2.2.2 Suggested questions for a detailed conflict analysis: 2.2.3 Understanding the link between the intervention and the conflict. HOW to integrate gender into emergency preparedness? Under the Grand Bargain, 52 donors and aid organizations . CAREs vision, mission and programming principles, 4. MEL in humanitarian contexts: CRITICAL FIRST STEPS, 1. Responsibilities Within delegated authority, the Humanitarian Affairs Officer will be responsible for the following duties: Acts as the OCHA Head of the Taizz City Sub Office once the office is established. Introduction and Acknowledgments. Utilise services offered by HICs, UNJLC and UNHAS. Participate in appropriate inter-agency preparedness and contingency planning. UN Womens Fiji Multi-Country Office leads the Pacific Humanitarian Protection Cluster, a regional mechanism that works on enhancing regional and national capacity for gender and protection-sensitive disaster preparedness, response and recovery in Pacific Island Countries. MEL in humanitarian contexts: CRITICAL FIRST STEPS, 1. Telecommunications system details and options, 11. We completed 93 key informant interviews, 157 online surveys, and . https://www.heart-resources.org/doc_lib/the-principles-of-humanitarian-action-in-international-humanitarian-law/, Reading 3: Sphere project, 2011, The Sphere Handbook: Humanitarian Charter and Minimum Standards in Humanitarian Response https://www.heart-resources.org/doc_lib/the-sphere-handbook/, Reading 4: WHO. The Humanitarian Country Team (HCT) is the main decision-making forum for humanitarian matters at the country level. What to do in the first 24 to 72 hours. We work together to support the use of evidence and expert advice in policy-making. Information management at CARE International level, 8. Donor countries, UN agencies, NGOs and the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement agreed on a set of 23 principles and practices to enhance donor accountability. Project management in a slow-onset emergency, 1. Aligning proposals with the programme strategy, 1. Assessment of material needs and procurement planning, 6. The WHO need to ensure coordination with other clusters in relation to inter-cluster activities and cross-cutting issues (e.g. 1. Emergencies within CAREs strategic plan, 6. 2. Critical steps for safety and security management, 3. The Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) is the key agency . InterAction supports the efforts of humanitarian agencies working together to provide a predictable, coordinated, well-resourced, and holistic response to conflicts and natural disasters. The Humanitarian principles are governing rules for humanitarian agencies. Role of funds mobilisation in an emergency, 2. Role of safety and security management in an emergency, 2. Identify opportunities to access funding through the CAP, the CERF and pooled humanitarian funding. 0000008293 00000 n What is a Feedback & Complaints Mechanism. Critical steps in financial management in an emergency, 4. Critical steps in information management, 5. there is adequate access to iodised salt for the majority (>90 per cent) of households), shelter and site planning (e.g. Coordination between HR and finance units. CAREs commitment to international principles and standards, 1. The nature of programming in emergencies, 7. The procurement sourcing and acquisition process, 11. 2. 11. The primary coordination mechanisms for the international community in a large-scale emergency are led by the UN in partnership with NGOs, donors and host government authorities, and in accordance with systems set out by the Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC). Critical issues affecting the response, 9. 0000003121 00000 n 0000000016 00000 n Their global recognition and relevance is further underscored by the Code of . Training and briefing on safety and security, 3. All funding information is recorded in the Financial Tracking Service (FTS) database, which is managed by OCHA. Coordination within this field allows for the most efficient, What not to do: Do no harm and other common mistakes, 5. Code of Conduct for the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement and NGOs in Disaster Relief (1994). What not to do: do no harm & common mistakes, 2. Introduction and CAREs Humanitarian Policy Framework, 3. As part of the learning stream on humanitarian coordination, this event was the second session of six live interactive online learning events that ICVA and PHAP have organized in the coming months with the purpose of providing NGOs and humanitarian workers with a stronger understanding of the humanitarian coordination mechanisms at global . Strengthening commitment to coordination at the field level by all humanitarian partners is another pillar of the humanitarian reform process. 