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OFFICE FOR THE COORDINATION OF HUMANITARIAN AFFAIRS OCHA IN 2002 UNITED NATIONS Activities and Extrabudgetary Funding Requirements OCHA IN 2002 OCHA UNITED NATIONS OFFICE FOR THE COORDINATION OF HUMANITARIAN AFFAIRS OCHA IN 2002 ACTIVITIES AND EXTRABUDGETARY FUNDING REQUIREMENTS UNITED NATIONS New York and Geneva, 2002 EDITORIAL TEAM Prepared by the staff of OCHA, under the direction of Ed Tsui, Director of OCHA, New York, following the inspiration of the late Ernest Chipman, formerly Chief of OCHA’s Response Coordination Branch. Managing Editor: Angela Berry-Koch Support Editors: Kelly David-Toweh, Magda Ninaber van Eyben, Christina Bennett, Pamela Jennings, Rosa Rosetti, Rebecca Maluto Graphics and Tables: Luciano Natale Layout: Rosa Rosetti and Graphic Studio, Ferney Voltaire, France Cover: Graphic Studio, Ferney Voltaire, France. Maps: Carrie Howard, OCHA/DPI - Cartographic Section, New York Financial data has been provided by OCHA Executive Administrative Offices Cover Photos: Allegra Baiocchi For additional Information, please contact: United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Response Coordination Branch Magda Ninaber van Eyben Telephone: (4122) 917 1864 E-mail: [email protected] Dedicated to the memory of Ernest Dewitt Chipman We are grateful for the inspiration of his humanitarian service. 1950 - 2001 TABLE OF CONTENTS FOREWORD ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................VIII INTRODUCTION ....................................................................................................................................................................................................1 OCHA 2002 IN FIGURES ..................................................................................................................................................................................3 OCHA GLOBAL PRESENCE..............................................................................................................................................................................4 NATURAL DISASTERS ASSESSMENTS........................................................................................................................................................5 OCHA ORGANIGRAMME ................................................................................................................................................................................6 SECTION ONE - EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT ......................................................................................................................7 Office of the Under-Secretary-General (USG) and Emergency Relief Coordinator (ERC), Deputy ERC (DERC) and Director of the New York Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA)......................................................................................................................................8 Office of the Director of OCHA Geneva / Assistant Emergency Relief Coordinator (AERC) ..................................10 Executive & Administrative Offices – New York/Geneva ..............................................................................................................11 Administrative Office -Geneva ....................................................................................................................................................................12 Staff Development and Learning Project ................................................................................................................................................14 Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC) / Executive Committee on Humanitarian Affairs (ECHA) Secretariat ........................................................................................................................................15 SECTION TWO - ACTIVITIES AT HEADQUARTERS CHAPTER ONE - EMERGENCY RESPONSE COORDINATION AND SUPPORT ..........................................................17 Humanitarian Emergency Branch (HEB) – New York ......................................................................................................................18 Response Coordination Branch (RCB) – Geneva ..............................................................................................................................20 CAP Strengthening Project ........................................................................................................................................................22 Emergency Services Branch (ESB) – Geneva ........................................................................................................................................23 Field Coordination Support Project......................................................................................................................................25 Military, Civil Defence and Logistics Support Project ..............................................................................................25 OCHA/UNEP Environmental Response Project ............................................................................................................26 Emergency Telecommunications Project ..........................................................................................................................27 Surge Capacity Project ................................................................................................................................................................28 Internal Displacement Unit ............................................................................................................................................................................29 CHAPTER TWO - POLICY DEVELOPMENT ........................................................................................................................................31 Policy Development and Studies Branch (PDSB) ..............................................................................................................................32 Humanitarian Impact of Sanctions & Protection of Civilians Project ..............................................................34 Public / Private Partnerships Project ....................................................................................................................................34 Lessons Learned and Evaluations Project ........................................................................................................................35 CHAPTER THREE - ADVOCACY AND EXTERNAL RELATIONS ..............................................................................................37 Advocacy and External Relations Section ..............................................................................................................................................38 Chernobyl Project ..........................................................................................................................................................................41 V CHAPTER FOUR - INFORMATION MANAGEMENT ....................................................................................................................43 Information Management Section ..............................................................................................................................................................44 Field Information Support Project ........................................................................................................................................47 ReliefWeb Project ..........................................................................................................................................................................49 SECTION THREE - COORDINATION ACTIVITIES IN THE FIELD ............................................................51 INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................................................................................................52 AFRICA AND THE MIDDLE EAST ANGOLA..................................................................................................................................................................................................54 BURUNDI ................................................................................................................................................................................................56 DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO ....................................................................................................................................58 ERITREA....................................................................................................................................................................................................60 ETHIOPIA ................................................................................................................................................................................................62 GUINEA ..................................................................................................................................................................................................64 LIBERIA ....................................................................................................................................................................................................66