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HUMANITARIAN ACTION PLANS

HUMANITARIAN ACTION PLANS - draft template for consolidated response plans in Pacific emergencies - . Pacific Humanitarian Team Day 4. United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. Objective of this session is to: . Agree on a PHT template for a response plan

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HUMANITARIAN ACTION PLANS

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  1. HUMANITARIAN ACTION PLANS - draft template for consolidated response plans in Pacific emergencies - Pacific Humanitarian Team Day 4 United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs

  2. Objective of this session is to: Agree on a PHT template for a response plan PHT members to become more familiar with the template and its use

  3. What is a Humanitarian Action Plan? A tool that provides an overview of urgent life-saving needs, within a week of the emergency's onset. It identifies acute needs for up to three months (and can be developed into a Appeal if the emergency requires). It serves as an inventory of priority humanitarian actions.

  4. What is the rationale? To provide a framework for strategic, coordinated, and inclusive programming. To diminishes the number of competing and overlapping documents (numerous appeals/proposals)

  5. Who is involved? • Resident Coordinator (leading the process, with OCHA’s support) • PHT Clusters, including…. • UN Agencies • IFRC / Red Cross movement • NGOs (international and local) • Donors (field office reps) • The HAP to be done in close consultation with the host Government

  6. Who does what? RC's office leads the process, with support from OCHA field office and/or UNDAC team Sector/cluster leads draft Response Plan section for their sector, with input from sector members

  7. Why keep it brief? (<8 pages) • For quick production • For easy reading, thus swift response • Be concise and use simple language – • NO NEED FOR jargon or verbosity – • Time is ticking

  8. Content of a < 8 page HAP • Executive Summary • Context and Humanitarian Consequences • Response Plans per sector/cluster… • Roles and Responsibilities

  9. Timeframe (indicative) from disaster/crisis onset … • Day 1 • UN RC initiates HAP process • – Consults PHT Hoo and Cluster leads • – Consults affected government • Day 2-3 • PHT HOO (Principles) and Cluster leads (Operational) working with PHT Clusters to prepare HAP – OCHA supports and consolidates inputs. • Day 4 • HAP is finalized and disseminated

  10. In addition… • Humanitarian Action Plans will compromise between speed and precision. It's understood that an early version will contain rough estimates.

  11. Discussion…

  12. A category 4 cyclone has just struck port vila and the outer islands of vanuatu Each team outline, in 15 minutes, the steps that they will take in order for the HAP to be completed in 3-4 days. • Team 1-7: The Clusters • Team 8: The RC's office /OCHA /UNDAC • (Donors, NDMOs and OCHA to comprise team 8)

  13. Thank You

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