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