OFFICE FOR THE COORDINATION OF HUMANITARIAN AFFAIRS OCHA IN 2001 ACTIVITIES AND EXTRABUDGETARY FUNDING REQUIREMENTS UNITED NATIONS EDITORIAL TEAM PREPARED BY THE COMPLEX EMERGENCY RESPONSE BRANCH UNDER THE DIRECTION OF DAVID S. BASSIOUNI MANAGING EDITOR: VERNELL PRESSLEY-GUILLOT DESIGN AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE: LUCIANO NATALE, ROSA ROSETTI AND REBECCA TONGOL COVER LAYOUT: DIDIER LAZZAROTTO AND BERNARD TORELLE COVER PHOTOS: ALEXANDRA HUMME, GERHARD PUTMAN-CRAMER AND RICARDO MENA OTHER PHOTOS: IMRAN AKHTAR (P. 99), GUILLAUME DE MONTRAVEL, (P. 59) (P. 123), ISABELLA DOUGAN (P. 91), MERETE JOHANSSON (P. 97), WAYNE KESSLER (P. 82), RICARDO MENA (P. 129), MAGDA NINABER VAN EYBEN (P. 55), VERNELL PRESSLEY-GUILLOT (P. 113), AND GERHARD PUTMAN-CRAMER (P. 106) MAPS PRODUCED BY OCHA DPI CARTOGRAPHIC SECTION NEW YORK - CARRIE HOWARD AND VLADIMIR BESSARABOV FINANCIAL DATA CONTAINED IN THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN PROVIDED BY THE EXECUTIVE OFFICE AND THE FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE SECTION. BUDGETARY AND FINANCIAL DATA:EXECUTIVE OFFICE (NEW YORK); FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE SECTION (GENEVA) PALAIS DES NATIONS 1211 Geneva 10 SWITZERLAND TELEFAX: (+4122) 917 03 68 FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT: UN OFFICE FOR THE COORDINATION OF HUMANITARIAN AFFAIRS (OCHA) RESPONSE COORDINATION BRANCH MAGDA NINABER VAN EYBEN TELEPHONE: (41 22) 917 18 64 E-MAIL: [email protected] DEDICATION On 14 January 2001, tragedy again struck the international humanitarian community. A helicopter with 23 passengers participating in a disaster assessment of extreme winter conditions and drought crashed in the Uvs Province of Mongolia, claiming the lives of 9 people. Four of these persons were UN staff members. The Office wishes to dedicate this publication "OCHA in 2001" to the memory of Ms. Batchuluun Bayarmaa UNDAC team member, Programme Officer, UNFPA Mongolia, Mr. Matthew Girvin UNDAC team member, Programme Officer, UNICEF Mongolia, Mr. Gerard Le Claire UNDAC team member, Director, Environmental Services, State of Jersey, Planning and Environmental Department, United Kingdom, and Ms. Sabine Metzner-Strack UNDAC Team Leader, Senior Humanitarian Affairs Officer, OCHA Geneva. TTABLEABLE OFOF CONTENTSCONTENTS FOREWORD.........................................................................................................................................................................1 INTRODUCTION...................................................................................................................................................................3 ORGANIGRAMMES .............................................................................................................................................................5 A) FUNCTIONAL B) STRUCTURAL OCHA PRESENCE IN THE WORLD....................................................................................................................................6 I. EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT OFFICE OF THE UNDER-SECRETARY-GENERAL FOR HUMANITARIAN AFFAIRS / EMERGENCY RELIEF COORDINATOR .........................8 OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT EMERGENCY RELIEF COORDINATOR / DIRECTOR, OCHA GENEVA.......................................................9 Strengthening the Senior Management Team .............................................................................................11 EXECUTIVE OFFICE ..................................................................................................................................................................12 ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE – GENEVA.........................................................................................................................................13 PROJECTS Staff Development, Training and Career Development................................................................................15 Implementing the Management Review.......................................................................................................16 IASC / ECHA SECRETARIAT ......................................................................................................................................17 II. PRINCIPAL FUNCTIONS HUMANITARIAN EMERGENCY RESPONSE COORDINATION.............................................................................................................20 HUMANITARIAN EMERGENCY COORDINATION ............................................................................................................................20 RESPONSE COORDINATION .......................................................................................................................................................22 PROJECTS Surge Capacity.............................................................................................................................................24 Chernobyl Programme.................................................................................................................................24 APPEALS AND DONOR RELATIONS ............................................................................................................................................26 PROJECT Consolidated Appeals Process Improvement ..............................................................................................27 EMERGENCY SERVICES ............................................................................................................................................................29 PROJECTS Field Coordination........................................................................................................................................30 Military, Civil Defence and Logistics.............................................................................................................31 OCHA / UNEP Environment Response........................................................................................................34 Emergency Telecommunications .................................................................................................................35 POLICY DEVELOPMENT AND STUDIES ........................................................................................................................................37 PROJECTS Internally Displaced Persons........................................................................................................................40 Public / Private Partnerships in Humanitarian Operations............................................................................41 Humanitarian Impact of Sanctions ...............................................................................................................41 Annual Evaluations ......................................................................................................................................42 Lessons Learned Study: Drought in the Horn of Africa ................................................................................42 Disaster Policy Coordination ........................................................................................................................42 iv ADVOCACY AND EXTERNAL RELATIONS .....................................................................................................................................43 PROJECTS Advocacy Support Project............................................................................................................................44 Fribourg Process Follow-up .........................................................................................................................45 INFORMATION MANAGEMENT.....................................................................................................................................................46 PROJECTS Information Management / Technologies .....................................................................................................48 Field Information Support Project.................................................................................................................49 ReliefWeb ....................................................................................................................................................51 III. OCHA OFFICES IN THE FIELD AFRICA AND THE MIDDLE EAST ANGOLA ................................................................................................................................................................................56 MOZAMBIQUE.........................................................................................................................................................................58 REGIONAL DISASTER RESPONSE ADVISOR FOR SOUTHERN AFRICA ............................................................................................60 REGIONAL OFFICE FOR THE GREAT LAKES................................................................................................................................62 BURUNDI ...............................................................................................................................................................................65 DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO ...................................................................................................................................67 REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO.......................................................................................................................................................69 RWANDA ...............................................................................................................................................................................71