© 1999, Cisco Systems, Inc. 954569-02 F0_7229_c5 June 2003Miami, Florida.

© 1999, Cisco Systems, Inc.

954569-02F0_7229_c5

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

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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


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


WFP Decentralization of Operations

Regional Offices in:

Asia,

Africa, and

Latin America

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


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


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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


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


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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


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


Examples of WFP/ Militarycollaboration in the region

- Hurricane Mitch 1998

- Floods in Venezuela 1999

- Earthquake in El Salvador 2001

- Landslide in Bolivia 2003

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