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This is OCHA United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs 1 COORDINATION SAVES LIVES OCHA mobilizes humanitarian assistance for all people in need OCHA helps prepare for the next crisis To reduce the impact of natural and man-made disasters on people, OCHA works with Governments to strengthen their capacity to handle emergencies. OCHA assists UN Member States with early warning information, vulnerability analysis, contingency planning and national capacity-building and training, and by mobilizing support from regional networks. Cover photo: OCHA/May Munoz This page: OCHA/Jose Reyna OCHA delivers its mandate through… COORDINATION OCHA brings together people, tools and experience to save lives OCHA helps Governments access tools and services that provide life-saving relief. We deploy rapid-response teams, and we work with partners to assess needs, take action, secure funds, produce reports and facilitate civil-military coordination. ADVOCACY ! OCHA speaks on behalf of people affected by conflict and disaster ? ! Using a range of channels and platforms, OCHA speaks out publicly when necessary. We work behind the scenes, negotiating on issues such as access, humanitarian principles, and protection of civilians and aid workers, to ensure aid is where it needs to be. INFORMATION MANAGEMENT ? OCHA collects, analyses and shares critical information OCHA gathers and shares reliable data on where crisis-affected people are, what they urgently need and who is best placed to assist them. Information products support swift decision-making and planning. HUMANITARIAN FINANCING OCHA organizes and monitors humanitarian funding OCHA’s financial-tracking tools and services help manage humanitarian donations from more than 130 countries. POLICY OCHA provides guidance and clarity on humanitarian policy OCHA identifies and analyses trends and helps the humanitarian community develop common policy based on human rights, international law and humanitarian principles. A brief 1998 2005 history Department for Secretary-General Humanitarian Affairs introduces humanitarian (DHA) becomes reforms to ensure more the Office for the predictability, accountability Coordination of and partnerships in Humanitarian Affairs international humanitarian (OCHA) and its response. mandate is refined. 1971 1991 UN General Assembly GA adopts resolution Emergency Relief Coordinator (ERC) position (GA) resolution 2816 46/182 to strengthen created to serve as a focal point and voice for creates the Disaster Relief the UN response to humanitarian emergencies. Coordinator position and complex emergencies establishes the Office of and natural disasters. Secretary-General assigns the ERC the the UN Disaster Relief status of Under-Secretary-General (USG) Coordinator in Geneva. forHumanitarian Affairs. The Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC), consolidated appeal process (CAP) and Central Emergency Revolving Fund are created as key coordination mechanisms and tools of the ERC. Secretary-General establishes the Department for Humanitarian Affairs (DHA) with offices in New York and Geneva to provide the USG/ ERC with institutional support. 2 2006 2011 The Central Emergency IASC organizations Revolving Fund is agree on a set of upgraded to include a transformative US$450 million grant actions to improve facility and renamed the international the Central Emergency humanitarian Response Fund (CERF). response system. 2009 2016 The GA establishes The UN Secretary-General will convene World Humanitarian Day the first-ever World Humanitarian Summit, to be held annually on which will map out a humanitarian approach 19 August. It increases that is more effective, inclusive and better public understanding of representative of the needs and challenges humanitarian assistance of our changing world. The summit will set activities worldwide. the future agenda for humanitarian issues, with a focus on effectiveness, reducing vulnerability, managing risk, meeting the needs of conflict-affected people and promoting innovation. 