AnnuAl RepoRt OCHA AFFAIRS OF HUMANITARIAN THE COORDINATION OFFICE FOR ACTIvities AND USE OF ExtrabUDgetary FUNDS United Nations Coordination Activities in the Field oCHA AnnuAl RepoRt 2006 ACTIvities AND USE OF ExtrabUDgetary FUNDS United Nations OFFICE FOR THE COORDINATION OF HUMANITARIAN AFFAIRS Editorial Team Prepared by OCHA staff and consultants under the guidance of Rashid Khalikov, Director, OCHA New York. OCHA wishes to acknowledge the outstanding contributions of its committed staff at headquarters and in the field in the preparation of the narrative, financial and graphic components of this document. Managing Editor: Meredith Lewis Assistant Editors: Maria-Theresa Angulo Paola Emerson Jose Maria Garcia Matthew Hochbrueckner Margaret Ross Edem Wosornu Cartographers: Akiko Harayama and Lauren Paletta, ReliefWeb, OCHA Design, Layout and Printing: Phoenix Design Aid Legend for Maps Photographs: Regional Office OCHA wishes to thank IRIN and field offices for permission to use Field Office the photographs included in this report. Sub-Office For additional information, please contact: Field Presence Magda Ninaber van Eyben Other Location Chief, Donor and External Relations Section OCHA Geneva The boundaries and names shown and the designations used on the maps do not imply Telephone: +41 22 917 1864 official endorsement or acceptance by the United Nations. Email: [email protected] oCHA’S MISSIon The mission of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) is to mobilize and coordinate effective and principled humanitarian action in partnership with national and international actors in order to: • alleviate human suffering in disasters and emergencies; • advocate for the rights of people in need; • promote preparedness and prevention; and • facilitate sustainable solutions. Contents Foreword . vii Part .I: .Financial .Information .and .Analysis . Introduction ...................................................................................... 1 How OCHA Is Funded ..............................................................................2 Headquarters Core Activities ...................................................................3 Headquarters Projects ........................................................................3 Integrated Regional Information Networks .......................................................3 Field Coordination Activities ....................................................................4 Field Coordination Reserve Fund ................................................................4 Budgetary Cash Reserve Fund ..................................................................4 Cash Flow Management: Challenges ..................................................................5 Earmarked, Unearmarked and Loosely Earmarked Contributions ......................................5 Timeliness of Contributions ....................................................................6 United Nations Financial Rules and Regulations ....................................................6 Cash Flow Management in 2006 ...............................................................6 Expenditure . ....................................................................................7 Closing Balances ..................................................................................9 Trust Fund for the Strengthening of OCHA ........................................................9 Trust Fund for Disaster Relief Assistance ........................................................9 Key Financial Tables .............................................................................. 11 Explanations of Financial Statements and Terminology ............................................12 Strategic Planning ................................................................................28 Humanitarian Reform .............................................................................29 Ten Key Lessons for OCHA: the Tsunami Evaluation Coalition, the South Asia Earthquake and the Lebanon Crisis . 32 Part .II: .Headquarters .Core .Activities .and .Projects Executive Management . .....................................................................41 Offices of the Under-Secretary-General/Emergency Relief Coordinator, Assistant Secretary-General/Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator, Director (New York) and Director (Geneva) .................................41 Donor and External Relations Section ................................................................43 Executive and Administrative Offices ................................................................45 Field Support Section ........................................................................46 Staff Development and Learning Section ........................................................47 Inter-Agency Standing Committee/Executive Committee on Humanitarian Affairs Secretariat . 49 Emergency Response Coordination .............................................................51 Coordination and Response Division .................................................................51 Consolidated Appeals Process Section ..........................................................53 Surge Capacity and Contingency Planning Section .................................................54 Emergency Services Branch .. ......................................................................56 Field Coordination Support Section .............................................................58 Civil–Military Coordination Section .............................................................59 Logistics Support Unit .......................................................................61 Environmental Emergencies Section ............................................................62 Internal Displacement Division ................................................................................64 Humanitarian Reform Support Unit .............................................................................66 Policy Development ......................................................................... 68 Policy Development and Studies Branch .............................................................68 Protection of Civilians Project .................................................................70 Evaluation and Studies Section ................................................................72 Gender Equality Project ......................................................................74 Advocacy and Information Management ....................................................... 76 Advocacy and Information Management Branch .......................................................76 Advocacy and External Relations. 77 Information Analysis Section .......................................................................79 Early Warning Unit ..........................................................................79 ReliefWeb .................................................................................80 Field Information Support Project ..............................................................83 Field Information Management Project ..........................................................84 Information Technology Section ....................................................................86 Part .III: .Coordination .Activities .in .the .Field Integrated Regional Information Networks . .................................................. 90 Africa . ..................................................................................... 92 Burundi ........................................................................................94 Central African Republic ...........................................................................96 Chad . ........................................................................................98 Côte d’Ivoire ...................................................................................100 Democratic Republic of the Congo .................................................................102 Eritrea .. ......................................................................................104 Ethiopia . .....................................................................................106 Guinea . ......................................................................................108 Republic of Congo ...............................................................................110 Somalia . .....................................................................................112 Sudan . ......................................................................................114 Uganda . .....................................................................................118 Zimbabwe . ...................................................................................120 Regional Office for Central and East Africa ...........................................................122 Regional Office for Southern Africa .................................................................124 Regional Office for West Africa ....................................................................126 Middle East .................................................................................128 Lebanon .......................................................................................130 occupied Palestinian territory .....................................................................132 Regional Office for the Middle East, North Africa,