United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Chuck Royce Military and Civil Defence Unit (MCDU) United Nations Offices New York New York UN Headquarters -UNOCHA UNDP UNFPA UNICEF Montreal Montreal ICAO Washington Washington IMF World Bank Group IBRD IDA IFC MIGA Santo Domingo Santo Domingo INSTRAW Santiago Santiago ECLAC London London IMO The Hague The Hague ICJ Bern Bern UPU Vienna Vienna IAEA UNIDO ODCCP Rome FAO IFAD WFP Beirut ESCWA Gaza UNRWA Tokyo UNU Bangkok ESCAP Nairobi UNCHS UNEP Addis Ababa ECA Geneva Geneva ECE ILO ITU OHCHR UNCTAD UNHCR WHO WIPO WMO United Nations System International Court of Justice General Assembly Economic and Social Council Security Council Trusteeship Council Secretariat 6 Principal Organs of the United Nations More than 50 Agencies, Programs, Funds and other entities United Nations Development Program Early Warning and Preventative Measures Process 1. Analyse key causes 2. Prioritise sectors 3. Define specific operational objectives 4. Identify potential preventive measures 5. Assess UN comparative advantage 6. Determine required combination of measures 7. Integrate agency participation 8. Coordinate operational implementation 9. Monitor actions and determine exit criteria OSG Office for the Secretary General OIOS Office of Internal Oversight Services OLA Office of Legal Affairs DPA Department of Political Affairs DDA Department for Disarmament Affairs DPKO Department of Peacekeeping Operations OCHA OCHA Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs DESA Department of Economic and Social Affairs DGAACS Department of General Assembly Affairs and Conference Services DPI Department of Public Information DM Department of Management UNSECOORD Office for the United Nations Security Coordinator UNOG United Nations Office at Geneva UNOV United Nations Office at Vienna UNON United Nations Office at Nairobi Secretariat OCHA Mission Statement: AERC DIRECTOR OCHA NEW YORK EXECUTIVE OFFICE AERC DIRECTOR OCHA GVA DEPUTY DIRECTOR OCHA GVA ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE EMERGENCY SERVICES BRANCH RESPONSE COORDINATION BRANCH NEW YORK GENEVA ERC DERC IASC/ECHA SECRETARIAT HUMANITARIAN EMERGENCY BRANCH ADVOCACY, EXTERNAL RELATIONS AND INFORMATION MANAGEMENT BRANCH POLICY DEVELOPMENT AND STUDIES BRANCH OCHA Organigramme IDP Network Advocacy and External Relations Section IASC SECRETARIAT Policy Development Section Regional Desks The Regional Desks are the core of The Regional Desks are the core of the response system. the response system. The primary function of RCB The primary function of RCB Regional Desks is the management Regional Desks is the management of of OCHA’s OCHA’s Emergency Response Emergency Response System System Regional Desks Regional Desks Americas & Americas & Caribbean Caribbean Africa & Africa & Middle East Middle East Europe & Europe & Central Asia Central Asia Asia & Pacific Asia & Pacific OCHA Tools Emergency Grants Assistance Environmental Emergencies OSOCC UNDAC Warehouse Situation Reports MCDA Channelling of Funds Appeals Time Need for Need for Assistance Assistance Military and Civil Defence Assets Military and Civil Defence Assets “Normal” Disaster Relief “Normal” Disaster Relief Reconstruction Reconstruction A model for coordination? Force Providers UN Agencies NGOs ICRC Coordination centre The Duty System • Operational 24 hours/day, 365 days/year • Emergency telephone no.: (+41-22) 917 20 10 The Desks Alert and Mobilize the International Community Situation reports sent by fax to more Situation reports sent by fax to more than 600 addressees than 600 addressees For More Information... • www.reliefweb.int • OCHA online • Emergency Response and Relief Coordination OCHA Geneva Disaster Response Branch 24 United Nations Military and Civil Defence Unit Summary • OCHA is a department in the UN Secretariat • New York and Geneva presence • Regional Desks are the core of the disaster response system, with assistance from support services (MCDU, LTU, FCSS) • 24 hrs/day, 7 days/week readiness system THANK YOU <*> Presentación PowerPoint Centro de Coordinación para la Prevención de los Desastres Naturales en América Central (CEPREDENAC). Coordinadora Nacional para la Reducción de Desastres (CONRED). Comando Sur. Presentado en: II Seminario Regional Centroamericano sobre Preparación de Desastres. Royce, Chuck United Nations office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. Guatemala, Noviembre 2001. xgestiónx xgestionx xlocalx xriesgox <*>