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United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs - Headquarters (OCHA)
- Organization type:UN & International Organization
General contact information
- URL: http://ochaonline.un.org
- Address: United Nations Secretariat, 380 Madison Avenue
- Postal Code: 10017
- City: New York, N.Y.
- Country: United States of America
- Telephone: +1 917 367 2723
- Fax: +1 212 963 1312
- Email: ochany@un.org
- Head of the organization: Valerie Amos
Mission & Disaster Reduction Profile
OCHA’s mission is to mobilise and coordinate effective and principled humanitarian action in partnership with national and international actors to alleviate human suffering in emergencies, advocate for the rights of people in need, promote preparedness and prevention and facilitate sustainable ...
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11 Dec 2012 - UNOCHA: Saving Sri Lankan lives through open data
13 Sep 2012 - Senegal: Opening of the sixth regional consultation on floods and disaster management
12 Sep 2012 - UN launches a video on saving lives through preparedness
2 Jul 2012 - Philippines: OCHA Humanitarian Coordinator interview
26 Apr 2012 - Horn of Africa: 'Manage the risks, not just the crisis,' stresses OCHA
16 Apr 2012 - OCHA: Children take centre stage in disaster risk reduction
13 Oct 2011 - Climate information crucial to help reduce risk and limit disaster damage
21 Jun 2011 - UN-OCHA: Ending drought in Kenya - call for proposals
18 Apr 2011 - Nepal: OCHA update on disaster preparedness
13 May 2010 - Legal preparedness for international disaster cooperation: Global Platform 2009
9 Jun 2009 - 'Natural' disasters and forced displacement in the context of climate change
8 Jun 2009 - South Asia: Building safer communities
27 Aug 2008 - UN/OCHA: press conference for the release of the Post-Nargis Joint Assessment Report
21 Jul 2008
Statements & Presentations
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- UN General Assembly 67th session: Education cannot wait - Protecting children and youth’s right to a quality education in humanitarian emergencies and conflict situations2012, GPE; INEE; Plan Intl; SCI; UNICEF; UNESCO; UNGA; OCHA; WB
- UNOCHA: Statement made at the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (2009)2009, OCHA
- Nigeria national capacity assessment report on disaster risk reduction
2012 - Rapport de fin de mission SIMEX Haiti 2011
2011 - Drylands recovery and development in the Horn of Africa: The need for community control and empowerment, education and pro-poor infrastructure
2011 - UNDAC disaster response preparedness mission to Sri Lanka
2011 - Livelihood security: climate change, migration and conflict in the Sahel
2011 - Basics of capacity development for disaster risk reduction
2011 - Emergency preparedness forum III final report
2010 - Global challenges and their impact on international humanitarian action
2010 - Water scarcity and humanitarian action: key emerging trends and challenges
2010 - Potential new climate change adaptation funding sources for disaster preparedness activities
2010 - OCHA annual report 2009
2010 - Environmental emergencies: learning from multilateral response to disasters
2010 - Monitoring disaster displacement in the context of climate change
2009 - Hydro climatic disasters in water resources management: training manual
2009 - The structure, role and mandate of civil protection in disaster risk reduction for South Eastern Europe
2009 - OCHA in 2008: activities and extra-budgetary requirements
2009 - OCHA in 2009: annual plan and budget
2008 - Humanitarian implications of climate change: mapping emerging trends and risk hotspots
2008 - Chair's Summary of the Ministerial meeting on Reducing Disaster Risks in a Changing Climate, New York, 29 September 2008
2008 - Disaster preparedness for effective response: guidance and indicator package for implementing priority five of the Hyogo Framework
2008 - UN mechanisms of the International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (ISDR)
2008 - Housing and property restitution for refugees and displaced persons: implementing the 'Pinheiro Principles'
2007 - Indian Ocean earthquake tsunami, 26 December 2004: report on tsunami funds channelled through OCHA 2005-2006
2006 - External evaluation of the Inter-Agency Secretariat of the International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (ISDR)
2005 - Indian Ocean tsunami disaster of December 2004: UNDAC rapid environmental assessment of Aceh, Indonesia
2005 - Indian Ocean tsunami disaster of December 2004: UNDAC rapid environmental assessment in the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
2005 - Consolidated Appeals Process (CAP): Indian Ocean earthquake-tsunami 2005, mid-term review
2005 - International seminar on policies and practices in the management of seismic risks in urban areas, Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran, 16-18 November 2004
2004 - Workshop of lessons learnt on the national and international response to the Bam earthquake: report
2004 - Chernobyl's legacy: health, environmental and socio-economic impacts and recommendations to the governments of Belarus, the Russian Federation and Ukraine
2002
- Atelier de formation et d’appui pour renforcer la Plate-forme Nationale de réduction des risques de catastrophes à Djibouti
07-08 Oct 2012 - Central Africa disaster risk reduction (DRR) platform
02-03 Oct 2012 - Big tent: The role of technology in disaster preparedness and relief
02 Jul 2012 - 'Vijana tuwajibike' - Step for disaster risk reduction
12-13 Oct 2011 - High-level symposium on disaster risk reduction
14-15 Feb 2011 - The fourth ECO international conference on disaster risk management
07-08 Oct 2009 - Seminaire de formation en gestion des catastrophes et pour l'élaboration du plan de contingence national de la Guinée
09-11 Jun 2009 - Second regional meeting on enhancing international humanitarian partnerships
17-20 May 2009 - Emergency earthquake simulation
16-17 Apr 2009 - Overview course on disaster risk reduction, response and recovery
20-28 Nov 2008 - Flooding and cyclones preparedness workshop for SADC countries
13-15 Oct 2008
- Humanitarian affairs officer
28 Apr 2012 - Head of office, D1
8 Mar 2012 - Humanitarian affairs officer P-4
11 Jan 2012 - Head of office, D1
28 May 2011 - Humanitarian affairs officer (associates surge pool), P4
10 Jan 2011 - Programme officer (information management)
31 Dec 2010 - Programme officer (geographic information systems)
26 Dec 2010 - Programme officer, information management
9 Dec 2010 - Head of office (D-1), two posts: Sudan; Congo, Dem Rep of
13 Nov 2010 - Humanitarian affairs officer, P-3
26 Feb 2010 - Consultants for external evaluation of the UN/ISDR-Coordinated Tsunami Early Warning Systems Initiative
16 Mar 2008
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- Complex Emergency
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