1. OCHA Regional Office for West and Central Africa
How can it support APORA?
Laurent Dufour, Regional Disaster Response Advisor for West Africa
Accra, 20 April 2015

2. OCHA ROWCA and APORA
Covers 24 countries of West and Central Africa, all those of APORA and more
OCHA is UN custodian of UN Humanitarian civ-mil coordination with dedicated unit in GVA and roster of specialists in UN-CMCOORD
Close cooperation with ECOWAS on civ-mil cooperation in emergency response
Strong and wide partnership network with UN and non UN humanitarian actors (NGOs, Red Cross)

3. OCHA and military actors
OCHA as promoter of a civil-military cooperation based on comparative advantage and clear division of tasks
Pragmatic approach in the interest of affected populations
Working towards a conducive environment for civil-military cooperation and coordination respectful of humanitarian principles

4. What is UN-CMCOORD?
“The essential dialogue and interaction between civilian and military actors in humanitarian emergencies necessary to protect and promote humanitarian principles, avoid competition, minimize inconsistency, and when appropriate, pursue common goals.”

5. Key elements of UN-CMCOORD?
The key elements are information sharing, task division and planning
Coordination is a shared responsibility facilitated by liaison and common training
Basic strategies range from co-existence to cooperation

6. UN-CIMIC UN-CMCoord United Nations Nations Unies Peace and Security
Humanitarian
UN-CIMIC
UN-CMCoord
In October 2010, DPKO approved and published the UN-CIMIC policy instruction…the main issue is that UN-CIMIC stands for UN Civil-Military Coordination.

7. UN-CMCOORD Approach from awareness to direct field support

8. OCHA and APORA objectives
OCHA working in all response pillars identified by APORA:
Early Detection : Early Warning systems, Preparedness/Readiness for Response E.g.: Inter-agency EVD preparedness toolbox, EPR regional group, SIMEX
Early & Efficient Response: Strengthening of national mechanisms, humanitarian clusters, effective national & international partners cooperation E.g.: ECOWAS task force on civ-mil cooperation in disaster response, UN-CMCOORD in French Feb in Lomé, support to ECOWAS Emergency Response Team

9. OCHA and APORA objectives 2
Recovery: Ensuring smooth transition from emergency response to development E.g.: Advocacy role, UNDP-OCHA partnership on recovery, lessons learnt exercises, ongoing trainings