The Handbook serves as a guide to the normative framework for humanitarian action, operational approaches, coordination structures, and available tools and services that facilitate the mobilization of humanitarian assistance. It particularly emphasizes the roles and responsibilities of the UN Resident Coordinator (RC) and the Humanitarian Coordinator (HC) in leading and coordinating inter-agency humanitarian action, as well as the essential skills, competencies, and qualities of an effective humanitarian leader.
The Handbook does not prescribe specific actions, as approaches to humanitarian action and priorities may vary based on the specific context and type of emergency.
This study takes a fresh look at coordination dynamics by exploring two situations that were noteworthy both for the difficult challenges humanitarian organisations faced and for their innovative responses. The cases shed light on coordination in general and two contexts in particular: coordination...
Education is a fundamental human right for all people. Education is especially critical for the tens of millions of children and youth affected by conflict and disasters, and yet it is often significantly disrupted in emergency situations, denying learners the transformative effects of quality...
تلتزم إكفا بضمان تواجد أصوات الجھات الفاعلة المحلیة والأشخاص المتضررین من الأزمات في صمیم مبادرات المناصرة العالمیة، حیث یھدف عملنا إلى ضمان استمرار تمثیل المنظمات غیر الحكومیة، وخاصة تمثیل المنظمات غیر الحكومیة المحلیة في الإحاطات الإنسانیة، ومحافل السیاسات، والجلسات الحواریة مع وكالات الأمم...
