World Food ProgrammeEmergency Preparedness and

Response Framework

UN/CMCoord Course (Finland), Dec 2003

Overview of WFP• Mandate• Operations

WFP Emergency Preparedness and Response

• Organisational Framework• Main Elements for Preparedness• Main Elements for Response

Outline of Presentation

WFP’s four strategic priorities

•Save lives in crisis situations

•Protect livelihoods in crisis situations and enhance resilience to shock

•Support the improved nutritional and health status of children, mothers and other vulnerable people

•Support access to education and reduce gender disparity in access to education and skills training

Overview of WFP

What isWFP ?

WFP Mission: To Feed The Hungry Poor

• The worlds largest international food aid organization / the front line UN organization fighting to eradicate world hunger

• Emergency and development projects in 80 countries world wide with more than 9,000 national & international staff

• Has invested in the last 30 years over US$ 24 billion and more than 43 million tons of food to:

Save Lives

Provide nutritional support at critical times

Support socio-economic development

WFP and To whom, how much and cost

WFPin Figures

In 2002, WFP

assisted 72 million people in 82 countries

provided 3.7 million tons of food

received US$ 1.8 billion in contributions

(US$ 3.5 billion planned for 2003)

WFP in 2002

WFP’sPortfolio

Humanitarian Relief 80 %Complex Emergencies Natural DisastersProtracted Relief and Recovery

In 2002 – US$ 1.6 billion

Rural Development, School Feeding & HIV/AIDs, MCH

In 2002 – US$ 200 million

Development Activities 20 %

Emergency Preparedness and Response Concept

This requires:• assessing food needs of affected

populations;

• identifying and mobilising adequate resources; and

• maintain timely food aid supply chains to reach those in need.

Assessment (floods)

Assessment (earthquake)

WFP and Logistics

Quetta Warehouse

WFP and Logistics

WFP and Logistics

WFP and Logistics

WFP and Logistics

WFP and Logistics

WFP and Logistics

WFP’s Logistics

getting food to the beneficiary

WFP Objectives in Emergencies

• reduce impact of disasters

• Develop each country’s ability to cope with crises

• Save lives by delivering and distributing relief

• Promote recovery as early as possible

• Achieve the objectives efficiently and accountably

In major/complex emergencies WFP works with other agencies in a coordinated response

Organisational 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

Elements of WFP Emergency Preparedness

PlanningPlanning

Programmes and

Mechanisms

Programmes and

Mechanisms

Stand-by CapacitiesStand-by Capacities

TrainingTraining

Information Preparedness

Information Preparedness

EmergencyPreparedness

EmergencyPreparedness

Information Preparedness

Information Management

Baseline Information

Public Information

Early Warning

Logistics Capacity Assessments (LCA)

VAM Vulnerability Profiles

Baseline Surveys

Natural Hazards

Conflict early warning

External specialized sources

Inter-agency early warning

Framework Team

Public Information Strategies

WFP News Service

Situation Room

Emergency Preparedness Web

Programme & MechanismsInternal

IRA-EMOP

EMOP

PRRO

Special Operation

Country Programme

External

CAP

CHAP

UNDAC

UNDMT

Security Management Team

Stand-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

Training

Internal Training

WFP Emergency Response Training

WFP Contingency Planning Training

Security Training

Main Elements of WFP Response

Criteria

AvailabilityActivation

Augmentation

Management

Coordination &

Partnership

Knowledge

Availability Criteria for Activation 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 Coordination 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

Headquarters

…at various levels

WFP services to Humanitarian Community: A few examples…..

• Inter-Agency Humanitarian Response Depot(UNHRD – Brindisi)

• Inter-Agency Humanitarian Air Services (UNHAS)

• Inter-Agency Logistics (UNJLC)

WFP Aviation

• WFP currently manages an average of 50 aircraft in 8 Air Transport Operations:1.Air Service in Angola2.Air Service in Burundi3.United Nations Common Air Service for Somalia 4.Air Service North Sudan 5.Operation Life-line Sudan (Lokichoggio) 6.West Africa WFP Air Service7.UNHAS – Iraq and8.UNHAS – Afghanistan

UNJLC

• UN facility for coordination of logistics capabilities in large-scale emergencies– Plans and prioritizes movement of relief items– Temporary – at the outset & initial phase of an

emergency

• Activated through inter-agency consultation by IASC WG

• WFP is the custodian (responsible for administrative and financial management)

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