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UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA)

As part of the Secretary-General's programme of reform in 1998, DHA was reorganized into the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, OCHA. Its mandate was expanded to include the coordination of humanitarian response, policy development and humanitarian advocacy. OCHA carries out its coordination function primarily through the Inter-Agency Standing Committee, which is chaired by the ERC. Participants include all humanitarian partners, from UN agencies, funds and programmes to the Red Cross Movement and NGOs. The IASC ensures inter-agency decision-making in response to complex emergencies. These responses include needs assessments, consolidated appeals, field coordination arrangements and the development of humanitarian policies.  Website: www.unocha.org/
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Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Valerie Amos - Statement to the Security Council on Syria

26 June 2014 | Publisher: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) | Document type: Speeches/Statements

UN Humanitarian Chief: Frustrated by lack of Protection for Civilians in Syria

2 August 2013 | Publisher: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) | Document type: Speeches/Statements

UN Humanitarian Chief calls for protection of civilians and access for humanitarian aid in South Sudan

17 July 2013 | Publisher: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) | Document type: Speeches/Statements

Statement Attributable to Under-Secretary-General and Emergency Relief Coordinator Valerie Amos Khartoum, Sudan, 23 May 2013

23 May 2013 | Publisher: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) | Document type: Speeches/Statements

Security Council Briefing on Syria

18 April 2013 | Publisher: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) | Document type: Speeches/Statements

Statement on the Democratic Republic of the Congo

21 November 2012 | Publisher: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) | Document type: Speeches/Statements

Statement on Syria

29 July 2012 | Publisher: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) | Document type: Speeches/Statements

Statement on Syria

16 July 2012 | Publisher: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) | Document type: Speeches/Statements

Statement on Sudan

28 June 2012 | Publisher: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) | Document type: Speeches/Statements

Security Council Open Debate on the Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict Statement by Ms. Valerie Amos, Emergency Relief Coordinator and Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs

25 June 2012 | Publisher: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) | Document type: Speeches/Statements

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