Post on 08-Sep-2020
UNICEF’s
humanitarian
action
Orientation Session
2017 Executive Board Members
12 January 2017
Humanitarian Action is Central to UNICEF’s Work
Children and women are the most affected
by humanitarian situations
UNICEF is on the ground before, during and
after emergencies.
The Convention on the Rights of the Child and
its optional protocols guide UNICEF’s work on
child protection and children in armed
conflict.
Humanitarian action is central to UNICEF’s
equity refocus.
UNICEF supports countries to respond to over
250 humanitarian situations per year on
average
UNICEF’s Core Commitments for Children
Health Nutrition Water, Sanitation& Hygiene
Child ProtectionEducation HIV and AIDS
Vision of UNICEF’s Humanitarian Action
• Save lives and protect
rights
• Address underlying
causes of vulnerability
and conflict
UNICEF works with
partners, host
governments, donors,
civil society and the
affected populations to:
UNICEF’s humanitarian response over a decade
Indicative Results in 2016 (through Oct.)
Global Operation Mechanism
12-Jan-17
UNICEF
COPENHAGEN SUPPLY DIVISION
PANAMA SUPPLY HUB
UNICEF NYHQ
• Office of Emergency Programmes
• Emergency Response Team
• Global Support for Programme Areas
UNICEF GENEVA
• Partnerships with other UN agencies
• Fundraising
• Global Cluster Support
Regional Offices (7 locations)
- Guidance and direct support
DUBAI SUPPLY HUB
SHANGHAI SUPPLY HUB
County Offices
• Emergency Response
Plan
• Stockpiling supplies
• Working with partners
Operations – 2015 overview
Humanitarian Funding in 2016
Humanitarian Funding in 2016:
• Funding for the 2016 HAC appeal reached
US$2.3 billion (as of Dec.10th) (including $618
million from previous years) - 72 per cent of the
US$3.19 billion humanitarian requirement.
• Beyond humanitarian funding, core resources
are critical for UNICEF to have the right
operations in place.
• Un-earmarked, flexible resources allow UNICEF
to respond equitably and quickly to ever growing
needs of children living in crisis.
2016 Humanitarian Responses
• Major Emergencies (L2 & L3s):
– Syria and Syrian Refugees (L3)
– South Sudan (L3)
– Iraq (L3)
– Yemen (L3)
– Nigeria (L3)
– Chad, Niger, Cameroon, CAR & Haiti (L2)
• Refugee and Migrant Crisis in Europe
• Protracted and sudden onset disasters (Ecuador, Ukraine,
DPR Korea and Fiji)
• Climate change related disasters (El Niño/La Niña)
• Health Emergencies (Zika).
LESSONS LEARNED, CHALLENGES AND
ADAPTATIONS
• Challenges to access and security.
• Increased protection violations, including
against children and civilian assets (schools and
hospitals).
• Multiple, simultaneous and protracted large-
scale emergencies.
• Increased demand for humanitarian funding
Looking Forward: 2017
World Humanitarian Summit and Grand Bargain
•
Measures for efficiency and effectiveness:
• New ways of working
Linking humanitarian and development
Participation, localization, accountability
Increase use and coordination of cash-based
programming
Centrality of Protection
• Collaborative arrangement with donors on: Reducing duplication/management costs
Reducing earmarking of donor contributions
Humanitarian multi-year planning and funding
Greater Transparency
Thank you