IASC Weekly (NY) - Update on the Humantarian Situation in the oPt and Briefing on Financial Tracking Service
New York
Message from the IASC Secretariat:
Dear Colleagues,
I would like to invite you to the next IASC Weekly (NY) on the humanitarian situation in the oPt from 11:30am - 12:30 pm, followed by a briefing on the Financial Tracking Service from 12:30 pm - 1:15 pm. The meeting will take place on Friday, 5 October 2012, in OCHA's Conference Room 1.
11.30 - 11.45 Update on the humanitarian situation in the occupied Palestinian territory
-By Janique Thoele, Middle East and North Africa Section, CRD, OCHA
11.45 - 12.00 Update on UNRWA's activities and challenges in the occupied Palestinian territory
-By Amira Nitze Hassan, UNRWA New York Representative Office
12.00 - 12.30 Q&A and Discussion
-Moderated by Christelle Loupforest, Head of the IASC/ECHA Secretariat
12:30 - 1:15 Briefing on Financial Tracking Service
-By Julie Thompson, FTS Manager, UNOCHA
Background:
UNRWA
The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East provides assistance, protection and advocacy for some 5 million registered Palestine refugees in Jordan, Lebanon, Syria and the occupied Palestinian territory, pending a solution to their plight. The Agency’s services encompass education, health care, relief, camp infrastructure and improvement, community support, microfinance and emergency response, including in times of armed conflict.
OCHA - oPt
The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs in the occupied Palestinian territory (OCHA - oPt) was established in 2000 in response to the deteriorating humanitarian situation in the West Bank and Gaza caused by military incursions and closures - mobility restrictions imposed on the Palestinian civilians, local and international service providers. OCHA-oPt aims to improve the humanitarian situation by enhancing coordination between agencies to ensure effective distribution of humanitarian assistance. It also enhances coordination and decision making through its dissemination of humanitarian information and analysis of facts.
Financial Tracking Service (FTS)
FTS provides a global trackable database of international humanitarian aid - provided by donors or recipient organisations - with a focus on consolidated and flash appeals. Its real-time database also allows for searchable functions by contributions to specific emergencies, countries, organisations or sectors; in addition, customizable reports of global humanitarian aid are also available through FTS. FTS is managed by the UN Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA).
Useful links:
United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East
http://www.unrwa.org/index.php
United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs in the occupied Palestinian territory
http://www.ochaopt.org/default.aspx
Financial Tracking Service
http://fts.unocha.org/pageloader.aspx?page=home
Meeting Documents
11.30 - 11.45 Update on the humanitarian situation in the occupied Palestinian territory
OCHA - oPt The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs in the occupied Palestinian territory (OCHA - oPt) was established in 2000 in response to the deteriorating humanitarian situation in the West Bank and Gaza caused by military incursions and closures - mobility restrictions imposed on the Palestinian civilians, local and international service providers. OCHA-oPt aims to improve the humanitarian situation by enhancing coordination between agencies to ensure effective distribution of humanitarian assistance. It also enhances coordination and decision making through its dissemination of humanitarian information and analysis of facts.
11.45 - 12.00 Update on UNRWA's activities and challenges in the occupied Palestinian territory
UNRWA The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East provides assistance, protection and advocacy for some 5 million registered Palestine refugees in Jordan, Lebanon, Syria and the occupied Palestinian territory, pending a solution to their plight. The Agency’s services encompass education, health care, relief, camp infrastructure and improvement, community support, microfinance and emergency response, including in times of armed conflict.
12.00 - 12.30 Q&A and Discussion
Moderated by Christelle Loupforest, Head of the IASC/ECHA Secretariat
12:30 - 1:15 Briefing on Financial Tracking Service
Financial Tracking Service (FTS) FTS provides a global trackable database of international humanitarian aid - provided by donors or recipient organisations - with a focus on consolidated and flash appeals. Its real-time database also allows for searchable functions by contributions to specific emergencies, countries, organisations or sectors; in addition, customizable reports of global humanitarian aid are also available through FTS. FTS is managed by the UN Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA).
Relevant Documents