THE NCA EMERGENCY DIVISION

1. THE NCA EMERGENCY DIVISION MEETING WITH REGIONAL CONTACTS SUNDVOLDEN 2010

2. Human dignity – what does it entail? • Development. Freedom from want. • Security. Freedom from fear. Protection against abuse, violence and torture • Rights.Men and women are enjoying basic rights and freedom that are obtained through a well funtioning state, law and order, social justice and good governance • A gender sensitive and rights based approach

3. NCA’s Added value in humanitarian action A holistic approach A rights based approach A gender sensitive approach A partner approach A faith based basis

4. NCA challenge 2008-2011: Developing emergency preparedness and assistance in all offices • Norwegian Church Aid : • strengthening of ACT • Increased cooperation UN-organisations • Developing operational response capacity within ACT • Protection and Gender based violence, including HIV and AIDS • External actors contribution to reduced security and natural disasters • Developing an agenda in Norway and globally for political advocacy on humanitarian issues • Lifting up ‘ignored emergencies’ • Local capacity building, including response capacity and cooperation with international actors • Communication of human dignity and human resources of people hit by emergencies • Holistic approach – faith based identity

5. NCA challenge continued… • Trends we see internationally • International operationalisation still trend leader despite Code of Conduct (The Red Cross Code of conduct) • Growing awareness of the need for local actors, local capacity building, local participation and involvement • Increased partisan and political use of humanitarian needs, assistance and interventions • UN integrated missions • Considerable challenge for ACT/NCA to form an independent and viable position

6. NCA challenge continued.. • Trends: • Genocide and crime against humanity vitalised as concepts and instruments – 1325 - 1820 • Establishment of states/ interstate controlled Trust fund for reconstruction post-conflict. Consequence: larger space for international, contract oriented NGOs • Global political conditions as root causes for humanitarian crisis; political, economic, climate

7. TRENDS • More: • Frames and routines in the initial phase • Secondment of own staff • Focus upon security and protection • Greater in house ability for evaluation • Focus upon Code of Conduct and integrated approaches • Focus upon prevention and planning • Focus upon a rights based and integrated approach

8. Some figures showing the situation in the world • Refugees : 9,3 mill • IDP’s: 25 mill. • Refugees from Burma 500 000 • Vest Sahara (since 1949); 165 000 • Darfur; • 2,1 mill IDP’s of app. 5,5 mill • South-Sudan; ca 2 mill IDP’s of ca 5 mill More than 80 % are women and children

9. Legal framework for NCA including protection • 1948 The Refugee convention, rights and responsibilities, Revised recently. • 1949 The Geneva convensjonen, about parties in war • 1951 Roma treaty (Crimes against humanity), pregnancies, sexual abuses (sterilisation etc)o.a • 1979 Convention on the Elimination of all forms of discrimination against women, CEDAW • 1989 The Convention on the right of the child • 1998 Guiding Principles for IDPs • UN SCR 1325 – Women, Peace and Security • The Code of conduct for the Red Cross and NGO’s in disaster relief from 1993 + Sphere min.standards. ACT CoC Dec. 2002, NCA 2003

10. 1325- UN- Security council resolution from Oct.31st 2000 and UNSCR 1820Women,peace and security • WOMEN’S PARTICIPATIONat all levels in peace building • WOMEN AND CHILDREN AFFECTED SPECIFICALLY IN WAR AND CONFLICT • THEIR NEED FOR PROTECTION AGAINST ABUSES,VIOLENCE AND EXPLOITATION

11. Why it was a need for the new resolution • Increasing amount of conflicts where rape is used as a war strategy – often together with the burned earth strategy. • Rape has always been a part of war, but not always as a strategy. • New “Bad Guys”: Burma, Bosnia, Congo, Darfur, Liberia, (Sierra Leone), Tsjetsjenia)

12. PARTICIPATION OF WOMEN • More women recruited in international work, involved in peacebuilding and conflict resolution. • More women in decision making positions national,regional and international • More women in decision making positions in emergency/ humanitarian –peacebuilding organisations, prosesses and deliberations. • Gender perspectives and analysis needed, in material developed, rights and protection needs more clearly spelled out. • Clear condemnation of sexual abuses of women and girls and boys in conflicts, especially rape and sexual exploitation. Reporting structures in place. • Trafficking- prostitution, zero -tolerance for UN personell, peacebuilding forces and NGO personnell. • Emphasise upon the connection: security – protection – participation.