9. What not to do: Do no harm and other common mistakes, 5. Additional guidelines for non-presence operations, 2. The position is located in the Operations and Advocacy Division (OAD), Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). This Group, comprised of UN agencies and civil society organizations, is part of the Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC), the primary global body that ensures the coordination of consistent and effective humanitarian assistance. Role of safety and security management in an emergency, 2. WHICH staff within CARE focus on GBViE, 6. In most cases, the function is performed by the United Nations Resident . Assessment of material needs and procurement planning, 6. Along with the Colombian Red Cross (CRC), UN Women initiated a joint early recovery project, which provided livelihood solutions to women survivors affected by the conflict. What not to do: Do no harm and other common mistakes, 5. 4. Where this is the case, promote ways to engage with both systems effectively. Module 2: Humanitarian Actors and Coordination. The WHO should also support national responsibilities and leadership in the health sector and ensure that all partner organisations have coherent strategies. Emergencies within CAREs strategic plan, 5. From the lesson. WHAT is gender integration in an emergency response? The WHO is the lead agency for the health cluster. SAFEGUARDING: PROTECTION FROM SEXUAL HARASSMENT, EXPLOITATION AND ABUSE (PSHEA), 4. Organisational planning and staffing requirements, 11. Case study: Good practices and recommendations from the 2005 tsunami, 12. Humanitarian coordination involves bringing together humanitarian actors to ensure a coherent and principled response to emergencies. Submission of proposals (narrative and budget), 5. How advocacy fits in CAREs emergency response, 6. Role of information management in an emergency, 2. Since its launch in 1997 it has become an important influence on the practice of emergency relief in a wide variety of disaster settings. Ensure that CARE is coordinating with all relevant levels (local and national) of authorities. CAREs emergency response fund mechanisms, 1. This level of information sharing allows for more effective use of resources in order to provide assistance to as many people as possible. humanitarian coordination that is not actually possible given the current structure of humanitarian . Coordination between HR and finance units. Advocacy in relation to non-presence emergency operations, 3. UN Women undertook a major review of the IASCs delivery on its commitments to gender in humanitarian action, which subsequently led to the updating IASC gender policy and development of an accountability framework to ensure systematic monitoring of progress. OCHA leads the international communitys efforts in crisis situations through needs assessments, definition of common priorities and strategies and monitor humanitarian assistance. Establish key relationships and contacts. 0000001823 00000 n InterAction also serves as a hub for our Members responding to humanitarian emergencies by coordinating information and . Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). What not to do: Do no harm and other common mistakes. Assessing effects and impact of a crisis, 4. Training and briefing on safety and security, 3. Following Tropical Cyclone Winston (2016), UN Women supported a range of initiatives in Fijifrom protecting the essential roles that women play in Fijis food supply chain, to providing psychosocial assessments to address the needs of women and girls and providing temporary market space to the market vendors, majority of whom are women. Global NGO Coordination Mechanisms (Not yet available), Financial Tracking Service & NGOs - Guide 2010, 2. For detailed instructions, roles and responsibilities, seeProtocol C11 External coordination. Case study: Good practices from the 2005 tsunami emergency response, 3. 0000002142 00000 n 0000060972 00000 n 4. The statements made and views expressed are solely the responsibility of the authors. CAREs Nexus Approach to SRHR in Emergencies, 3. The aim is to assist people when they most need relief or protection. Organisational planning and staffing requirements, 11. WHEN we integrate GBViE in the project cycle, 1. CAREs emergency response fund mechanisms, 1. Humanitarian Coordination & Practice. MONITORING, EVALUATION AND LEARNING (MEL), 3.1. Critical steps in supply chain management, 8. Ask CEG and the Lead Member Emergency Unit to raise any major coordination issues in global-level coordination forums for attention and resolution. The Geneva Conventions and Associated Protocols outline the duties held by belligerents to combatants and non-combatants in war. This Guide is intended as a starting point for developing this area of humanitarian endeavour. Eleven clusters were defined and are coordinated both by UN agencies and NGOs. utilisation rates at health facilities are 24 new consultations/person/year among the disaster-affected population and>1 new consultations/person/year among rural and dispersed populations). The first one related "to the humanitarian civil-military coordination function that provides the necessary interface between humanitarian and military actors to protect and promote the humanitarian principles and achieve the humanitarian objectives in complex emergencies and natural disaster situations", which is referred to as UN-CMCoord . 