Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA, United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs ) is a United Nations body established in December 1991 by General Assembly resolution 46/182. [1] The resolution was aimed at strengthening the UN response to complex emergencies and natural disasters, which the Department of Humanitarian Affairs (DHA) does. In 1998, in connection with the reorganization, the Department of Humanitarian Affairs was merged with OCHA, thereby OCHA became the UN center for major disasters. His mandate has been expanded, and also includes the coordination of humanitarian assistance, the development of humanitarian propaganda policies. [2]
| Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs | |
|---|---|
| United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs | |
 UN flag | |
| Base | |
| UN General Assembly Resolution 46/182 | December 1991 |
| unocha.org | |
As of September 2007, the body employs 1900 people worldwide [3] , OCHA's main offices are located on all continents, in countries such as Afghanistan [4] , Burundi [5] , Central African Republic [6] , Chad [7] , Colombia [8] , Democratic Republic of the Congo [9] , Ethiopia [10] , Eritrea [11] , Côte d'Ivoire [12] , Palestinian Territories [13] , Sri Lanka [14] , Sudan [15] , Uganda [16] , Syria [17] and Zimbabwe [18] .
OCHA has been assigned its own international telephone code +888. Phone numbers with the code +888 are provided by agencies that provide humanitarian assistance. [nineteen]
Notes
- ↑ A / RES / 46/182
- ↑ UNDG Members Archived on May 11, 2011. . Undg.org. Retrieved November 20, 2011
- ↑ http://www.unocha.org/about-us/who-we-are retrieved 11 September 2013
- ↑ OCHA - Afghanistan . Ochaonline.un.org. Retrieved November 20, 2011
- ↑ OCHA-Brurundi Archived November 21, 2006 on the Wayback Machine . Ochaonline2.un.org. Retrieved November 20, 2011
- ↑ OCHA - Central African Republic (OCHA-CAR) . Ochaonline.un.org. Retrieved November 20, 2011
- ↑ OCHA - Chad . Ochaonline.un.org. Retrieved November 20, 2011
- ↑ OCHA - Colombia . Ochaonline.un.org. Retrieved November 20, 2011
- ↑ OCHA - Democratic Republic of Congo (OCHA - DRC) . Ochaonline.un.org. Retrieved November 20, 2011
- ↑ Ethiopia Archived February 1, 2013 on the Wayback Machine . Unocha.org. Retrieved November 20, 2011
- ↑ Eritrea Archived December 19, 2012 to Wayback Machine . Unocha.org. Retrieved November 20, 2011
- ↑ OCHA - Ivory Coast. Retrieved November 20, 2011
- ↑ OCHA - Occupied Palestinian Territory (OCHA-OPT) Retrieved November 20, 2011
- ↑ OCHA - Sri Lanka . Ochaonline.un.org. Retrieved November 20, 2011
- ↑ OCHA - Sudan . Ochaonline.un.org. Retrieved November 20, 2011
- ↑ Uganda Archived October 19, 2011 on Wayback Machine . Unocha.org. Retrieved November 20, 2011
- ↑ Syria Retrieved November 20, 2011
- ↑ Zimbabwe Archived November 27, 2012 to Wayback Machine . Unocha.org. Retrieved November 20, 2011
- ↑ Voxbone Press Release (inaccessible link) . Voxbone Date of treatment July 5, 2011. Archived November 12, 2011.