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Funding and Financing
Funding and Financing
in the Pacific
in the Pacific
Fundraising Options
Fundraising Options
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Flash Appeal
Flash Appeal
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Local Donor Community meeting
Local Donor Community meeting
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Locally produced Appeals
Locally produced Appeals
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The Situation Report
The Situation Report
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•
Contingency
Contingency
Planning:including
Planning:including
resource
resource
mobilization component
mobilization component
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•
Donor meeting in GVA
Donor meeting in GVA
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What is a Flash Appeal?
What is a Flash Appeal?
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Part of the Consolidated Appeals Process,
Part of the Consolidated Appeals Process,
the humanitarian
the humanitarian
sector
sector
’
’
s main tool for coordination, strategic planning and
s main tool for coordination, strategic planning and
programming.
programming.
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•
A tool that provides
A tool that provides
an overview of urgent life
an overview of urgent life
-
-
saving needs,
saving needs,
within a week of the emergency's onset.
within a week of the emergency's onset.
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•
Contains
Contains
rapid needs assessment information, a common
rapid needs assessment information, a common
humanitarian action plan, and specific sectoral response plans
humanitarian action plan, and specific sectoral response plans
and projects.
and projects.
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•
Addresses
Addresses
acute needs for up to six months
acute needs for up to six months
(and can be
(and can be
developed into a consolidated appeal if the emergency continues
developed into a consolidated appeal if the emergency continues
beyond six months).
beyond six months).
Why Do We Need a Flash Appeal?
Why Do We Need a Flash Appeal?
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To avoid competing and overlapping appeals
To avoid competing and overlapping appeals
;
;
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To provide
To provide
a framework for strategic,
a framework for strategic,
coordinated, and inclusive programming
coordinated, and inclusive programming
in a
in a
rapidly developing disaster situation;
rapidly developing disaster situation;
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•
To serve as an
To serve as an
inventory
inventory
or
or
catalogue
catalogue
of
of
priority
priority
humanitarian
humanitarian
project
project
proposals
proposals
, and a
, and a
barometer
barometer
of
of
funding
funding
response
response
.
.
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Who
Who
is
is
involved
involved
?
?
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Resident
Resident
Coordinator
Coordinator
/
/
Humanitarian
Humanitarian
Coordinator
Coordinator
(
(
leading
leading
the
the
process
process
,
,
with
with
OCHA
OCHA
’
’
s support)
s support)
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•
UN
UN
Agencies
Agencies
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•
Red
Red
Cross/
Cross/
Red
Red
Crescent
Crescent
Movement
Movement
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•
NGOs
NGOs
(international and
(international and
local)
local)
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•
Donors
Donors
(
(
field
field
office reps)
office reps)
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•
Affected
Affected
country
country
government
government
. (The
. (The
appeal
appeal
is
is
done
done
in
in
consultation
consultation
with
with
the
the
government
government
.)
.)
What
What
warrants an
warrants an
Appeal
Appeal
?
?
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•
Any
Any
crisis
crisis
or
or
disaster
disaster
needing
needing
humanitarian
humanitarian
response
response
that
that
(a)
(a)
exceeds
exceeds
the
the
capacity
capacity
of the
of the
affected
affected
country
country
government
government
, and (b)
, and (b)
exceeds
exceeds
the
the
capacity
capacity
and/or mandate of
and/or mandate of
any
any
one UN
one UN
agency
agency
.
.
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•
Flash Appeal = strategic response
Flash Appeal = strategic response
plan which includes a set
plan which includes a set
(
(
“
“
catalogue
catalogue
”
”
) of projects and request
) of projects and request
for funds
for funds
Size of Emergency should not be the
Size of Emergency should not be the
main indicator as to whether there
main indicator as to whether there
will be a flash appeal or not.
will be a flash appeal or not.
More reliable variables
More reliable variables
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Whether the government has asked for international
Whether the government has asked for international
assistance
assistance
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Whether the required response goes beyond the ability
Whether the required response goes beyond the ability
of one response agency
of one response agency
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What is the severity of the emergency within its context
What is the severity of the emergency within its context
(capacity, vulnerability, etc)
(capacity, vulnerability, etc)
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The Central Emergency Response
The Central Emergency Response
Fund
Fund
http://cerf.un.org
May 2008
May 2008
Help first
Help fast
Help all
What are the objectives?
What are the objectives?
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Promote early action and response to
Promote early action and response to
reduce loss of life
reduce loss of life
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Enhance response to time
Enhance response to time
-
-
critical
critical
requirements
requirements
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Strengthen core elements of humanitarian
Strengthen core elements of humanitarian
response in underfunded crisis
response in underfunded crisis
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Created to help ensure timely,
adequate and flexible funding
CERF is a humanitarian
reserve fund launched in 2006
to aid
time-critical or life-saving
activities:
Money used for a rapid
response to kick start
operations.
Money used for under-funded
or neglected emergencies.
