Bernard Chomilier, IFRC's head of logistics and resources, told him his organization lacked the means to track relief.

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Inherent in all these games, whether their goal is vanquishing evil elves or raising corn, are the kinds of abilities needed to solve complex problems, including leading and managing, handling logistics and resources, prioritizing tasks, making sense of rapidly changing data and learning from mistakes.

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And on the proposal for a permanent African peacekeeping force, Mr Mbeki said what was now needed was a firm G8 decision to help with resources and logistics.

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The assistance activities are initiated with a phone call by one member, and a conference call is established to discuss the event, required and available resources, logistics, and other issues.

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