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English translation: First response (or possibly 'First responder')

09:58 Nov 23, 2005

English language (monolingual) [PRO]
Social Sciences - International Org/Dev/Coop / abbreviation

English term or phrase: FR

Hi Proz,

For a UK relief organisation. The org's translation coordinator does not recognise this abbreviation and neither do I. Acronymfinder didn't shed any light on it either. We might be missing something obvious, I hope so...

The context is a discussion on intervention criteria in emergencies. The abbreviation is towards the end of the following excerpt:

"The main worry expressed during this debate was about criteria chosen to operate that are not purely medical, but based on other institutional concerns. They are not often clear and transparent. We tried to list a few during the debate:

1) The world’s attention on an issue or region. We rarely consider needs identified as a priority by the population we want to help.
2) The presence or/and the absence of other actors.
3) The need to be present (symbolic presence, protection approach)
4) The organisation is already present at the location or nearby
5) The area is affected by conflict. Don't we therefore act in stable contexts?
6) The ***FR*** and the media image triggers our decision to act
7) The need to be present in diverse settings (e.g. We could put all our resources in DRC only)
8) Situation where sufficient factors of success are gathered to create a change. We are success driven"

In case it helps, the author is Flemish. Though I doubt it, he might have 'borrowed' a term from another language.

Thanks for your help,

Álvaro :O)

moken KudoZ activity Questions: 167 (5 open) Answers: 4460
Local time: 08:36

Selected answer:First response (or possibly 'First responder')

Explanation:
The first reaction, help, etc which arrives, when a disaster or emergency has occurred.
Sometimes also the organization which provides the first response, at the location (in the context it could also be the FR organization doing the triggering, although the FR reaction/help is quite likely).

(Also can be jargon in individual medical emergencies/accidents although not in this case)

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eg:
http://www.fire-magazine.com/shownews.asp?secid=8&nav=1&news...

(In the below example it's the first response of a particular organization to a particular urgent problem as soon as they can, although not immediately after the disaster

"Sam Rush, distribution co-ordinator for Save the Children UK, said: "We are whittling it down between us to reach all the people who haven't been touched at all. "We still have people outside without shelter and they are going to be in real trouble if they don't get some." He said tents, blankets and clothes were the first response. "We will be back to give them shelter kits, nails and tools and so on for making better shelters," he said."

http://www.savethechildren.net/alliance/what_we_do/newdesk/2...

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PREPARING FOR DISASTERS: IMPROVING THE RESPONSE
http://66.249.93.104/search?q=cache:Je2utLc-ow8J:www.wiltonp...
(or)
http://www.wiltonpark.org.uk/web/conferences/reportprintwrap...

local community as the "first responders"

"National governments need to strengthen the response to a rapid-onset disaster at local level so that local communities who are the “first responders” are able to respond effectively."

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(they are providing/recognized as providing the first response here)

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Note added at 2 hrs 26 mins (2005-11-23 12:24:48 GMT)
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(Not first responders as individual people responding to a disaster, just because it doesn't fit the wording of the sentence given as context.)

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Downgrade the confidence in this to "3" - Harry suggests answers which also fit the context all too plausibly :-(

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More than one different sensible meaning in the context - if possible it would be good to ask the author which of the meanings they meant.

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(Harry - fundraisers - particularly likely in the context)

Selected response from:

DGK T-I
United Kingdom
Local time: 08:36

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SUMMARY OF ALL EXPLANATIONS PROVIDED

4 +2

First response (or possibly 'First responder')

DGK T-I

FR is French so my guess is it is a typo for PR/Public Relations

Anna Maria Augustine (X)

2 +1

fund raisers / raising

Harry Borsje

Functional Review

Clauwolf

just a guess - Foreign Relations

Dave Calderhead

foreign reports

Raynald Adam (X)

Discussion entries: 2

Answers

6 mins confidence:

fr FR is French so my guess is it is a typo for PR/Public Relations

Explanation:
...:)

Anna Maria Augustine (X)
France
Local time: 09:36
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English,

French

5 mins confidence:

fr just a guess - Foreign Relations

Explanation:
Could be Foreign Relations [or even Financial Resources, though I dount that in context]

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Just found this for UNESCO on Google, which suggests it is
Foreign Relief:

UNESCO Thesaurus: alphabetical list
Foreign aid: MT 6.20 International relations:
FR Aide à l'étranger:
SP Ayuda al exterior: SN Aid from the viewpoint of the donor country. ...
www.ulcc.ac.uk/unesco/terms/list59.htm

Dave Calderhead
Netherlands
Local time: 09:36
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4

20 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

fund raisers / raising

Explanation:
or something with relief (what dows DRC stand for?)

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another idea: field reports (relates to media image)

Harry Borsje
Netherlands
Local time: 09:36
Native speaker of:

Dutch

Notes to answerer

Asker: Thanks Harry. DRC is Democratic Republic of Congo, it's merely an example. :O)

2 hrs confidence:

fr Functional Review

Explanation:
:) That's my guess

Clauwolf
Local time: 04:36
Native speaker of:

Portuguese

1 hr confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

First response (or possibly 'First responder')

DGK T-I
United Kingdom
Local time: 08:36
PRO pts in category: 4

Grading comment

Selected automatically based on peer agreement.

Notes to answerer

Asker: Thank you Giuli. You're quite right, there are numerous plausible possibilities. I do intend to submit them so that the client can choose. Unfortunately the author isn't reachable.

Asker: I don't know if that made much sense: numerous plausible possibilities means a number of possible/plausible answers...! ;O)

1 day 7 hrs confidence:

fr foreign reports

Explanation:
really just a guess

Raynald Adam (X)
Local time: 03:36
Native speaker of:

French,

English

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