13. What kind of sexual abuses do we see?: • Rape- as a war strategy • Internalisation • Cooks, assistants, sex-slaves (child soldier equivalents) • Trafficking – with promises of work and money • Slavery • Beating, violence • Payment in the form of sexual services for emergency support • Sugar daddies (ex. School fees.)

14. What does a perpetrator want to achieve? • Humiliate, create fear • Oppress, create obedience • Kill –primarily men, make women more defenceless. • Destroy infrastructure and community structures, houses, homes, schools. • Destroy life existence and economical structures. • Destroy the ethnical group. (Make the Sudanese women bear Arabic children)etc. • Destroy culture – create shame • Satisfy “sexual needs”

15. Background for Code of conduct:The West Africa Report • UNCHR/Save the Children UK 2002 • Extensive sexual exploitation and abuse revealed • 70 individual cases – 40 organisations • A WAKE UP CALL

16. “I sleep with mostly NGO workers because I have to eat and feed my child” - Teenage mother- Liberia ”What everyone knew about, but didn't recognise as an issue” - Humanitarian Worker

17. Emergency preparedness in emergency situations • Save and protect life • Deliver necessary and adequate assistance in a gender sensitive way • Support local communities ability to meet emergencies and crises

18. How do we work?Darfur Case: • NCA is assisting 500,000 IDP’s in Darfur within 9 sectors (Water/ Sanitation, Health, NFI/Shelter, Protection, Psychosocial, Nutrition, Education, Agriculture, Advocacy) • ~ 25 airplanes lifted to Darfur over the last 3 years

19. How do we work?Pakistan Case: • NCA is assisting primarily with Water/Sanitation and hygiene promotion in Refugee Camps • 4 airplanes [2 Jumbo Jets]with emergency goods (tents, blankets, plastic sheeting, water/sanitation equipment etc.) lifted in 2005 • Protection is an important part of the work

20. Water tapstation Meira camp

21. COMMODITIES: • Medicines • Medical Equipment • Water/Sanitation Equipment • Food • Tents • Plastic Sheeting • Blankets • Chemicals • Clothing • Spare Parts • Consumables • etc. etc. • Computer Equipment • Generators • Pumps • Drilling Equipment • Electrical Equipment • Furniture • Tools • Vehicles • Communication Equipment • Presentation Equipment • Literature • Squatting Plates

22. Head of Division Arild Isaksen ProcLog WatSan Emergency roster, Recruitment & Personnel Emergency roster, Training & Gender Special Advisors Harald Glevoll Luke Dokter Irene Wenaas Holte Filip Grimmer Manfred Arlt Trond Sigurd Briseid Emergency Preparedness Division: Core Team Ragna Eskeland Security Eirik Kirkerud Emergency Preparedness Group (approx. 100 people)

23. The emergency roster • In total: +/- 100 • Categories: • WatSan • Coordination • Admin/finance • Logistics • Psychosocial • Primary health care, hygiene promotion • Nutrition • Core group • Others

24. HVA GJØR VI MED HAITI • Jobber tett med seksjonen. De har lokalkunnskapen • Katastrofeutvalgsmøter hver dag • Avtaler med Viva Rio, LWS, etterhvert FN • 4 menn og 2 kvinner er sendt ut • 10 Mill fra UD,4 Mill fra FinChurchAid • 1 fly er snart landet i den Dominikanske republikk • Vi har midler til ett fly til • Vår hovedpartner er Viva Rio og LWS • Spesielt fokus på vann,sanitær, beskyttelse og psykososialt

25. Where God cries – to bring hope Together for a just world