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	New Directions for the Mandate of the Representative of the Secretary-General on Internally Displaced Persons (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		The meeting was chaired by Ed Tsui of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), which has been requested by the Secretary-General and the Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC) to serve as reference point for the coordination of assistance and protection for internally displaced persons.
		Lance Clark, Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA)
		Antonio Donini, Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA)
	www.brookings.edu /fp/projects/idp/conferences/mandate199812.htm (3665 words)

	Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) is a United Nations organisation that was formed in December 1991 from General Assembly Resolution 46/182.
		OCHA was the result of a 1998 reorganisation of the DHA and was designed to be the UN focal point on major disasters.
		OCHA is headed by the Undersecretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, currently Mr.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Office_for_the_Coordination_of_Humanitarian_Affairs (224 words)

	Humanitarian Assistance and Assistance to Refugees
		The mandate of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) is to strengthen coordination among the United Nations bodies that provide assistance in response to emergencies.
		Policy development and coordination, ensuring that all humanitarian issues, including those which fall between gaps in existing mandates of agencies -- such as protection and assistance for internally displaced persons -- are addressed.
		Coordination of humanitarian emergency response, by ensuring that an appropriate response mechanism is established on the ground.
	www.un.org /ha/general.htm (1617 words)

	CSI-Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) continues to mobilize and coordinate effective and principled interagency humanitarian response in Somalia in relation to the on-going drought, conflict and other humanitarian issues of concern in the country.
		OCHA facilitated talks between the various factions of the Rahanweyn culminating in RRA request for the return of the UN to Baidoa.
		Establishment of the Humanitarian Response Fund: During 2004 OCHA established a Humanitarian Response Fund (HRF) for Somalia to improve the timeliness and appropriateness of humanitarian assessment and response through the provision of a flexible resource that can be drawn on quickly.
	www.so.undp.org /Themes/CSI/OCHA.htm (880 words)

	55th session of the General Assembly - Item 20 : Strengthening of the coordination of humanitarian and disaster relief ...
		The European Union urges the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs to continue its tasks of raising awareness and providing information about humanitarian situations at the level of the main United Nations agencies, the Security Council, the General Assembly and ECOSOC in particular.
		It is indeed important to examine the possible impact on the coordination of humanitarian activities of the report of the working party chaired by Mr Brahimi, which provides for the implementation of integrated strategies in the context of peacekeeping operations.
		As the main contributor to the financing of humanitarian action, the European Union considers it unsatisfactory that most of the operating costs of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs are not covered by the regular budget of the United Nations.
	www.un.int /france/eu/speeches/ag/debat/1127E.htm (1743 words)

	Gaza Strip - Inter-Agency Contingency Planning for Humanitarian Assistance (17 Aug. 2005) - OCHA working document (17 ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Most humanitarian actors do not expect significant implications for the delivery of services in the southern part of the West Bank, although an intensification of harassment from settlers in specific areas and the resulting efforts of the IDF to contain it might result in some disruption.
		The scenarios developed by OCHA field office in Hebron in consultation with the main humanitarian partners in the area revolve around the impact level of settler violence and the ability/willingness of the IDF/Police to contain it.
		All incidents and/or humanitarian concerns during the disengagement are to be reported to the Emergency Room which will pass it on to the lead agency of each sector as well as local municipalities.
	domino.un.org /UNISPAL.NSF/47d4e277b48d9d3685256ddc00612265/a83340ace37fafb285257060006f62b3!OpenDocument (2062 words)

	UN Chronicle \| UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA)
		Nevertheless, the humanitarian situation now appears to be gradually stabilizing, and if this trend continues, it is anticipated that the great majority of humanitarian assistance activities could be phased out by the end of this year, according to Kenzo Oshima, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator.
		The humanitarian community is working closely with the UN Development Group in planning the sectoral needs assessments that will take place over the summer", he said at the 23 June launching of the revised Humanitarian Appeal for Iraq.
		At the launch, UN Humanitarian Coordinator for Iraq Ramiro Lopez da Silva said that even before the conflict in March, Iraq was a country in distress, owing to years of sanctions, wars and a repressive Government.
	www.un.org /Pubs/chronicle/section/080103_ocha.asp (612 words)

	Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement \| United Nations Office For The Coordination Of Humanitarian Affairs
		Humanitarian assistance to internally displaced persons shall not be diverted, in particular for political or military reasons.
		All authorities concerned shall grant and facilitate the free passage of humanitarian assistance and grant persons engaged in the provision of such assistance rapid and unimpeded access to the internally displaced.
		All authorities concerned shall grant and facilitate for international humanitarian organizations and other appropriate actors, in the exercise of their respective mandates, rapid and unimpeded access to internally displaced persons to assist in their return or resettlement and reintegration.
	www.essex.ac.uk /armedcon/story_id/000311.html (3631 words)

	Humanitarian Responses to a War in Iraq: Events: U.S. Institute of Peace
		Exploring the many humanitarian challenges that will face the international community in post-conflict Iraq, David McLachlan-Karr, chief of the Asia, Europe, and Latin America Section at the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, emphasized the many unknown variables that could affect planning.
		According to George Ward, coordinator for relief and humanitarian assistance for the Department of Defense's Office of Reconstruction and Humanitarian Assistance (ORHA), facilitating the operations of IGOs and NGOs in any humanitarian response is a core element of ORHA's mission.
		Speaking from her experience working on humanitarian assistance and reconstruction initiatives in the Balkans, Sandra Mitchell, a vice president with the International Rescue Committee, cautioned that NGOs in the region might not have the capacity to respond adequately to a humanitarian crisis in Iraq.
	www.usip.org /events/2003/0312_ESiraq_humanitarian.html (1387 words)

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		Of particular concern are: the near impossibility for humanitarian aid to be delivered to locations along the western border with Liberia and Guinea, the destruction of a UNHCR ferry used to transport refugees between CDI and Liberia, the confiscation of some 20 UNICEF vehicles, and the discovery of mass graves near Vavoua and Bouaké.
		HUMANITARIAN RESPONSE The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Regional Support Office for West Africa (OCHA) is currently working to assure safe, regular passage to the west and north of Côte d’Ivoire for humanitarian missions.
		OCHA has established a sub-office in Yamoussoukro to monitor the situation and coordinate humanitarian aid, in an effort to ensure that all of the vulnerable receive assistance.
	www.who.int /disasters/repo/8628.doc (2952 words)

	Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA)
		In response to requests from the central Government of Pakistan and the local government of Balochistan, the UN Resident Coordinator in Islamabad is coordinating UN and donor assistance to combat the effects of the drought, and assessing the damage caused by the drought in order to design a clear strategy for emergency measures and actions.
		On 2 May, the UN system in Pakistan together with the UN Office of the Humanitarian Coordinator for Afghanistan organized a joint meeting with donors and NGOs to share information on the drought situation, ongoing assistance and future support required in Pakistan and Afghanistan.
		OCHA is in close contact with the UN Resident Coordinator in Islamabad and will revert with further information if the situation warrants it.
	www.un.org.pk /drought/ocha-rpt2.htm (1022 words)

	UNESCO \| Education - UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
		Education - UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
		UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA On-line)
		To mobilize and coordinate the collective efforts of the international community, in particular those of the UN system, to meet in a coherent and timely manner the needs of those exposed to human suffering and material destruction in disasters and emergencies.
	portal.unesco.org /education/en/ev.php-URL_ID=15018&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html (69 words)

	UN system-wide Earthwatch partner: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UN OCHA), UNEP
		UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UN OCHA)
		The joint UNEP/OCHA Environment Unit was established within the Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs to enhance the international capacity to respond to environmental emergencies, such as industrial accidents, chemical and oil spills, forest fires, technological impacts of natural events, and environmental impacts of complex emergencies.
		Coordination of dissemination is through liaison, and uses consultancy contracts to create specialist databases e.g.
	earthwatch.unep.net /about/docs/Pdocha.htm (339 words)

