OCHA UNITED NATIONS OFFICE FOR THE COORDINATION OF HUMANITARIAN AFFAIRS ANNUAL REPORT 2019 1 Credits This document is produced by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). OCHA wishes to acknowledge the contributions of its committed staff at headquarters and in the field in preparing this document. Front and Back Cover OCHA staff member Rania Abdulraheem conducts an assessment mission at Al Sha’ab collective centre for internally displaced persons in Aden, Yemen. Credit: OCHA/Matteo Minasi. 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CAR - Central African Republic 2. DRC - Democratic Republic of the Congo 3. DPR of Korea - Democratic People’s Republic of Korea 4. oPt - occupied Palestinian territory 5. Syrian AR - Syrian Arab Republic 6. IR Iran - Islamic Republic of Iran 7. Regional Office for the Syria Crisis, Amman, Jordan 8. 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Credit: OCHA/Giles Clarke OCHA 2019 YEAR IN REVIEW Enhanced Humanitarian 1M monthly rogramme Cycle users in eliefe tronger, more relevant analysis 50 country operations rioritied and peoplecentred response 17k data sets in Humanitarian in Humanitarian eaningful and systematic monitoring Data change esponse.info 23 mergency esponse oster and 534 maps 200 MORE Headuarters Core Team deployments THAN IN 2018 nited ations Disaster Assessment and Coordination 300 MORE 1,504 infographics THAN IN 2018 oint nironment nit deployments* 17 countries used the IN 7 DIFFERENT tandy artnership rogramme online ituation eports LANGUAGES deployments Europe 5 Middle East and North Africa 14 Asia and the Pacific 23 Latin America UN Economic and Social Concil’s and the Caribbean 21 Humanitarian Affairs egment 73 West and Central Africa Southern and Eastern Africa From relief to development *Among the DAC deployments, ere counted as DAC. th anniersary of Geneva Conentions Note: The above figures do not reflect all of the deployments that occurred across country and regional offices. Climate change and eatherrelated disasters Cyclone dai Gender euality Adancing localiation Record allocations 1.02B USG CF 836M adocacy CBFs 698M 538M Anticipation saves lies 501M 418M ental Health and sychosocial upport Women in humanitarian emergencies People ith disailities 2017 2018 2019 e CBF 48 countries Invisile Citizens Week estalished reached through in Ukraine pooled funds 8 OCHA 2019 YEAR IN REVIEW Contents 12 MAKING LIVES BETTER 13 FIELD OFFICES 42 DIGITAL PLATFORMS 43 ADVOCACY AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL Enhanced Humanitarian 1M monthly rogramme Cycle users in 45 OCHA’S ROLE IN THE INTER-AGENCY STANDING COMMITTEE eliefe 48 GETTING AHEAD OF CRISES: ANTICIPATORY APPROACHES tronger, more relevant analysis 50 country 50 HUMANITARIAN FINANCING operations rioritied and peoplecentred response 17k data sets in Humanitarian in Humanitarian eaningful and systematic monitoring Data change esponse.info 57 STRENGTHENING OCHA 58 DECENTRALIZATION 23 mergency esponse oster and 534 maps 200 MORE Headuarters Core Team deployments THAN IN 2018 nited ations Disaster Assessment 60 FUNDING and Coordination 300 MORE 1,504 infographics THAN IN 2018 oint nironment nit 68 ANNEXES deployments* 69 ACRONYMS 17 countries used the IN 7 DIFFERENT tandy artnership rogramme online ituation eports LANGUAGES 70 FINANCIAL TABLES deployments Europe FEATURED 5 Middle East and North Africa 14 PREVENTING THE SPREAD OF EBOLA OUTSIDE DRC 15 BURUNDI: A DISPLACED FAMILY FINDS A HOME 14 Asia and the Pacific 17 EVALUATION OF THE DROUGHT RESPONSE IN ETHIOPIA 23 18 ENHANCING THE HUMANITARIAN PROGRAMME CYCLE Latin America UN Economic and Social Concil’s and the Caribbean 19 COMMUNITY FEEDBACK AND PERCEPTIONS INFORMING THE HUMANITARIAN PROGRAMME CYCLE 21 Humanitarian Affairs egment 73 West and Central Africa Southern and 22 LEADERSHIP AND ACCOUNTABILITY TO AFFECTED PEOPLE Eastern Africa From relief to development 28 WORLD HUMANITARIAN DAY HONOURS WOMEN HUMANITARIANS *Among the DAC deployments, ere counted as DAC. th anniersary of Geneva Conentions Note: The above figures do not reflect all of the deployments that occurred across country 33 HOW ONE YEMENI BABY MADE IT AGAINST ALL ODDS and regional offices. Climate change and eatherrelated disasters 35 ADVANCING GENDER EQUALITY Cyclone dai 35 OSLO CONFERENCE: ENDING SEXUAL AND GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE IN HUMANITARIAN CRISES Gender euality 36 ONE DAY, I WILL Adancing localiation Record allocations 41 HELPING ALBANIA RECOVER FROM ITS WORST EARTHQUAKE IN DECADES 1.02B USG 42 THE IMPACT OF DATA CF 836M adocacy 42 INFORM EXPANDS THE ANALYSIS IT PROVIDES TO THE HUMANITARIAN COMMUNITY CBFs 698M 538M Anticipation saves lies 45 ENSURING THE INCLUSION OF PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES 501M 418M ental Health and sychosocial upport 46 PROTECTION FROM SEXUAL EXPLOITATION AND ABUSE AND SEXUAL HARASSMENT Women in humanitarian emergencies 46 PROMOTING GENDER EQUALITY People ith disailities 47 GENDER STANDBY CAPACITY PROJECT ADVISERS MAKE A DIFFERENCE 2017 2018 2019 47 INTEGRATING MENTAL HEALTH AND PSYCHOSOCIAL SUPPORT IN RESPONSE e CBF 48 countries 49 SOMALIA: ANTICIPATORY ACTION FRAMEWORK FOR DROUGHT Invisile Citizens Week estalished reached through 51 THE VISION FOR CRISIS FINANCING in Ukraine pooled funds 55 FOUR STEERS FOR FUNDING 55 CBPFS: SUPPORTING SYSTEMATIC COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND ACCOUNTABILITY 64 OCHA DONOR SUPPORT GROUP 9 Foreword The United t the start of 2019, we anticipated humanitarian assistance to more than 13 Nations Under- that humanitarian needs for the million Yemenis each month. Secretary-General year would be similar to 2018. But for Humanitarian as the year went on, intensifying Eight Southern African countries declared Affairs and Aconflicts, climatic shocks and the spread of a state of emergency because of climate-re- Emergency Relief infectious diseases drove needs to unprec- lated shocks: drought and cyclones. To Coordinator (ERC), edented levels. We now face a once-in-a- support the response for cyclones Idai and Mark Lowcock, lifetime pandemic, with the most vulnerable Kenneth, OCHA pre-deployed emergency with Haidy and people already facing even more hardship coordination experts and used the UN’s her newborn, due to its impact. Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) Ernie, at the Jose to