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© 1999, Cisco Systems, Inc.
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June 2003 Miami, Florida
MANDATE1. Contribute to the achievement of the
MDGs2. Provide timely, effective and targeted
emergency assistanceVISION
- Partnerships- Advocacy- Targetting- Emergency preparedness and rapid response
.
W F P
GOALS IN EMERGENCIES
• To save lives in refugee and other emergency situations
• To promote recovery and restoration of livelihoods from the earliest possible moment
W F P
ROLE OF WFP
Disaster or Emergency:Provide assistance/advice in assessing requirements for
emergency food aid; planning and managing appropiate food aid interventions; coordinating deliveries of international food aid from all sources; and
Provide targeted food aid and associated logistics support in order to meet refugee and other emergency food needs, and WHEN NEEDED help to ensure the delivery and distribution of that food
W F P
UNDMT
MAJOR/COMPLEX EMERGENCY:
Assures the assessment and monitoring of food aid needs; coordinates the delivery of international food aid; provides logistics expertise and organizes the delivery of WFP-provided commodities and WHEN REQUESTED delivers for the wider international community; arranges distribution to beneficiaries (including FFW projects where appropiate); and monitors the handling, distribution and use of WFP food aid
W F P
OCHA, other agencies based on a CHAP and CAP
• Emergency and development projects in 82 countries world wide, assisting 72 million persons
• 3.7 million MT of food were provided
• $ 1.6 billion in operational expenditures
• 2,684 staff
W F P
GENERAL/GLOBAL CRITERIA
Request from the Government or UN Secretary General
The availability of resources
ALL States that are members of the UN, or are members or associate members of any UN specialized agency, are eligible to submit requests for WFP emergency aid.
W F P
HUMANITY
NEUTRALITY
IMPARTIALITY
• Reaches and benefits the most needy
• Promotes self-reliance
• Participatory
• Gender
• Coordination
• Security
• Prompt delivery
W F PPROGRAMMING PRINCIPLES
PROGRAMMING AND FUNDING MECHANISMS
Regular CP resources
Immediate Response Emergency Operation (IRA - 3 mos)
Emergency Operation (EMOP – 24 mos)
Protracted Relief and Recovery Operation (PRRO)
Special Operation (SO – logistics)
W F P
Elements of WFP Emergency Elements of WFP Emergency Preparedness Preparedness
EmergencyPreparedness
Information Preparedness
Training
Stand-by Capacities
Programmes and
Mechanisms
Planning
Information PreparednessInformation Preparedness
Information Management
Baseline Information
Public Information
Early Warning
Logistics Capacity Assessments (LCA)
VAM Vulnerability Profiles
Baseline SurveysNatural Hazards
Public Information Strategies
WFP News Service
Emergency Preparedness Web
RISKS:DROUGHTFLOODSFREEZING POINT
Response Capacity:EconomicSocialEnvironmental
PlanningPlanning
Contingency PlanningWFP Contingency Planning
Inter-Agency Contingency Planning
Stand-by CapacitiesStand-by Capacities
Transport
Food
Human Resources
Equipment
Ready to Eat Foods
Contingency Stock
Prearranged loan or purchase agreement
Operational Support (RR) Stocks at UNHRD
Equipment in Regional Reserves
Long Term Agreements
ERR
SBAs Trucking fleets/Aircraft under contractLogistics Service Packages
Emergency Funding
IRA
CERF
TDYs
Military and Civil Defense Assets
TrainingTraining
Internal Training
WFP Emergency Response Training
WFP Contingency Planning Training
Security Training
External
CAP
UNDMT
Security Management Team
Main Elements of WFP ResponseMain Elements of WFP Response
Criteria
AvailabilityActivation
Augmentation
Management
Coordination &
Partnership
Knowledge
AvailabilityAvailability Criteria for Criteria for Activation Activation response Augmentation response Augmentation
For WFP involvement
Government request
Secretary-General request
Emergency needs assessment
…of Stand-by capacities
Food Resources
Human Resources
Operational Support
Transport
Emergency Funding
Main Elements of WFP ResponseMain Elements of WFP Response
Management Management Coordination Coordination of response & Partnership of response & Partnership
Organizational
Information Management
Security Responsibilities
Operational Planning
Affected population
Host government
NGOs/Civil society
UN agencies
DonorsFinancial Management
…with multiple actors
Local
National
Regional/Global
…at various levels
Main Elements of WFP ResponseMain Elements of WFP Response
WFP Decentralization of Operations
Regional Offices in:
Asia,
Africa, and
Latin America
ODPC
Organisational FrameworkOrganisational Framework
Country Office
Regional Bureau
Headquarters Rome
Country Office has primary responsibility for implementing emergency preparedness and response activities
Regional Bureau: provides strategic, policy and overall management guidance, direction, feedback, feed forward and support to country offices.