0.19%. The Group specifically works to ensure that humanitarian action delivered by the UN and other actors respond to gender-differentiated needs and realities on the ground. The IASC self-assessment of the cluster roll-out brought to the fore that humanitarian coordination operations are very much related to the success of inter-cluster relations and efficient cluster roll-out. Monitor the effectiveness of the humanitarian coordination in meeting humanitarian needs. Critical steps for donor contract management, 3. London: Overseas Development Institute. Critical steps in funds mobilisation management, 5. Clusters are groups of humanitarian organizations, both UN and non-UN, in each of the main sectors of humanitarian action, e.g. Ongoing contract administration during implementation and monitoring, 9. In 1994, the Steering Committee for Humanitarian Response (SCHR) defined a set of standards and offered a set of guidelines that need to be by followed all member organisations. OCHA's mission is to coordinate the global emergency response to save lives and protect people in humanitarian crises. 2009. The purpose of this legal basis is to define the scope of humanitarian action, coordination as well as the conditions for cooperation between the Community, the EU Member States, CAREs vision, mission and programming principles, 5. HUMAN RESOURCES, SURGE AND SAFEGUARDING, Fit-for-partnering HR policy and practice, skills, and attributes, Ethical recruitment and localisation-sensitive surge, Safeguarding policy and other safety and security considerations, 12. January 2008 - Executive Summary - A vital component of humanitarian action is the coordination among all actors involved in the delivery of humanitarian assistance. Humanitarian coordination. Criteria for deciding to engage in advocacy. Keep CEG and the Lead Member Emergency Unit informed about any major coordination issues. 1. More than 13,000 women and girls also received direct care and services, including women and girls living with disability. What to do: Integration with other sectors, 6. 0000003158 00000 n HAP International Principles of Accountability. Additional guidelines for non-presence operations, 3. Additional guidelines for non-presence operations, 4. 2. CAREs commitment to international principles and standards, 1.2 Why humanitarian coordination is important, 1.3 Types of humanitarian coordination mechanisms, 1.4 UN-led humanitarian coordination mechanisms, 1.4.6 The role of NGOs in the cluster systems, 1.4.6.1 Engagement in cluster coordination, 1.4.7 Humanitarian financing and funding mechanisms, 1.4.9 Responsibilities of humanitarian common services providers, 1.6.1 NGO coordination at the global level. His presentation is available on this HEART Talks page, Health responses to humanitarian crises. They were endorsed by the UN General Assembly as guidelines for the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) as well as by hundreds of non-governmental organisations (NGOs). The Humanitarian Coordinator can allocate funds directly to UN agencies and the International Organization for Migration (IOM), national and international non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and Red Cross/Red Crescent organisations. HOW to integrate gender into an emergency response? Humanitarian Accountability Framework (HAF), 1. Critical steps in funds mobilisation management, 5. Coordination in Humanitarian Response Expanding the Evidence Base This research was made possible in part by a grant from Carnegie Corporation of New York. Coordinating the proposal development process, 5. MONITORING, EVALUATION AND LEARNING (MEL), 3.1. Critical steps in administration management in an emergency, 3. Humanitarian nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) are increasingly collaborating through inter-organi- zational structures such as coalitions, alliances, partnerships, and coordination bodies. Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability, and Learning, 6. Project management in a slow-onset emergency, 1. 0000006555 00000 n The humanitarian coordination architecture has evolved over several decades and will continue to do so. Humanity: "Human suffering must be addressed wherever it is found. Groups seeking access to beneficiary populations often share the same objectives in regards . Draw on and apply the technical capacity, standards and tools set by the clusters. Successful implementation of the humanitarian programme cycle is dependent on effective emergency preparedness, effective coordination with national/local authorities and humanitarian actors, and information management. What to do when the emergency is about to hit, 4. Role of human resource management in an emergency, 2. CAREs commitment to international principles and standards, 1. Emergency communications in a sensitive context, 1. Role of administration in an emergency, 2. 