Helping Others : UN & Humanitarian Aid

Helping Others : UN & Humanitarian Aid

Coordinating Humanitarian Relief Operations 

The United Nations is relied upon by the international community to
coordinate humanitarian relief operations due to natural and man-made disasters
in areas beyond the relief capacity of national authorities alone. 

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What We Do : Deliver Humanitarian Aid

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Key Issues : Humanitarian Assistance

The Office for the Coordination of
Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) of the UN Secretariat is responsible for
coordinating responses to emergencies. 

The United Nations Central Emergency
Response Fund (CERF) is one of the fastest and most effective ways to support
rapid humanitarian response for people affected by natural disasters and armed
conflict. CERF receives voluntary contributions year-round to provide immediate
funding for life-saving humanitarian action anywhere in the world. 

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
is the agency responsible for operational activities for natural disaster
mitigation, prevention and preparedness. 

Other UN entities have primary roles in the delivery of relief
assistance. 

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United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR)

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United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)

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World Food Programme (WFP)

World Humanitarian Summit

The first-ever World Humanitarian Summit, (WHS) set to take place in Istanbul on 23-24 May 2016, is a global call to action by the United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.

·         Report of the Secretary-General for the World Humanitarian Summit

Background information on what led to WHS and related documents can by found on the Library’s FAQ: What is the World Humanitarian Summit?

Photo
Credits : In Madaya, Syria, local community
members help offload and distribute humanitarian aid supplies.( Photo:
WFP/Hussam Al Saleh)/After Nepal earthquake Akriti Tamang, 8, searches for
her books amid the rubble and ruins of her destroyed home.(Photo:
UNICEF/Chandra Shekhar Karki)/Flooded streets of Obando, Bulacan during the
aftermath of Typhoon Ondoy (Ketsana) in 2009.(Photo: Eliot Avena/UNDP
Philippines)