Regional Bureau: takes the lead when an emergency affects more than one country and are responsible for monitoring those countries in their region without a WFP presence
Headquarters: provides normative guidance (such as the Field Emergency Pocketbook) and technical assistance (for example nutrition, contingency planning and air transport operations)
Headquarters: activates of a range of different response systems (Immediate Response Account, the Emergency Response Roster, Stand-by Arrangements, etc).
Decentralized Preparedness and Response
WFP and the Military
TYPES OF MILITARY ACTORS:
International Military ForcesGovernment armiesUN forcesNATO forcesRegional government armies and civil defense
units Rebel forces
WFP and the Military
WHAT DOES WORKING WITH THE MILITARY MEAN TO WFP? Engagement with all types of actors
Liaison at various levels for information sharing/purposes
Security information
Technical expertise and Logistics support (transport of cargo)
Provision of armed escorts for food convoys
Infrastructure rehabilitation
De-mining
MEDEVAC facilities
Arrangement of air slots
WFP and the Military
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WFP PRINCIPLES FOR USE
OF MCDA (Military/Civil Defence Assets) WFP follows MCDA principles outlined in Oslo Guidelines
Use of military assets are means of last resort
Use of military assets will not infringe upon WFP’s position of impartiality and neutrality
Use of military assets only for humanitarian considerations
WFP should ensure that use of military assets offers clear benefits over use of other options
Use of MCDA should not compromise on-going WFP activities or relationships with host countries,beneficiaries, contractors, etc.
WFP and the military
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WFP has used the following coordination mechanisms and structures:
Regular meetings between Security/Logistics Officers with military commanders
Deployed Military Liaison Officers
Interfaced with CMOC (Civil-Military Operation Centre)
Worked through the UNJLC (UN Joint Logistics Centre)
Informal contacts
WFP and the military
ahhhhaADVANTAGES FOR WFP:
Reduced response time
Enhanced capacity (often only military has sufficient capacity/readiness/resources to respond)
Improved Access to People in Need (security areas, escorts, de-mining, infr. Repairs, etc.)
Increased security for WFP personnel
WFP and the military
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CAUTION ON THE SIDE OF WFP: Operational independence of humanitarian action
Access to all vulnerable population
Neutral and impartial aid distribution
Security of humanitarian personnel
Impermissible actions during conflict situations:
Collocation of UN personnel with military forces or in facilities
Joint assessments with military
Joint distribution of humanitarian assistance
UN personnel not to travel in military transport
WFP and the Military
EXAMPLES OF WFP COOPERATION:
Airlift and Airdrop Operations• Helicopter operations in Mozambique floods
(2000-2001)
Overland Transport• Sierra Leone (1999-02) UNAMSIL and British Army
provided armed escorts for movement of food• Railroad operations (Kosovo)
De-Mining/Security Information• Afghanistan (2001 up to date) provision of mine
information maps by UN and Coalition forces• Guinea (2001-02) de-mining of main supply routes by
regional government armies
WFP and the military
Examples of WFP/ Militarycollaboration in the region
- Hurricane Mitch 1998
- Floods in Venezuela 1999
- Earthquake in El Salvador 2001
- Landslide in Bolivia 2003