	IAPSO - Inter-Agency Procurement Services Office (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		As a result of the UN reform, launched in 1997 by the Secretary General, the Department of Humanitarian Affairs has been discontinued from 01 January 1998 and is now replaced by the (United Nations) Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA).
		This office is headed by the Under-Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs/Emergency Relief Coordinator.
		OCHA is, in principle, not involved in the procurement of medical or food items, which fall under the mandate of other UN Agencies.
	www.iapso.org /supplying/AgencyInfo.asp?AgencyID=18 (488 words)

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		Indonesia: A series of earthquakes affected Indonesia between 12 and 13 September 2007 measuring between 6.7 and 7.9 on the Richter Scale.
		Peru Earthquake: A 7.9 earthquake struck Peru on the early evening of Wednesday 15 August 2007, devastating hospitals, schools, churches and government buildings in the city of Pisco, and seriously affecting the cities of Chincha Alta, Ica and Canete on the Peruvian Pacific coast.
		Somalia: Following the near failure of the Gu rains and continuing instability, some 1.5 million Somalis are in need of urgent humanitarian assistance, including around 490,000 people with "acute livelihood crisis", about 295,000 in "humanitarian emergency", an estimated 325,000 newly displaced since April 2007 and some 400,000 protracted IDPs.
	ochaonline.un.org (431 words)

	United Nations Office at Geneva \| News & Media \| REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE
		Elizabeth Byrs of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Aid said more than four months after the South Asian earthquake, the humanitarian community was cautiously optimistic that the needs of the affected population would be met.
		Elizabeth Byrs of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said the Inter Agency Standing Committee met from 22 to 24 February.
		The aim of the meeting was to discuss avian and human influenza and humanitarian action and to contribute to coordinating an inter agency approach to prepare for the humanitarian implications of avian and human influenza.
	www.unog.ch /80256EDD006B9C2E/(httpNewsByYear_en)/948BF91E35AC71EBC125711F00397F1D?OpenDocument (1677 words)

	IAWG-FIVIMS Member - Office of Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA)
		The aim of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), a department of the UN Secretariat, is to mobilize and coordinate effective and principled humanitarian action in partnership with national and international actors in order to:
		As such, OCHA oversees the UN's and the humanitarian community's advocacy and policy-setting efforts on issues ranging from humanitarian access to justice for the civilian victims of war.
		Today, OCHA maintains 39 field offices in 27 countries in Africa, Asia and Europe and several regional offices that serve as regional disaster response advisers, regional coordinators of complex emergencies and regional bureaus.
	www.fivims.net /iawgdetails.jspx?lang=fr&ID=OCHA (281 words)

	USAID: Chapter 5 - New Humanitarian Actors
		The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs was created to address coordination, but for many reasons (including insufficient authority, financial resources, and qualified staff), it has been unable to meet the challenges of complex emergency responses.
		Without radical restructuring of the humanitarian architecture (say, by creating a central response agency or pooling donor resources into a single response fund in or out of the UN options unpopular with both donors and UN agencies), prospects are poor for resolving the coordination conundrum in the near term.
		The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees is responsible for protecting and assisting refugees, the United Nations Children’s Fund focuses on the needs of women and children, and the World Food Program emphasizes food movements and logistics.
	www.usaid.gov /fani/ch05/humanitarianactors02.htm (476 words)

	OCHA Weekly Briefing Notes - OPT (19 - 25 May 2004) - OCHA report (25 May 2004) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Motor vehicles are not allowed to enter since November 2000, with the exception of international agencies that have undertaken prior coordination with the IDF.
		Motor vehicles are not allowed to enter, with the exception of international agencies that have undertaken prior coordination with the IDF.
		During the campaign IDF entered UNRWA field office in Jenin camp and held an UNRWA official for several hours.
	domino.un.org /UNISPAL.NSF/0/5bbdfbdbda480ccc85256ea8005879ca?OpenDocument (1540 words)

