Building a Stronger, More Predictable Humanitarian Response System The Inter Agency Standing Committee Nutrition Cluster

Sufficient humanitarian response capacity and enhanced leadership, accountability and predictability in 9 “gap” sectors/areas of response Adequate, timely and flexible humanitarian financing Improved humanitarian coordination and leadership More effective partnerships between UN and non- UN humanitarian actors Goals

Predictable Leadership and Response: Global Cluster Leads in “Gap” Areas Technical areas Nutrition UNICEF Water/Sanitation UNICEF EducationUNIICEF Health WHO Shelter (conflict, IDPs) UNHCR Shelter (natural disasters)IFRC ‘Convenor’ Cross-cutting areas Camp Coordination & Mgmt (conflict, IDPs)UNHCR Camp Coord & Mgmt (natural disasters)IOM Protection (conflict, IDPs and affected)UNHCR Protection (natural disasters)UNHCR/OHCHR/UNICEF Early Recovery UNDP Common service areas Logistics WFP Telecommunications OCHA/UNICEF/WFP CROSS CUTTING AREAS: HIV AIDSGender

Predictable Leadership and Response Global Level: What does the Cluster Lead do? Strengthen Preparedness: -Designating global leads -Securing access to technical expertise -Stockpiles, surge capacity, rosters, Strengthen Partnerships: - Identify partners; - Chair with UN, Red Cross/Red Crescent, IOM and NGO participation Standards and policy-setting: - monitoring - advocacy

Field Level Aim Improve Humanitarian Response Through:  Identifying Gaps  Creating stronger partnerships especially with NGOs  Improve strategic field level coordination and prioritization  Strengthen accountability to the Humanitarian Coordinator Cluster Leads at the Country Level through Cluster Leads at the Country Level

What is the Added Value? The intent: “Smarter” sector coordination and leadership Terms of Reference for cluster leads Technical capacity and stockpiles built at global level, especially in ‘gap’ areas Response is more predictable because “who does what” is pre-defined Real accountability from operational agencies More strategic field-level coordination & prioritization = more timely and effective response Real partnerships between UN-IOM-Red Cross/Red Crescent-NGOs

Global Progress  Roll-out in 4 countries: DRC, Liberia, Uganda, Somalia  Implementation in “new emergencies” -- as per Sept IASC Principals decision: Pakistan earthquake (Oct. 05); Java earthquake (May 06); Ivory Coast crisis – Protection only (June 06); Lebanon conflict (July 06), Mozambique (07)  Global Cluster Appeal launched in March 06 ($ 39 million - $3 million for Nutrition Cluster). Next and last appeal April 07  Draft inter-agency CA Guidance Note issued (June)  On-going IASC ‘self-assessment’ of CA – Evaluation mid 2007

WFP FAO WHO UNHCR UNICEF (lead agency) Standing Committee on Nutrition (SCN) CDC-Atlanta USAID/OFDA Action Contre le Faim (ACF) Concern Worldwide Save the Children UK Save the Children US Oxfam IFRC/ICRC GAIN HKI FANTA Project Valid International International Rescue Committee (IRC) World Vision International International Child Health (ICH) Emergency Nutrition Network (ENN) Nutrition Works UNU, Tufts Plus new groups being added Global Cluster Members

Activities Coordination Capacity Building Tool Development, Assessments, Eligibility criteria, Respose Supply

More Information IASC Nutrition Cluster Website Bruce Cogill IASC Nutrition Cluster Coordinator