3 Coordination OCHA is responsible for bringing together humanitarian actors to ensure a coherent response to emergencies. We play a key role in assessing situations and needs, monitoring progress, and mobilizing funds and other resources. KEY ACTORS CLUSTER SYSTEM OCHA works with partners to assist Governments in The cluster system aims to strengthen mobilizing international assistance when the scale of a partnerships and responses to emergencies disaster exceeds the national capacity for response. by clarifying the division of labour among aid organizations. Health WHO AFFECTED Food Security Logistics PEOPLE WFP & FAO WFP L LEVEL INTERNA A TIO N International IO Non-governmental N Emergency T organizations non-governmental A Telecom- A organizations L munications Nutrition N L WFP UNICEF Host E Media UN Media n Government V P agencies o i E r t e L c v u e Education r t n UNICEF & Protection s Coordinated by Coordinated by t Save the HUMANITARIAN & UNHCR i Member n Private Private o Children Military EMERGENCY RELIEF o Government Sector States OCHA n Sector c COORDINATOR e R Emergency Red Cross M Early Shelter IFRC and 1 Management and Red Donors Recovery IFRC / i 2 ICRC t UNDP UNHCR Authority1Crescent 3 i y g r a e t v i o o c n Camp Water, e Coordination and Sanitation R Request Camp Management and Hygiene 1 2 International P IOM /UNHCR UNICEF re e Assistance p ns are o dn esp ess R Disaster 2 1. Disaster situations 2. IDPs (from conflict) 4 INTER-AGENCY STANDING COMMITTEE EMERGENCY RESPONSE OCHA carries out its coordination function OCHA rapidly deploys experts to crisis-affected areas, ensuring primarily through the Inter-Agency Standing the right people are on the ground when new or escalating Committee (IASC), which includes UN agencies, emergencies require additional support. OCHA maintains an NGOs and other humanitarian organizations. Emergency Response Roster, with staff ready to undertake six-month rotations. Additional capacity is provided through the OCHA-managed Associates Surge Pool and the Stand-By Partnerships Programme, both of which mobilize external expertise at short notice. In addition, OCHA coordinates the United Nations Disaster Assessment and Coordination (UNDAC). UN Agencies Humanitarian NGOs Organizations 5 Headquarters Regional Offices Field Offices Humanitarian Liaison Offices PEOPLE OCHA PRESENCE Adviser Teams OCHA’s strength lies in the diversity and dedication of more than 2,100 staff working in over 50 country, regional and headquarters locations. Our staff come from almost 100 countries, bringing flexibility, local knowledge and commitment to humanitarian partnerships Brussels CAUCASUS AND and response efforts. Ukraine CENTRAL ASIA OCHA GENEVA Almaty, Kazakhstan DPR of Switzerland Armenia Kyrgyzstan Korea4 Field coordination is OCHA NEW YORK Turkey Tajikistan USA Lebanon Syrian Iran oPt5 AR6 Iraq Afghanistan the frontline of our MIDDLE EAST AND Pakistan Japan NORTH AFRICA SYRIA CRISIS operations. Cairo, Egypt Amman, Jordan ASIA AND Jordan OCHA THE PACIFIC It ensures that national Gulf Bangkok, Mexico Dominican Republic Jamaica WEST AND Mauritania Thailand and international partners Sudan Yemen Honduras Haiti CENTRAL AFRICA Mali Niger Myanmar Guatemala Dakar, Senegal Chad Eritrea Philippines work better together during Burkina Nicaragua 1 Guinea Faso AU Ethiopia emergencies. This helps aid LATIN AMERICA AND Sierra Leone Nigeria CAR2 THE CARIBBEAN Colombia Liberia South Sudan Côte Cameroon reach the right people when Panamá, Panama d'Ivoire Somalia they need it most, with fewer DRC3 EASTERN AFRICA gaps and duplications. Nairobi, Kenya Indonesia Peru PACIFIC Suva, Fiji Bolivia Zimbabwe Madagascar SOUTHERN AFRICA Johannesburg, 1. AU - African Union South Africa 2. CAR - Central African Republic 3. DRC - Democratic Republic of the Congo 4. DPR of Korea - Democratic People’s Republic of Korea 5. oPt - occupied Palestinian territory 6. Syrian AR - Syrian Arab Republic The designations employed and the presentation of material on this map do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the Secretariat of the United Nations concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. Date of creation: January 2016 Photo: OCHA/Jennifer Bose 6 Headquarters Regional Offices Field Offices Humanitarian Liaison Offices OCHA PRESENCE Adviser Teams Brussels CAUCASUS AND Ukraine CENTRAL ASIA OCHA GENEVA Almaty, Kazakhstan DPR of Switzerland Armenia Kyrgyzstan Korea4 OCHA NEW YORK Turkey Tajikistan USA Lebanon Syrian Iran oPt5 AR6 Iraq Afghanistan MIDDLE EAST AND Pakistan Japan NORTH AFRICA SYRIA CRISIS Cairo, Egypt Amman, Jordan ASIA AND Jordan OCHA THE PACIFIC Gulf Bangkok, Mexico Dominican Republic Jamaica WEST AND Mauritania Thailand Sudan Yemen Honduras Haiti CENTRAL AFRICA Mali Niger Myanmar Guatemala Dakar, Senegal Chad Eritrea Philippines Burkina Nicaragua 1 Guinea Faso AU Ethiopia LATIN AMERICA AND Sierra Leone Nigeria CAR2 THE CARIBBEAN Colombia Liberia South Sudan Côte Cameroon Panamá, Panama d'Ivoire Somalia DRC3 EASTERN AFRICA Nairobi, Kenya Indonesia Peru PACIFIC Suva, Fiji Bolivia Zimbabwe Madagascar SOUTHERN AFRICA Johannesburg, 1. AU - African Union South Africa 2. CAR - Central African Republic 3. DRC - Democratic Republic of the Congo 4. DPR of Korea - Democratic People’s Republic of Korea 5. oPt - occupied Palestinian territory 6. Syrian AR - Syrian Arab Republic The designations employed and the presentation
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