2.1 Position on humanitarian coordination. Monitoring, evaluation, accountability and learning (MEAL) for GiE. What not to do: do no harm & common mistakes, 2. These principles, derived from international humanitarian law, have been taken up by the United Nations in General Assembly Resolutions 46/182 and 58/114. Internal information management at the Country Office level, 6. caregivers have access to timely, appropriate, nutritionally adequate and safe complementary foods for children 6 to <24 months), food security (e.g. Role of proposal writing in an emergency, 4. a) An explicit coordination strategy or guidance between humanitarian and military actors is agreed and established. Coordination is vital in emergencies. Information support for media and fundraising work, 12. Strategy goals, objectives and interventions, 1. Role of information management in an emergency, 2. As the UN Agency for Gender Equality and Womens Empowerment, UN Women is mandated to ensure that humanitarian response efforts adequately address the needs and rights of crisis affected women and girls, in all contexts. Information management at CARE International level, 8. Activating and coordinating advocacy in CARE, 7. Request advice and support on coordination from CEG and the Lead Member Emergency Unit. Maximise the use of CAREs global partnerships (such as ECB) for more effective collaboration at the field level, including resource sharing and technical support. How to have a coordinated and comprehensive strategy that involves professionals from various disciplines and actors and authorities from diverse organisational cultures? humanitarian action" of November 25, 1994, the Council, in view of the increasing importance of humanitarian aid, welcomed this initiative. Emergencies within CAREs strategic plan, 5. The HCT aims to provide common strategic and policy guidance for the overall humanitarian response. Complying with CAREs safety and security policies and procedures, 4. You have successfully subscribed. Along with UNICEF and other UN agencies, government, international and national organizations, UN Women conducted a large-scale assessment of the protection needs in affected areas, to ensure that the goods and services distributed go to those most in need. It strives for a needs-based, rather than capacity-driven, response. Communicating with staff in an emergency, 6. Ensure CARE is meeting standards set by the humanitarian community and is contributing to effective coordination. b) UNOCHA has stood up a humanitarian civil-military coordination platform. General contract compliance requirements, 4. xref 10. Transition from contract signing to management of project implementation, 7. OCHA advocates for effective and principled humanitarian action by all, for all. The nature of programming in emergencies, 7. Coordination with partners and information management are essential to a rapid and effective humanitarian response. At the core of the Project is a Handbook, the Humanitarian Charter and Minimum Standards in Disaster Response. DFID health adviser Chris Lewis spoke about this reading pack at the humanitarian health seminar held at DFID 29. Coordination within this field allows for the most efficient, cost effective, and successful operations possible. 5. Effective coordination of humanitarian action in the field hinges upon humanitarian coordination leaders: the Humanitarian Coordinators (HCs) or Resident Coordinators (RCs). CBPFs allocate funding based on identified humanitarian needs and priorities at the country level in line with the Humanitarian Programme Cycle (HPC). The Humanitarian principlesare governing rules for humanitarian agencies. 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OCHA coordinates humanitarian response to expand the reach of humanitarian action, improve prioritization and reduce duplication . 2012. What not to do: Do no harm and other common mistakes, 5. General contract compliance requirements, 4. They provide leadership and works on behalf of the cluster as a whole, facilitating all cluster activities and developing and maintaining a strategic vision and operational response plan. 2.4 Case study: Unintended impacts of food aid distribution in Burundi, 3.1 The impacts of aid both positive and negative, 4.1 Case studies: Aid exacerbating conflict, 1.2 Types of participation in humanitarian action, 1.4 Why participation is important in an emergency response, 6.2 Sphere Common Standard 1: Participation, 6.3 CAREs Humanitarian Accountability Framework: Benchmark 4, 2.2 General protection assessment checklist, 2.2.1 General assessment checklist for protection, 3.1 Key principles for a protection approach, 3.2.1 Sample checklist: How to protect refugees during the asylum period, 3.4 Case study: Different approaches for different contexts, 1.3 Why disaster risk reduction is important before emergencies, 1.4 Why disaster risk reduction is important during and after emergencies, 3.1 Mainstreaming disaster risk reduction, 3.1.1 Undertake a process of emergency preparedness planning, 3.1.2 Identify opportunities to mainstream DRR throughout CAREs programmes, 3.1.3 Pursue targeted community-based disaster risk reduction programming in partnership with high-risk communities, 3.2 Case study: Practical examples of DRR issues during emergency response, 6.1 Key principles for mainstreaming disaster risk reduction, 2. Humanitarian civil-military coordination supports OCHA's overall efforts in humanitarian operations with a military presence, where OCHA leads the establishment and management of interaction with military actors. 