IASC Weekly meeting: Floods in Benin - initial mission findings
Geneva
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Meeting Documents
I. Floods in Benin: initial mission findings
Pierre Bessuges, Senior Advisor, Inter-Agency/Field Early Recovery UNDP Bureau for Crisis Prevention and Recovery (BCPR), just returned from a BCPR mission to Benin following the devastating floods in the country. Pierre Bessuges will present initial findings from this mission from an early recovery perspective and invite participants to discuss how global clusters can better support their counterparts in the field in the response.
Background
The BCPR mission to Benin took place from 13-20 October. The objective of the mission was to support the Resident Coordinator in organising the humanitarian response from a early recovery perspective following the worst flooding in decades. As a result of these floods an estimated 680 000 people are affected in the country with the rain seasons still continuing. Two-thirds of Benin has suffered from month of heavy rain. Mission participants discussed the response with local authorities, the Resident Coordinator, cluster representatives of the eight clusters as well as UNDAC members.
Objective
The objective of the presentation is to share initial mission findings and to discuss how global clusters can better support their counterparts in the field.
Target audience
The presentation will target program and desk officers in NGO, UN and other partner agencies as well as global cluster coordinators.
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