	UN Foundation: Americans at the UN
		Wendy Cue is currently a Humanitarian Affairs Officer in the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) in Geneva, Switzerland.
		In 1999, she went to Guinea-Bissau with the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), as Information Officer, reporting on the humanitarian situation and response, following the conflict and coup d’etat that led to the upheaval of thousands of people.
		Since 2000, she has been at OCHA headquarters in Geneva, facilitating strategic planning of coordinated humanitarian response and supporting field operations in Africa.
	www.unfoundation.org /features/americans_at_the_un/wendy_cue_bio.asp (220 words)

	United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
		The Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) is part of the United Nations Secretariat and has the mandate to coordinate UN assistance in humanitarian crises that go beyond the capacity and mandate of any single humanitarian agency.
		The UN Department of Humanitarian Affairs was established in 1992 specifically to address this need.
		The Department was renamed OCHA in January 1998.
	www.ngdc.noaa.gov /seg/hazard/resource/soc/dismanun.html (166 words)

	OCHA oPt UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs - occupied Palestinian territory
		OCHA oPt UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs - occupied Palestinian territory
		The report examines the humanitarian impact on Palestinians from the ongoing settlements in the West Bank and other Israeli infrastructure, such as the Barrier and the roads that accompany them.
		In Gaza Strip, the IDF authorised the PA Civil Affairs Office to set up a caravan at the old Palestinian DCL site.Israel imposed a general closure on the West Bank due to the Jewish holiday of Rosh Hashana.IDF issued a military order to confiscate 312 dunums and 900 meters for Barrier construction in Bethlehem.
	www.ochaopt.org (784 words)

	IRIN \| Jobs
		Part of the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, IRIN provides original content about emergencies to an audience of millions worldwide through the internet, TV and radio.
		IRIN is seeking a well-motivated intern with a background in journalism and/or humanitarian issues, strong research and writing skills to be attached to the IRIN Nairobi office, covering Central, Eastern and the Horn of Africa.
		IRIN is seeking a well-motivated intern with a background in journalism and/or humanitarian affairs, strong research and writing skills to be attached to the IRIN Dubai office, covering the Middle East and parts of Asia.
	www.irinnews.org /jobs.aspx (303 words)

	UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA)
		The senior commander of AGAM, the military wing of the Free Acheh Movement (GAM), Amri Abdul Wahab, declared that the Achenese GAM negotiator Teungku Zulfany bin Abdul Rani, 32, was shot dead on Sunday (14 Oct.) by the Indonesian Military (TNI) in a raid on Krueng Seumideun village in Peukan Baro sub-district in Pidie district.
		The death of a rebel leader, Willem Onde, in Merauke area was officially confirmed by his family members and reported to the police office for further investigation.
		The social welfare office of North Maluku district reported that as of 15 October, a total of 44,688 IDPs have returned to their villages.
	www.achehtimes.com /news2001/102201.htm (2653 words)

	INIS Internet Directory: United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
		OCHA: United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
		OCHA is the coordinating office of the DHA in Geneva.
		The department coordinates the timely and effective United Nations and international response to sudden natural disasters such as earthquakes, drought and floods, technological disasters such as the explosion at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, and major humanitarian emergencies resulting from conflicts.
	www.iaea.org /inis/ws/d1/r899.html (98 words)

	U.S. Contributes $22.5 Million to International Organizations to Assist with the Recovery of Afghanistan
		The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, which will receive $1 million for the efforts of the Deputy Special Representative for the Secretary General in coordinating humanitarian assistance activities among the Afghan Interim Authority, donors, international organizations and nongovernmental organizations.
		The United States is the largest donor of humanitarian assistance to Afghanistan having contributed more than $343 million this fiscal year.
		The United States believes the support of international organizations should be a shared international responsibility and calls on other donors to strengthen their efforts.
	www.state.gov /r/pa/prs/ps/2002/9140.htm (322 words)

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