UNJLC facilitated work in the NFI Emergency Shelter Sector in Darfur

1. UNJLC facilitated work in the NFI Emergency Shelter Sector in Darfur

2. Overview • Background • Darfur Common NFI pipeline • NFI & Emergency Shelter Sector Coordination • SWOT • Lessons Learned

3. Background • UNJLC-Sudan activated by UNCT and IASC in early 2004 to provide a logistics planning capacity for the returns • Darfur Crisis: no lead on emergency shelter and NFIs. Response lacking. • Ad-hoc solution agreed upon. ‘Darfur Common NFI pipeline’ created early 2004. A unique partnership with UNJLC, UNICEF, CARE and OCHA with NGOs in Darfur. • Darfur Common NFI Pipeline continues on in 2005, 2006, 2007….and 2008? • Mid 2006 the UNCT named UNJLC as the NFI and Emergency Shelter Sector Lead for the Entire Sudan to coordinate the 2007 UN and Partners Work Plan Process. • 2007: UNJLC is fully responsible for sector coordination

4. Darfur Common NFI Pipeline

5. Darfur Common Pipeline • Common Pipeline Roles and Responsibilities of the partners • Common Procurement, Shipping, Customs Clearance, and transport to the designated hub from port (UNICEF) • Common Transport and Warehousing (CARE) • Supply Chain Management and Overall Coordination (UNJLC) • Distribution (NGOs) • Monitoring (UNJLC and CARE) • Reporting (UNJLC) • Needs Assessment (Interagency, NGOs) • Prioritization (OCHA)

6. UNICEF-Primary Transport to Main Logistics Hub Port Sudan Khartoum El Fasher El Geneina El Obeid Nyala

7. CARE—Secondary and Tertiary Routes Port Sudan Khartoum El Fasher El Geneina El Obeid Nyala

8. Darfur CP Transport Network Port Sudan Khartoum El Fasher El Geneina El Obeid Nyala International Procurement Local Procurement Distributions

9. NFI & Emergency Shelter Sector Common Pipeline Process Flow-NFI Request to Distribution

10. Common Pipeline Tools and Instruments • Standard request, assessments forms, and post-distribution templates • Beneficiary Selection Criteria • UNJLC Database-contains planning assumptions, procurement requests, pipeline status and distributions tracking • MOU among the principle partners outlining reporting requirements • Common or Joint Funding Appeals

11. Common Pipeline Partners 2006

12. Common Pipeline distribution in 2006

13. Population Served in 2006

14. 2007 Selection Criteria

15. Common Pipeline Status

16. 2007 Distributions by Beneficiary Type

17. Common Pipeline Developments • Finalised M&E strategy with CARE • Planning on training of national NGOs on distributions (basic need assessments • Planning to organise a formal evaluation of Darfur Common Pipeline www.unjlc.org/sudan

18. NFI & Emergency ShelterSector Coordination

19. NFI & Emergency Shelter Sector • Sudan has an intensive UN and Partners work-plan process www.unsudanig.org/workplan • With sector participants, sector planning—determining sector priorities and strategies • Manage the Common Humanitarian Fund (CHF) allocation process with partners

20. NFI & Emergency Shelter SectorSector Coordinator Responsibilities • Inclusion of key humanitarian partners • Establishment and maintenance of appropriate humanitarian coordination mechanisms • Coordination with national/local authorities, State institutions, local civil society and other relevant actors • Participatory and community-based approaches • Attention to priority cross-cutting issues (e.g. age, diversity, environment, gender, HIV/AIDS and human rights) • Needs assessment and analysis • Emergency preparedness • Planning and strategy development • Application of standards • Monitoring and reporting • Advocacy and resource mobilization • Training and capacity building • Provision of assistance or services as a last resort

21. NFI & Emergency Shelter SectorSector Coordinator Responsibilities • Inclusion of key humanitarian partners • Establishment and maintenance of appropriate humanitarian coordination mechanisms • Coordination with national/local authorities, State institutions, local civil society and other relevant actors • Participatory and community-based approaches • Attention to priority cross-cutting issues (e.g. age, diversity, environment, gender, HIV/AIDS and human rights) • Needs assessment and analysis • Emergency preparedness • Planning and strategy development • Application of standards • Monitoring and reporting • Advocacy and resource mobilization • Training and capacity building • Provision of assistance or services as a last resort

22. NFI and Emergency Shelter Sector Darfur A humanitarian response with 3 key objectives Objective 1 To target and provide the most vulnerable populations (newly displaced, vulnerable IDP’s in camps, vulnerable rural populations, returnees and refugees ) with appropriate NFI items to mitigate health threats and sustain or improve their living conditions Objective 2 To improve delivery of NFI’s through effective information sharing and coordination Objective 3 To standardise of emergency shelter for IDP’s to reduce environmental impact, improve sustainability and manage costs

23. NFI&ES Sector Plan

24. FUNDING UPDATE: UN WORKPLAN—NFI and ES SECTOR for DARFUR

25. NFI & ES sector services • Monthly NFI &ES sector reports • Regular Coordination Meeting at the Khartoum, Field Level • Process management of the workplan and CHF allocations

26. S O W T

27. Lessons Learnt • Increased Coordination &Increased Information Sharing in this gap area • Darfur Common Pipeline: good emergency response mechanism • Appropriate programme intervention in chronic emergency? • Strengthen partnership with Shelter Sector