan attack

[1] The Australian Civilian Corps

[2] New Australian Civilian Corps to assist in disaster and conflict zones

[3] About ACC

[4] ACC deployments

[5] Australian adviser injured in Uruzgan attack

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