OCHA - United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs

Published purpose

With CIDA support, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), in partnership with national and international actors, oversees the coordination of humanitarian action in order to promote more effective and principled humanitarian response. Project activities focus on establishing and overseeing coordination systems (including supporting humanitarian leadership and the cluster system), monitoring and reporting on humanitarian situations, advocating for humanitarian access to affected populations, supporting the assessment and prioritization of needs and contingency planning, and ensuring an effective transition with development partners.