ECHO Partners' Conference 2009 Workshop B: "NGOs and the Cluster Roll-out, Strengths and Suggestions for the Future" The Global 's Perspective Linda Doull, Merlin Nevio Zagaria, WHO
Countries with designated Humanitarian * (blue) or Resident (green) Coordinator that adopted the cluster approach (November 2009) Countries with Humanitarian Coordinators: Afghanistan, Burundi, CAR, Chad, Colombia, Côte d Ivoire, DRC, Ethiopia, Guinea, Haiti, Indonesia, Iraq, Kenya, Liberia, Nepal, Niger, opt, Pakistan, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Timor-Leste, Uganda, Zimbabwe and Yemen. Onset emergencies in countries with Resident Coordinators: Bangladesh, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Georgia, Honduras, Lao PDR, Lebanon, Madagascar, Mozambique, Philippines, Samoa, Tajikistan. *: Eritrea (in red) is the only country with Humanitarian Coordinators not using the cluster approach. Global
Current Status (1) On 31 active s: 12 countries have dedicated full time trained Coordinators (HCC) (3 from NGOs) 16 countries have double hatted HCC/Emergency Health Officer, 6 of which are untrained 3 countries have vacant HCC positions (Burundi, Haiti, and Samoa) 90 HCC have been trained and are on the roster (too few from NGOs, too many not available) Global
Current Status (2) Guide published and tools finalized and disseminated Building staff and partners' capacity to assess and monitor using GHC tools at regional and country levels Regional and Country training /capacity building workshops for I/ NGO representatives on Humanitarian Reform, Cluster approach and health cluster strategic framework Global
The Guide http://www.who.int/hac/ne twork/global_health_clust er/guide/en/index.html
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Core Health Indicators (total # suggested: 26) 1. Health Resources Availability (A 1 8) 2. Health Services Coverage (C 1 6) 3. Risk Factors (R 1 7) 4. Health Outcome (O 1 5)
Merlin - Engagement Global Policy & Strategy Team Working Group for Country Support Joint presentations, trainings, developing tools & guidance etc. Mainstreaming cluster guidance & tools into Merlin policy & guidance. Nominate candidate as Coordinator. National Active member Co steward (DRC, Somalia, Myanmar, CAR) Joint Country Mission (Afghanistan) Sub national Active member Co steward (DRC, Somalia). Global
Co-stewardship Benefits Promotes joint working Complement agency skills Clearer understanding of humanitarian context More transparent resource allocation Stronger representation of NGO issues (+ local) Improved links with MoH De-politicised agency remits. Challenges Vague or no ToRs Qualified staff for role Staff turnover Training? Time commitment up to 20% Opportunity costs to NGO programme delivery/quality Costs travel, gap fill, admin support. National or sub-national role?
Enhancing NGO participation Critical for success and effective action! ECHO funded project: Effective NGO Participation in Humanitarian Coordination Mechanisms: Mainstreaming Good Practice for Cluster Partners. 12 countries Afghanistan, Pakistan, Nepal, CAR, Ethiopia, Kenya, Liberia, DRC, Somalia, Sudan, Zimbabwe & OPT. NGO mapping (who is/isn t & why)? Awareness raising & Lesson Learning exchange.
The future..what needs to be done? Increased pro-active engagement by NGOs at all levels, especially country. Rapidly scale-up the dissemination & use of GHC tools & standards Agree defined ToR for co-steward & clarify level of engagement. Clarify costs of NGO engagement in key activities. Capture good practice
Challenges for the at country / field levels From coordination to partnership From information sharing to analysis of critical information and collective strategic direction of health sector response Mainstreaming cross cutting issues in health sector response, and catalyze multisectoral response when needed (GBV, HIV, MHPSS, ) through ICCG