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United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs - Regional Office for the Middle East and North Africa
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OCHA’s Regional Office for the Middle East and North Africa (ROMENA) has sought to minimize the vulnerability of populations in the region to humanitarian crises. ROMENA provides support and assistance to governments, UN agencies, NGOs and other humanitarian actors in response to a number of crises, including through the deployment staff with a range of technical expertise. The Regional Office also works to build response capacity in the region before disasters strike, by strengthening Emergency Preparedness.
Given the critical relationship between timely and effective response and national preparedness systems, OCHA ROMENA takes action to promote and/or strengthen preparedness activities within both UN Country Teams and national disaster management authorities.
Typical preparedness assistance to UN Country Teams and Inter-Agency Standing Committee Country Teams includes:
- Advice to country teams for revisions to UN Disaster Management Team (UNDMT) roles and responsibilities
- Inter-agency contingency planning support
- Self-assessment of preparedness for natural disasters
- Table-top/simulation exercises for reviewing/testing contingency plans
- Placement of National Disaster Response Advisers in support of UN Resident Coordinators and/or national disaster management authorities
Inter-Agency Coordination Network on Emergency Preparedness and Response in the Middle East and North Africa ( MENA Group)
Mr. Martin Fisher
Mr. Zaki Othman
http://ochaonline.un.org/romena
https://www.preventionweb.net
Supporting disaster-prone countries through the Resident Coordinator/Humanitarian Coordinator system
Monitoring early warning systems to facilitate early action through Inter-Agency Standing Committee Country Teams and partners;
Supporting the creation and strengthening of response capabilities and mechanisms at the national, regional and international levels;
Advocating to address global and underlying risk factors and promotion/support for early action on slow-onset disasters
Collaborating with partners to address transition issues as part of the UN Country Team structure;
Typical preparedness assistance to UN Country Teams and Inter-Agency Standing Committee Country Teams includes:
- Advice to country teams for revisions to UN Disaster Management Team (UNDMT) roles and responsibilities
- Inter-agency contingency planning support
- Self-assessment of preparedness for natural disasters
- Table-top/simulation exercises for reviewing/testing contingency plans
- Placement of National Disaster Response Advisers in support of UN Resident Coordinators and/or national disaster management authorities
The Sendai Framework Voluntary Commitments (SFVC) online platform allows stakeholders to inform the public about their work on DRR. The SFVC online platform is a useful toolto know who is doing what and where for the implementation of the Sendai Framework, which could foster potential collaboration among stakeholders. All stakeholders (private sector, civil society organizations, academia, media, local governments, etc.) working on DRR can submit their commitments and report on their progress and deliverables.
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