The Global Protection Cluster coordinates and provides global level inter-agency policy advice and guidance on the implementation of the Cluster approach to Protection Clusters in the field, supports protection responses in non-refugee situation humanitarian action as well as leads standard and policy setting relating to protection in complex and natural disaster humanitarian emergencies, in particular with regard to the protection of internally displaced persons
"The Logistics Capacity Assessment (LCA) is a long-standing tool of WFP Logistics. Since 2008, it has provided important logistics information relevant to Logistics Cluster partners and the
Humanitarian Community and is shared as an interagency tool via the Logistics Cluster website. In 2013, the Logistics Cluster took the initiative to improve the user-friendliness of the LCA by moving it to a new, wiki based format which offers significant benefits. These include incorporating real time updates and easy exports of individual sections in multiple formats. For additional information, please contact the designated LCA helpdesk at LCA.GLOBAL@wfp.org
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The Global Health Cluster (GHC), under the leadership of the World Health Organization, is made up of more than 30 international humanitarian health organizations that have been working together over the past four years to build partnerships and mutual understanding and to develop common approaches to humanitarian health action
OneResponse is a collaborative inter-agency website designed to enhance humanitarian coordination within the cluster approach, and support the predictable exchange of information in emergencies at the country level. The website will support clusters and OCHA fulfill their information management responsibilities as per existing IASC guidance
This the coordination webportal from UN OCHA for all Humanitarian Response, inclusive cross cutting issues ( gender, environmental) , , age), funding, access to crisispages, access to global cluster approach and resources ( like common GIS datasets)
The Gender-Based Violence Area of Responsibility (GBV AoR) is the global level forum for coordinating prevention and response to GBV in humanitarian settings. The group brings together NGOs, UN agencies, academics and others under the shared objectives of ensuring more predictable, accountable and effective approaches to GBV prevention and response. Established in 2008, the GBV AoR is one of four functional components of the Global Protection Cluster, known as "areas of responsibility". The GBV AoR is co-led at the global level by UNFPA and UNICEF
The HEP website has been developed to support IT and telecommunications specialists operating in humanitarian emergencies. This platform is a unique communication and collaboration tool that can help the entire humanitarian community in exchanging knowledge and creating a live network of expertise
The DPI - NGO Relations Cluster is the link to over 1,500 Non-governmental Organizations (NGOs) associated with the Department of Public Information and supports their efforts to interact effectively with the United Nations in their areas of expertise
ALNAP and UN-Habitat have just launched an Urban Humanitarian Response Portal - a knowledge sharing platform, with a focus on disaster preparedness, relief and early recovery in urban humanitarian crises
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