2. Issues identification and prioritisation, 8. Medecins Sans Frontieres, International Rescue Committee, Save the Children, Oxfam, Action contre la Faim, International Medical Corps), Emergency telecommunications (OCHA-Process owner, UNICEF Common Data Services, WFP Common Security Telecommunications Services), Camp coordination and management (UNHCR for conflict-generated IDPs and IOM for natural disaster-generated IDPs), Protection (UNHCR for conflict-generated IDPs, UNHCR, UNICEF, and OHCHR for natural disaster-generated IDPs). 0000007103 00000 n Developing an advocacy strategy and taking action. 0000007793 00000 n Check your inbox now and please click on the link in the email to confirm your subscription. Whats the point of training and learning in an emergency? Humanitarian Coordination: An Overview . Additional guidelines for non-presence operations, 1. In selected areas of work, it attempts to quantify what it takes to satisfy the legal obligations laid out in the Humanitarian Charter. Establishing a compound in remote areas, 10. CAREs commitment to international principles and standards, 1.2 Why humanitarian coordination is important, 1.3 Types of humanitarian coordination mechanisms, 1.4 UN-led humanitarian coordination mechanisms, 1.4.6 The role of NGOs in the cluster systems, 1.4.6.1 Engagement in cluster coordination, 1.4.7 Humanitarian financing and funding mechanisms, 1.4.9 Responsibilities of humanitarian common services providers, 1.6.1 NGO coordination at the global level. action and a looser model based of coordinating autonomous activities that is not desirable . High-quality technical assistance for results. It aims to ensure a coherent and complementary approach, identifying ways to work together for better collective results. Monitoring, evaluation, accountability and learning (MEAL) for GiE. 0000008049 00000 n Critical Steps in Communication & Media Management, 4. Critical steps in administration management in an emergency, 3. What not to do: Do no harm and other common mistakes! Internal information management at the Country Office level, 6. Enacting emergency procurement policies and procedures, 5. Role of administration in an emergency, 2. Ongoing situation monitoring and information sharing, 9. Humanitarian coordination. Strategy goals, objectives and interventions, 1. 2.4 Engagement with non-humanitarian actors, 1.2 Why it is important to address HIV/AIDS during emergencies, 1.2.2 Increased vulnerability of people living with HIV/AIDS, 3.1 IASCs Guidelines for HIV/AIDS interventions in emergency settings, 3.2 Case study: Preventing food crisis in Malawi, 6.1 CAREs commitment to people living with HIV, it enhances the effectiveness and impact of collective humanitarian efforts through ensuring common standards and approaches, prioritisation of needs, identification of gaps, and a stronger level of effort and peer accountability, it helps avoid duplication, burden on the affected population, and potential harm or ineffectiveness that can result if there is no coordination, demonstrated coordination is increasingly a criterion considered by donors for funding allocations, and is viewed as an indicator of a responsible and accountable organisation. the effectiveness of CAREs own response can be more effective by tapping into the resources and knowledge of the broader humanitarian community. Establishing a compound in remote areas, 10. The Inter-Cluster Coordination Group, composed of cluster and sector leads in the oPt, meets monthly in a meeting chaired by OCHA. trailer Stress management during and after emergency, 12. Critical steps in financial management in an emergency, 4. Role of media and communications in emergencies, 2. 7.1 Common advocacy themes in emergencies. 0000010987 00000 n Travel and logistical arrangements for emergency staff, 7. HUMAN RESOURCES, SURGE AND SAFEGUARDING, Fit-for-partnering HR policy and practice, skills, and attributes, Ethical recruitment and localisation-sensitive surge, Safeguarding policy and other safety and security considerations, 12. xlSILQ5;(((.#8:n *x I0!fLL4. Multi-Cluster/Sector Initial Rapid Assessment (MIRA) https://www.heart-resources.org/doc_lib/multi-clustersector-initial-rapid-assessment-mira/, Reading 6: OCHA, 2015, Operational Handbook for Country-based Pooled Funds, New York https://www.heart-resources.org/doc_lib/operational-handbook-for-country-based-pooled-funds/, This series of health financing technical seminars organised by the Oxford Policy Management(OPM) Health team, in partnership with HEART, examined how the globally evolving health financing expertise can translate into advances that national health systems make towards Universal Health Coverage (UHC). The HAP International Principles of Accountability sets seven principles that commit agencies to integrate transparency, stakeholder involvement, reporting mechanisms, and other accountability standards into their programming. Role of funds mobilisation in an emergency, 2. 0000003506 00000 n Case study: Good practices from the 2005 tsunami emergency response, 3. If a Government requests and/or accepts external assistance, a variety of international humanitarian actors may be asked to support disaster response and disaster response preparedness. 