Côte d’Ivoire
http://ochaonline2.un.org/cotedivoireThe 2007 Ouagadougou Political Agreement and the subsequent progress made in its implementation have placed the Côte d’Ivoire, for the first time, in a post-crisis phase. This positive development has not prevented, however, a worsening of social conditions resulting in national strikes delaying important political and governmental processes.
The 2009-2013 United Nations Development Assistance Framework (UNDAF) sets forth how outcomes from the emergency relief phase will be sustained and how remaining humanitarian needs are incorporated into early recovery and development programmes. To complement the activities of those engaged in early recovery activities, OCHA will update its advocacy strategy aimed at raising awareness and responding to emerging humanitarian needs. OCHA will also closely monitor early warning mechanisms and contingency planning on issues related to the Ivorian crisis and its impact within the West Africa region.
In view of the more positive humanitarian environment in some areas of the country, the Inter-Agency Humanitarian Coordination Committee (IAHCC) unanimously agreed in September 2008 not to move forward with a conventional Consolidated Appeals Process for 2009. Rather, it chose to commit to updating the Common Humanitarian Action Plan (CHAP) and seek increased funding for the resettlement of displaced people and protection in the west as well as nutrition and food security in the north. This resulted in the elaboration of the Critical Humanitarian Gaps (CHG) document for Côte d’Ivoire.
In 2009, OCHA will ensure that the Humanitarian Coordinator’s recommendations on transitioning financing systems are implemented and supported. This will include the use of the Central Emergency Response Fund in support to the 2009 CHG projects. Other related funding schemes include the United Nations Development Programme Basket Funds for early recovery initiatives and the United Nations Operation in Côte d’Ivoire’s Quick Impact Projects.
Given the current humanitarian needs and the emerging requirements for recovery and development, humanitarian actors will focus on flexible and complementary actions with both government and development partners. Efforts will also focus on reconciliation and social cohesion initiatives for the reintegration of returnees.
OCHA will continue to work towards decreasing the number of human rights violations by promoting the importance of following humanitarian law in key protection sectors, e.g., internal displacement, gender-based violence, including sexual violence and child protection. OCHA will ensure that humanitarian actors are well trained on protection policies and aware of new or recurrent protection issues in the country. OCHA will also strengthen its support to the protection cluster.
Considering the transition from humanitarian assistance to development programme in Côte d’Ivoire, OCHA will adapt its information management strategies to the early recovery period. Standardized data collection tools will be updated and progressively handed over to partners focusing on early recovery.
To ensure that remaining humanitarian needs and gaps are fully covered and that the transition between humanitarian and early recovery programmes is well coordinated, OCHA will maintain the office in Abidjan, three sub-offices in Bouaké, Guiglo, and Man, one joint United Nations sub-office in Korhogo and further strengthen its presence in the displaced return area of Zou.
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