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Organization of American States Meeting of the Committee on Hemispheric Security Washington, 23 October 2007
Latin America & the Caribbean
Forging Partnerships in Preparing for and Responding to Natural Disaster in Latin America & the Caribbean
Delivered by:Gordana Jerger
Deputy Regional DirectorUnited Nations World Food Programme
Latin America and the Caribbean Regional Bureau
About WFP
Forging Partnerships in Preparing for and Responding to Natural Disaster in Latin
America & the Caribbean
WFP in Latin America
Emergency Preparedness and Response
OAS & WFP- Forging Partnership
1. Analysis and Knowledge on Disaster Reduction, Mitigation and Management / Emerging Issues – Contribution to Public Policies
2. Operational Preparedness: EPR Knowledge, Capacities and Systems Development
3. Operational Coordination and Support in Disaster Response
[email protected] /2007
WFP at a Glance
• WFP is the United Nations frontline agency in the fight against global hunger and the largest humanitarian agency worldwide
• Founded in 1963; Governed by an Executive Board, consisting of 36 Member States of the United Nations and FAO
• Relies entirely on voluntary contributions
• Decentralized structure: some 80 country offices, 6 Regional Bureaux, 9 liaison offices, 5 support offices and HQ in Rome
• Double mandate - operations aim to: meet emergency needs support economic & social development
• WFP works to put hunger at the centre of the international agenda, promoting policies, strategies and operations that directly benefit the poor and hungry
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The Reality of Hunger
• Over 850 million people worldwide face hunger, more than the populations of USA, Canada and the European Union combined
• Over 52 million people suffer from hunger and undernutrition in LAC
• Hunger and undernutrition are the main cause of mortality in the region
• Natural and man-made disasters perpetuate the intergenerational hunger cycle
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WFP’s Strategic Objectives
• Save lives in crisis situations, protect livelihoods and enhance resilience to shocks
• Support the improved nutrition and health status of children, mothers and other vulnerable people
• Support access to education and reduce gender disparity in access to education and skills training
• Strengthen countries and regions capacities to establish and manage food-assistance and hunger reduction / eradication programmes
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Programme Categories
WFP operates through various four “programme categories”:
• Emergency Operations (EMOP)
• Protracted Relief and Recovery Operations (PRRO)
• Development Operations (Development Projects and Country Programmes)
• Special Operations
All WFP operations are funded on a voluntary basis
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WFP in Figures, 2006
Operational activities in 78 countries
88 million beneficiaries including 59 million childrenOf these, 64 million beneficiaries in emergency and recovery operations
•Total expenditure: US$ 2.9 billion •A total of 4 million metric tons of food delivered by land, sea & air •Total number of employees: 12,000 •3,200 international and local NGOs partners
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WFP in Latin America & the Caribbean
Field network
• 12 country offices • 33 sub-offices• over 1,000 partners incl. national and local
counterparts• 6 million beneficiaries on average / year
Regional Bureau in Panama
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Strategic Focus in LAC
TWO MAIN PILLARS:•Advocacy and Support to Governments in Eradicating Child Chronic Undernutrition (i.e. the hunger side of Millennium Development Goal 1)
•Disaster Preparedness and Response - enhancing resilience through capacity development efforts and initiatives at the national and regional level
The impact of disasters compounds the pre-existent vulnerability, perpetuating the cycle of hunger and food insecurity
Cross-cutting aspects•Strategic alliances with national and regional institutions and international organizations (OAS, SICA, CDERA, ISDR, UN, OPS, AGCI, White Helmets)•Public policy development and standard setting initiatives•Emphasis on institutional capacity development at local, national ®ional level