0000000731 00000 n These eleven clusters are: The mission of the Global Health Cluster (GHC), led by WHO, is to build consensus on humanitarian health priorities and related best practices, and strengthen system-wide capacities to ensure an effective and predictable response. Communicating, reporting and other outputs, 3. The UN General Assembly Resolution 46/182 of 1991, resulted in significant developments leading to the humanitarian coordination structure it currently stands CERF and CBPF funding is recorded against these response plans. it helps avoid duplication, burden on the affected population, and . It provides rapid initial funding for life-saving assistance at the onset of humanitarian crises, and critical support for poorly funded, essential humanitarian response operations. At the global level and in countries, UN Women supports UN and other humanitarian actors, as . The purpose of humanitarian action is to protect life and health and ensure respect for human beings., Impartiality: Humanitarian action must be carried out on the basis of need alone, giving priority to the most urgent cases of distress and making no distinctions on the basis of nationality, race, gender, religious belief, class or political opinions., Neutrality: Humanitarian actors must not take sides in hostilities or engage in controversies of a political, racial, religious or ideological nature., Independence: Humanitarian action must be autonomous from the political, economic, military or other objectives that any actor may hold with regard to areas where humanitarian action is being implemented., UN agencies (OCHA for general coordination, WHO for health, UNICEF for nutrition, water, sanitation and hygiene and protection of children and adolescents, UNHCR for refugee populations), Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement (International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) for armed conflicts, International Federation of the Red Cross (IFRC) for natural disasters and national Societies). At the global level and in countries, UN Women supports UN and other humanitarian actors, as well as Member States engaged in humanitarian action, to ensure that their crisis response meets both the immediate life-saving and longer-term recovery needs of women and girls. Advocate on issues or approaches that could be improved at the field and global levels. Role of donor contract management in an emergency, 2. Why do we need Feedback and Complaints Mechanisms? Humanitarian coordination seeks to improve the effectiveness of humanitarian response by ensuring greater predictability, accountability and . Critical steps for donor contract management, 3. 0 HOW to integrate gender into an emergency response? Telecommunications system details and options, 11. 4. Thank you. As the co-chair of the Gender-Based Violence sub-clusterwhich leads efforts at national and district level to promote prevention and response to gender-based violence UN Women ensured the incorporation of gender-responsive tools and activities in the strategies to respond to the decade-long armed conflict in Colombia. Cash and cash equivalents control procedures, 1. <]>> We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. Activating and coordinating advocacy in CARE, 7. Basics of MEL in humanitarian contexts, 3.1.4. Communicating, reporting and other outputs, 3. Role of human resource management in an emergency, 2. In effect, while the primary responsibility for coordinating humanitarian assistance rests with national authorities, if international humanitarian assistance is required the HC or RC is responsible for CAREs Nexus Approach to SRHR in Emergencies, 3. Identify and work with like-minded humanitarian organisations on issues where joint effort can have a greater impact, including advocacy. Telecommunications and IT assessments and planning, 5. 2013. International legal frameworks for humanitarian action https://www.heart-resources.org/doc_lib/humanitarian-principles-and-humanitarian-assistance/, Reading 2: Mackintosh, K. 2000. The procurement sourcing and acquisition process, 11. Advocate on issues or approaches that could be improved at the field and global levels. The goal of the Sphere Project is to increase the effectiveness of humanitarian assistance, and to make humanitarian agencies more accountable. Additional guidelines for non-presence operations, 3. 2.4 Engagement with non-humanitarian actors, 1.2 Why it is important to address HIV/AIDS during emergencies, 1.2.2 Increased vulnerability of people living with HIV/AIDS, 3.1 IASCs Guidelines for HIV/AIDS interventions in emergency settings, 3.2 Case study: Preventing food crisis in Malawi, 6.1 CAREs commitment to people living with HIV. Additional guidelines for non-presence operations, 4. 4. Communicating with staff in an emergency, 6. How can humanitarian principles be applied in various conflict settings and situations? The Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) was launched in 2006 and represents an important international multilateral funding instrument for UN agencies. CAREs vision, mission and programming principles, 4. 2.2.2 Suggested questions for a detailed conflict analysis: 2.2.3 Understanding the link between the intervention and the conflict. 