1. Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean Panama City, Panama United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs

2. What is OCHA? Part of the United Nations Secretariat with the mandate to coordinate UN assistance in humanitarian crises that go beyond the capacity and mandate of any single humanitarian agency Part of the United Nations Secretariat with the mandate to coordinate UN assistance in humanitarian crises that go beyond the capacity and mandate of any single humanitarian agency OCHA works with Humanitarian Community to ensure that there is a coherent framework within which each actor can contribute effectively and promptly to the overall effort. OCHA works with Humanitarian Community to ensure that there is a coherent framework within which each actor can contribute effectively and promptly to the overall effort.

3. Resolution 46/182 “The United Nations has a central and unique role to play in providing leadership and coordinating the efforts of the international community to support the affected countries, and should ensure the prompt and smooth delivery of this relief assistance” Reinforce the UN response to complex emergencies and natural disasters Improve the efficiency of UN humanitarian operations in the field. Creation of the posts of “Emergency Relief Coordinator (ERC)” and “Under- secretary general for humanitarian affairs (USG)” The “Inter Agency Standing Committee” (IASC) Institutional support though OCHA

4. Functions of OCHA Response Coordination Response Coordination Policy Development Policy Development Advocate for humanitarian causes Advocate for humanitarian causes Facilitate Information Management Facilitate Information Management Mobilize Resources for Response Mobilize Resources for Response

5. OCHA Response Mechanisms and Tools 24 hours Duty system 24 hours Duty system ReliefWeb, RedHum, HIC ReliefWeb, RedHum, HIC Emergency Cash Grant, CERF Emergency Cash Grant, CERF Environmental Emergency Environmental Emergency Section Section Register of Disaster Register of Disaster Management Capabilities Management Capabilities Civil Milt Coord staff Civil Milt Coord staff Brindisi Warehouse Brindisi Warehouse CAP sections CAP sections UNDAC Support modules from (from IHP Countries) UNDAC Support modules from (from IHP Countries) On Site Operations Coordination Centre (OSOCC) On Site Operations Coordination Centre (OSOCC) Virtual OSOCC (GDAS) Virtual OSOCC (GDAS) INSARAG Secretariat INSARAG Secretariat Technical advisorsTechnical advisors Standby Partners Standby Partners UNDAC TeamsUNDAC Teams

6. Strategic Objectives Identification of costs Identification of costs PrioritizationPrioritization AdvocacyAdvocacy Identification of gaps Identification of gaps Hyogo guidelines and indicatorsHyogo guidelines and indicators UNDAC preparedness missionsUNDAC preparedness missions Practical measures Practical measures UNDAC regional teamsUNDAC regional teams RedHumRedHum On site coordinationOn site coordination

7. Strategic Lines of Action and OCHA Contributions Coordination with national international and regional actors Coordination with national international and regional actors Permanent coordination forums, on-site coordinationPermanent coordination forums, on-site coordination Disaster Preparedness Actions Disaster Preparedness Actions Humanitarian Reform (Cluster, CERF) UNDAC preparedness missions, training, RedHumHumanitarian Reform (Cluster, CERF) UNDAC preparedness missions, training, RedHum

8. Recovery Process Recovery Process Early consolidated assessments, IDPs protectionEarly consolidated assessments, IDPs protection Risk management Risk management Response preparedness and capacityResponse preparedness and capacity Hyogo Framework Hyogo Framework Guidelines and indicatorsGuidelines and indicators

9. THANK YOU!