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MANDATE 1. Contribute to the achievement of the MDGs 2. Provide timely, effective and targeted emergency assistance VISION -Partnerships -Advocacy -Targetting -Emergency preparedness and rapid response. W F P

GOALS IN EMERGENCIES To save lives in refugee and other emergency situations To promote recovery and restoration of livelihoods from the earliest possible moment W F P

ROLE OF WFP Disaster or Emergency: Provide assistance/advice in assessing requirements for emergency food aid; planning and managing appropiate food aid interventions; coordinating deliveries of international food aid from all sources; and Provide targeted food aid and associated logistics support in order to meet refugee and other emergency food needs, and WHEN NEEDED help to ensure the delivery and distribution of that food W F P UNDMT

MAJOR/COMPLEX EMERGENCY: Assures the assessment and monitoring of food aid needs; coordinates the delivery of international food aid; provides logistics expertise and organizes the delivery of WFP- provided commodities and WHEN REQUESTED delivers for the wider international community; arranges distribution to beneficiaries (including FFW projects where appropiate); and monitors the handling, distribution and use of WFP food aid W F P OCHA, other agencies based on a CHAP and CAP

Emergency and development projects in 82 countries world wide, assisting 72 million persons 3.7 million MT of food were provided $ 1.6 billion in operational expenditures 2,684 staff W F P

GENERAL/GLOBAL CRITERIA èRequest from the Government or UN Secretary General èThe availability of resources ALL States that are members of the UN, or are members or associate members of any UN specialized agency, are eligible to submit requests for WFP emergency aid. W F P

HUMANITY NEUTRALITY IMPARTIALITY Reaches and benefits the most needy Promotes self-reliance Participatory Gender Coordination Security Prompt delivery W F P PROGRAMMING PRINCIPLES

PROGRAMMING AND FUNDING MECHANISMS Regular CP resources Immediate Response Emergency Operation (IRA - 3 mos) Emergency Operation (EMOP – 24 mos) Protracted Relief and Recovery Operation (PRRO) Special Operation (SO – logistics) W F P

Elements of WFP Emergency Preparedness Emergency Preparedness Information Preparedness Training Stand-by Capacities Programmes and Mechanisms Planning

Information Preparedness Information Management Baseline Information Public Information Early Warning Logistics Capacity Assessments (LCA) VAM Vulnerability Profiles Baseline Surveys Natural Hazards Public Information Strategies WFP News Service Emergency Preparedness Web

RISKS: DROUGHT FLOODS FREEZING POINT Response Capacity: Economic Social Environmental

Planning Contingency Planning WFP Contingency Planning Inter-Agency Contingency Planning

Stand-by Capacities Transport Food Human Resources Equipment Ready to Eat Foods Contingency Stock Prearranged loan or purchase agreement Operational Support (RR) Stocks at UNHRD Equipment in Regional Reserves Long Term Agreements ERR SBAs Trucking fleets/Aircraft under contract Logistics Service Packages Emergency Funding IRA CERF TDYs Military and Civil Defense Assets

Training Internal Training WFP Emergency Response Training WFP Contingency Planning Training Security Training External CAP UNDMT Security Management Team

Main Elements of WFP Response Criteria Availability Activation Augmentation Management Coordination & Partnership Knowledge

Availability Criteria for Activation response Augmentation Availability Criteria for Activation response Augmentation For WFP involvement Government request Secretary-General request Emergency needs assessment …of Stand-by capacities Food Resources Human Resources Operational Support Transport Emergency Funding Main Elements of WFP Response

Management Coordination of response & Partnership Management Coordination of response & Partnership Organizational Information Management Security Responsibilities Operational Planning Affected population Host government NGOs/Civil society UN agencies Donors Financial Management …with multiple actors Local National Regional/Global …at various levels Main Elements of WFP Response

WFP Decentralization of Operations Regional Offices in:  Asia,  Africa, and  Latin America

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Organisational Framework Country Office Regional Bureau Headquarters Rome Country Office has primary responsibility for implementing emergency preparedness and response activities Regional Bureau: provides strategic, policy and overall management guidance, direction, feedback, feed forward and support to country offices. Regional Bureau: takes the lead when an emergency affects more than one country and are responsible for monitoring those countries in their region without a WFP presence Headquarters: provides normative guidance (such as the Field Emergency Pocketbook) and technical assistance (for example nutrition, contingency planning and air transport operations) Headquarters: activates of a range of different response systems (Immediate Response Account, the Emergency Response Roster, Stand-by Arrangements, etc). Decentralized Preparedness and Response

WFP and the Military TYPES OF MILITARY ACTORS:  International Military Forces  Government armies  UN forces  NATO forces  Regional government armies and civil defense units  Rebel forces

WFP and the Military WHAT DOES WORKING WITH THE MILITARY MEAN TO WFP? Engagement with all types of actors Liaison at various levels for information sharing/purposes Security information Technical expertise and Logistics support (transport of cargo) Provision of armed escorts for food convoys Infrastructure rehabilitation De-mining MEDEVAC facilities Arrangement of air slots

WFP and the Military ahhhha WFP PRINCIPLES FOR USE OF MCDA (Military/Civil Defence Assets)  WFP follows MCDA principles outlined in Oslo Guidelines  Use of military assets are means of last resort  Use of military assets will not infringe upon WFP’s position of impartiality and neutrality  Use of military assets only for humanitarian considerations  WFP should ensure that use of military assets offers clear benefits over use of other options  Use of MCDA should not compromise on-going WFP activities or relationships with host countries,beneficiaries, contractors, etc.

WFP and the military ahhhha WFP has used the following coordination mechanisms and structures: Regular meetings between Security/Logistics Officers with military commanders Deployed Military Liaison Officers Interfaced with CMOC (Civil-Military Operation Centre) Worked through the UNJLC (UN Joint Logistics Centre) Informal contacts

WFP and the military ahhhha ADVANTAGES FOR WFP:  Reduced response time  Enhanced capacity (often only military has sufficient capacity/readiness/resources to respond)  Improved Access to People in Need (security areas, escorts, de- mining, infr. Repairs, etc.)  Increased security for WFP personnel

WFP and the military ahhhha CAUTION ON THE SIDE OF WFP:  Operational independence of humanitarian action  Access to all vulnerable population  Neutral and impartial aid distribution  Security of humanitarian personnel Impermissible actions during conflict situations:  Collocation of UN personnel with military forces or in facilities  Joint assessments with military  Joint distribution of humanitarian assistance  UN personnel not to travel in military transport

WFP and the Military EXAMPLES OF WFP COOPERATION:  Airlift and Airdrop Operations Helicopter operations in Mozambique floods ( )  Overland Transport Sierra Leone ( ) UNAMSIL and British Army provided armed escorts for movement of food Railroad operations (Kosovo)  De-Mining/Security Information Afghanistan (2001 up to date) provision of mine information maps by UN and Coalition forces Guinea ( ) de-mining of main supply routes by regional government armies

WFP and the military Examples of WFP/ Military collaboration in the region - Hurricane Mitch Floods in Venezuela Earthquake in El Salvador Landslide in Bolivia 2003