2. Critical steps in information management, 5. It is mandated to build global capacity in humanitarian response in three ways: (1) providing guidance and tools, and standards and policies, (2) establishing systems and procedures for rapid deployment of the experts and supplies, and (3) building global partnerships to implement and promote this work. 9.7.1 Collaboration on humanitarian advocacy, 9.9.1 Case Study: CARE Advocacy and the Gender Reference Group, 1.2 Suggested minimum standards for conflict-sensitive emergency response, 2.1 A good enough approach for rapid onset crises, 2.1.2 Phase 2: Partners, Beneficiaries and Diversion, 2.1.3 Phase 3: Strengthening monitoring systems, 2.2 Slower onset and more detailed analysis. 9.7.1 Collaboration on humanitarian advocacy, 9.9.1 Case Study: CARE Advocacy and the Gender Reference Group, 1.2 Suggested minimum standards for conflict-sensitive emergency response, 2.1 A good enough approach for rapid onset crises, 2.1.2 Phase 2: Partners, Beneficiaries and Diversion, 2.1.3 Phase 3: Strengthening monitoring systems, 2.2 Slower onset and more detailed analysis. Designed and developed by ACW. In complex emergencies or conflict situations where the government is a party to the conflict, take particular care to coordinate effectively while maintaining CAREs principles of independence and impartiality. Emergency communications in a sensitive context, 1. Role of proposal writing in an emergency, 4. 2. Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability, and Learning, 6. Telecommunications and IT assessments and planning, 5. Project management in a sudden-onset emergency, 5. At country level, during major crises, the humanitarian coordinator designates the Cluster Lead Agency for all key humanitarian response sectors. Ensure CARE is meeting standards set by the humanitarian community and is contributing to effective coordination. SAFEGUARDING: PROTECTION FROM SEXUAL HARASSMENT, EXPLOITATION AND ABUSE (PSHEA), 4. Critical steps in supply chain management, 8. In Gaza the Inter-cluster group also meets on a monthly basis to discuss humanitarian coordination, and operational issues. 557 0 obj <>stream Advocate to avoid parallel coordination systems between the host government and the international actors. The humanitarian coordination architecture allows aid providers to share information on needs, service provision, and geographies they are operating in. A humanitarian civil-military coordination platform has been established or similar coordinating mechanism. Coordinating the proposal development process, 5. OCHA is the part of the United Nations Secretariat responsible . The Ground Rules describe a principle of respect for the International Humanitarian Law amongst all belligerents. Remote support for information management, 15. %%EOF Geneva Conventions and Associated Protocols (1949). WHEN we integrate GBViE in the project cycle, 1. DFID health adviser Chris Lewis spoke about this reading pack at the humanitarian health seminar held at DFID 29th July 2016. 4. Recognise that coordination demands are time-consuming but important, and ensure good internal coordination systems are in place in the CO so that the right meetings are being covered by the right people (consistency in participation is also important). Complying with CAREs safety and security policies and procedures, 4. National Level Coordination. These strategic country objectives and cluster plans form the humanitarian response plan (HRP), which is the primary planning tool for the humanitarian coordinator and the humanitarian country team. 2. Procedures for a typical distribution, 3. Introduction and CAREs Humanitarian Policy Framework, 3. Role of emergency preparedness planning (EPP) in an emergency, 5. 2.1 Position on humanitarian coordination. The Sphere Project Humanitarian Charter (2000). WHAT is gender integration in an emergency response? Ongoing contract administration during implementation and monitoring, 9. Issues identification and prioritisation, 8. Regional intergovernmental bodies (e.g. Today, it is being used in humanitarian coordination, for partner response monitoring and other activities in various sectors in 34 countries and more countries are expected to deploy their system in ActivityInfo in 2022. 2. 7.1 Common advocacy themes in emergencies. The humanitarian programme cycle (HPC) is a coordinated series of actions undertaken to help prepare for, manage and deliver humanitarian response. If used appropriately, Cash and Voucher Assistance (CVA) can be a more flexible, dignified, market friendly, efficient and effective programme delivery modality than in-kind assistance. 