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WFP’s Areas of Excellence in Emergency Preparedness and
Response (EPR) in LAC
• Extensive presence at field level (knowledge of local context)• Public policies on food security and nutrition • At the heart of the UN System in emergencies• Food security analysis and nutritional surveillance systems• Vulnerability analysis and risk mapping (VAM)• Early warning, contingency planning, operational response• Logistics management and coordination• Development of innovative IM systems
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UN Humanitarian Response Depots (UNHRD) and LACERN Network
Latin America and the Caribbean Emergency Response Network
GHANA
BRINDISI
DUBAI
PANAMA
Ecuador
Barbados
El Salvador
MALAYSIA
LACERN
Logistics Support Floods -
May 06
Logistics Support Floods - Dec 06
Logistics Support Floods –
May 07
Needs Assessment Frosts in Highlands - Aug 07
Logistics Support & Assessment
Earthquake – Aug 07
Logistics Support & Needs Assessment
Hurricane Felix - Aug 07
Assessment SupportFloods - Nov 06
Logistics Support Floods - Feb 05
Logistics Support Hurricane Dean - Aug 07
Needs Assessment Hurricane Stan - Oct 05
EPR Capacity Development Activities & Emergency Preparedness and Response, 2005-2007
EFSA Training
Warehouse and Commodity Management Training
Central America Preparedness Workshop
Food Security and Nutritional Surveillance Workshop
EFSA Training
EFSA Training
EFSA Training
EFSA Training
EFSA training
Warehouse and Commodity Management Training
EFSA Training
WFP Strengthening Capacities in EPR
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WFP’s Responses to Natural Disasters LAC, 2005- 2007
When Country / Event People ReachedJanuary 2005 Bolivia – Drought 525,000
January 2005 Guyana – Floods 20,000
April 2005 Cuba – Drought 636,400
April 2005 Cuba – Hurricane 109,800
April 2005 Peru – Frosts 81,200
September 2005 Honduras – Hurricane 149,000
October 2005 El Salvador – Hurricane Stan & Volcanic Eruption 181,000
October 2005 Guatemala – Hurricane Stan 160,000
October 2005 Nicaragua – Hurricane and Rat Plague 16,500
May 2006 Suriname – Floods Technical assistance
December 2006 El Salvador – Seismic Swarm 9,000
February 2007 Bolivia – Floods 90,000
August 2007 Peru – Earthquake 100,000
August 2007 Belize & Jamaica – Hurricane Dean 10,500
September 2007 Nicaragua – Hurricane Felix 80,000
TOTAL 2,160,400
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HURRICANE
DEANAUGUST 2007
Support to Latest Emergencies: Hubs Activated, Governments Engaged, Roster Staff Deployed
HURRICANE
FELIXSEPTEMBER 2007
PERUVIAN
EARTHQUAKEAUGUST 2007
Recent Response Operations in support to LAC CountriesFunctioning hubs and triangular cooperation
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OAS & WFP - Areas of Potential Collaboration in EPR
1. Analysis and Knowledge on Disaster Reduction, Mitigation and Management / Emerging Issues – Contribution to Public Policies
• Disaster Risk Reduction and Mitigation• Disaster Preparedness and Response in
Emergencies• Food and Nutritional Security in Emergencies• Climate Change Issues
[email protected] /2007
OAS & WFP - Areas of Potential Collaboration in EPR
2. Operational Preparedness: EPR Knowledge, Capacities and Systems Development
• Disaster Early Warning Systems • Contingency and Operational Planning• Logistics Capacity Assessments• Vulnerability Analysis and Mapping (VAM)
Food and Nutrition Monitoring Systems Hazard and Risk Mapping systems and services Emergency Needs Assessments
• Information Management • Training, Capacity building, Simulations and Best practice
[email protected] /2007
3. Operational Coordination and Support in Disaster Response
• Emergency and Recovery Needs Assessments• Food Security Emergency Response and Rehabilitation
Operations • Logistics Coordination and Commodity Tracking (Food and
Non-Food)• Information Management• Civil-Military Interface, Support and Coordination
OAS & WFP - Areas of Potential Collaboration in EPR
Organization of American States Meeting of the Committee on Hemispheric Security Washington, 23 October 2007
Latin America & the Caribbean
Forging Partnerships in Preparing for and Responding to Natural Disaster in Latin America & the Caribbean
Delivered by:Gordana Jerger
Deputy Regional DirectorUnited Nations World Food Programme
Latin America and the Caribbean Regional Bureau