office of coordination of humanitarian affairs
1Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs — OCHA redirects here. For other uses, see Ocha. The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) French: Le Bureau de la coordination des affaires humanitaires, is a United Nations body formed in December 1991 by… …
2United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs — ▪ international organization formerly (1972–92) Office of the United Nations Disaster Relief Coordinator and (1992–98) United Nations Department of Humanitarian Affairs agency of the United Nations (UN) Secretariat originally… …
3United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) — formerly (1972–92) Office of the United Nations Disaster Relief Coordinator, (1992–98) United Nations Department of Humanitarian Affairs Agency of the United Nations Secretariat, established in 1972 to coordinate international relief to countries …
4Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator — The Under Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator is a high level position in the United Nations that heads the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. The post Emergency Relief Coordinator (ERC)… …
5Humanitarian aid — arriving by C 130 Hercules at Rinas Airport in Albania in the summer of 2000. Many organizations engaged in assisting refugees fleeing Kosovo …
6Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights — Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights …
7Centre for Social Development and Humanitarian Affairs — The Centre for Social Development and Humanitarian Affairs (CSDHA) was the division of the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations (ECOSOC), responsible for coordination of all issues related social policy within the United Nations… …
8Humanitarian response to the 2010 Haiti earthquake — A survivor pulled from the debris of the Hôtel Montana The humanitarian response to the 2010 Haiti earthquake included national governments, charitable and for profit organizations from around the world which began coordinating humanitarian aid… …
9Humanitarian crisis — A humanitarian crisis (or humanitarian disaster ) is an event or series of events which represents a critical threat to the health, safety, security or wellbeing of a community or other large group of people, usually over a wide area. Armed… …
10Humanitarian Information Centers — A Humanitarian Information Centre (HIC) is a common service to the humanitarian community managed by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) through its Field Information Services (FIS) unit. HICs are… …