2.2 Expectations for CARE participation in coordination mechanisms. The Minimum Standards constitute the bulk of the Handbook. HEART is a consortium of leading organisations in international development, health, nutrition, water and sanitation, education, and social protection. This approach, agreed by IASC Principals as part of the Transformative Agenda, is based on innovations that have become good practice in the field and aims to achieve the following results: Based on the Humanitarian Needs Overview (HNO), the country team formulates a response analysis with targets and boundaries, sets strategic objectives and develops cluster plans aimed at meeting those objectives. HEART helps time-pressured decision-makers better understand, interpret and apply evidence. To understand how water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) coordination leads to humanitarian response outcomes, we conducted a nine-month mixed-method evaluation in three humanitarian contexts (Cox's Bazar Bangladesh, Democratic Republic of Congo, and Yemen) varying in terms of humanitarian and WASH response and coordination. Good coordination means less gaps and overlaps in humanitarian organizations' work. The responsibilities of the HCT include setting common objectives, priorities, developing overall . Our knowledge and consultancy services are tailored to support policy decisions and we respond rapidly to requests for assistance as they arise. The HRP serves a secondary purpose as fundraising tool, as it can be shared with donors and partners to communicate the strategic priorities of the response. 2.2.4 Key questions to ask about the intervention: To/by whom, where, what and when? Ensure key coordination mechanisms are covered including clusters, government and NGO coordination forums. Establishing CAREs presence in a new country or area of operation, 12. NGO's information technology coordination bodies are groups of NGOs aimed at improving the efficiency of. How advocacy fits in CAREs emergency response, 6. Develop a clear understanding of which forums and partners to engage with. Procedures for a typical distribution, 3. Case study: Good practices and recommendations from the 2005 tsunami, 12. Approval and signing of donor (project) contract and IPIA, 6. Critical issues affecting the response, 9. Stress management during and after emergency, 12. 1. 3. WHICH staff within CARE focus on GBViE, 6. This module describes many of them and also looks at various coordination models that are used. Under UN Womens leadership, since 2013, the Gender Reference Group has provided technical guidance on integrating gender into large-scale humanitarian response plans (such as for Ebola, South Sudan, Yemen, CAR, Iraq, Nepal), and developed evidence-based research. Project management in a sudden-onset emergency, 5. 3. There are many humanitarian actors that play a role in a disaster. Introduction to Humanitarian Actors and Coordination 1:05. How to standardise health needs assessment tools to promote coordination and sharing of knowledge in the sector. Humanitarian coordination is important because: it enhances the effectiveness and impact of collective humanitarian efforts through ensuring common standards and approaches, prioritisation of needs, identification of gaps, and a stronger level of effort and peer accountability. Along with UNDP, UNICEF and UNFPA, UN Women rehabilitated two safe centers for women and girls. stronger emphasis on the needs of affected people; improved targeting of the most vulnerable; increased funding for humanitarian priorities; and, greater accountability of humanitarian actors and donors for collective results. Approval and signing of donor (project) contract and IPIA, 6. They were endorsed by the UN General Assembly as guidelines for the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) as well as by hundreds of non-governmental organisations (NGOs). UN Women co-chairs and serves as the Secretariat of the Reference Group on Gender in Humanitarian Action. Critical steps in human resource management in an emergency, 3. Security of CARE infrastructure and assets, 11. Enacting emergency procurement policies and procedures, 5. Transition from contract signing to management of project implementation, 7. humanitarian contexts, there is very little practical guidance available for humanitarian coordination in general, and almost none for NGO coordination specifically. WHAT we focus on when addressing GBV in Emergencies, 5. 2.2.4 Key questions to ask about the intervention: To/by whom, where, what and when? What to do: Integration with other sectors, 6. protection or gender issues). EPP and security management frameworks (SMF), Case study: Humanitarian space restrictions, Applying the policy in practice: Case studies, Assessment and Selection of Financial Service Providers, CVA Appropriateness and Feasibility Analysis, Contract with Payment Agent or Traders if using vouchers, Beneficiary Registration and Data Protection, Selecting and developing project indicators, 1.1 CI roles and responsibilities for advocacy, 1.2 Role of a policy and advocacy advisor in an emergency. This relationship will change depending on the type of emergency and the roles and responsibilities of the military. 5. 0000002644 00000 n UN Women also facilitates the inclusion of crisis-affected women to contribute to the crisis response and recovery plans that affect themselves, their families and their wider communities. Humanitarian Accountability Framework (HAF), 1. UN Women has also created a rapid response mechanism for gender-based violence incidents in crisis settings and trained UN agencies, international and local organizations based in the Choc region on gender-based violence prevention and response. 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