CERF (Central Emergency Response Fund)
CISB
Overview on CERF funding
Overview on CERF funding
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$783.4 million allocated for almost 1000 projects in
$783.4 million allocated for almost 1000 projects in
61 countries since inception
61 countries since inception
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Rapid response: $459.2 million
Rapid response: $459.2 million
Underfunded: $304.3 million
Underfunded: $304.3 million
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2008: $79.1 million to rapid
2008: $79.1 million to rapid
response grants to 22 countries
response grants to 22 countries
and $94.1 million to
and $94.1 million to
underfunded emergencies in
underfunded emergencies in
14 countries
14 countries
As of 1 May 2008
As of 1 May 2008
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What is the Relationship Between
What is the Relationship Between
CERF and Flash Appeals?
CERF and Flash Appeals?
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Situations requiring CERF funds should normally also generate a
Situations requiring CERF funds should normally also generate a
Flash Appeal. The HC allocates available CERF funds to the
Flash Appeal. The HC allocates available CERF funds to the
highest
highest
-
-
priority FA projects.
priority FA projects.
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•
CERF provides the
CERF provides the
initial injection of funds
initial injection of funds
for the most urgent
for the most urgent
life
life
-
-
saving projects in the Flash Appeal to
saving projects in the Flash Appeal to
cover the time lag
cover the time lag
between issuance of the Appeal and receipt of commitments and
between issuance of the Appeal and receipt of commitments and
funds from donors
funds from donors
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•
OCHA does
OCHA does
not
not
“
“
channel
channel
”
”
Flash Appeal funding;
Flash Appeal funding;
agencies
agencies
negotiate
negotiate
their
their
funding
funding
directly
directly
with
with
donors
donors
. In
. In
funding
funding
terms
terms
, the
, the
appeal
appeal
therefore
therefore
serves as an
serves as an
inventory
inventory
of
of
project
project
proposals
proposals
.
.
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•
Ideal: Simultaneously prepare Flash appeal and prioritize projec
Ideal: Simultaneously prepare Flash appeal and prioritize projec
ts
ts
within it for CERF funding; show CERF allocations in summary
within it for CERF funding; show CERF allocations in summary
financial tables within Flash Appeal document (if already decide
financial tables within Flash Appeal document (if already decide
d).
d).
Why a CERF Request and an
Why a CERF Request and an
Appeal?
Appeal?
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Major emergencies require a
Major emergencies require a
strategic plan
strategic plan
, not a series
, not a series
of disconnected projects.
of disconnected projects.
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•
Most emergencies need more funding than CERF can
Most emergencies need more funding than CERF can
provide.
provide.
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Most also need humanitarian actions that are more
Most also need humanitarian actions that are more
holistic than those meeting
holistic than those meeting
CERF
CERF
’
’
s
s
strict life
strict life
-
-
saving
saving
criterion.
criterion.
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NGOs
NGOs
cannot
cannot
appeal
appeal
for CERF,
for CERF,
yet
yet
they
they
are
are
often
often
the
the
main
main
response
response
provider.
provider.
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Consolidated
Consolidated
Appeal
Appeal
A
A
Consolidated
Consolidated
Appeal
Appeal
is
is
,
,
basically
basically
, a longer
, a longer
version of a Flash
version of a Flash
Appeal
Appeal
(
(
usually
usually
12
12
months
months
),
),
for longer
for longer
-
-
term
term
crises,
crises,
offering
offering
more
more
analysis
analysis
and
and
detail
detail
.
.
Fundraising Option outside a Flash Appeal
Fundraising Option outside a Flash Appeal
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Local Donor Community meeting
Local Donor Community meeting
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•
Locally produced Appeals
Locally produced Appeals
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•
The Situation Report
The Situation Report
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Contingency Planning
Contingency Planning
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Donor meeting in GVA
Donor meeting in GVA
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Existing Resources for Rapid
Existing Resources for Rapid
Response to small scale disasters
Response to small scale disasters
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OCHA Emergency Cash Grant (up to
OCHA Emergency Cash Grant (up to
US$100,000)
US$100,000)
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Agency internal resources
Agency internal resources
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Regional agencies
Regional agencies
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CERF Rapid Response
CERF Rapid Response
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In kind support from regional agencies
In kind support from regional agencies
–
–
Brisbane Joint Warehouse
Brisbane Joint Warehouse
Proposal to PHT
Proposal to PHT
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Agree to prepare a Response Plan in early stage
Agree to prepare a Response Plan in early stage
following disaster (first 2
following disaster (first 2
-
-
5 days)
5 days)
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Input from Clusters, local partners, government
Input from Clusters, local partners, government
and donors partners
and donors partners
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•
Including budget overview
Including budget overview
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•
Provides an early overview of humanitarian
Provides an early overview of humanitarian
response
response
actions
actions
and needs
and needs
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Can be
Can be
upscaled
upscaled
easily to local appeal or flash
easily to local appeal or flash
appeal
appeal
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Discussion
Discussion
Q & A
Q & A