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International Federation
of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies

Pacific Humanitarian Team, 2-4 Dec 09, Fiji

The Humanitarian Reform

The Federation’s Shelter Commitment

Felix de Vries
Shelter delegate, DMU Zone office KL

International Federation
of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies

Pacific Humanitarian Team, 2-4 Dec 09, Fiji

The International Federation is a membership

organisation of 186 National Societies.

Each National Society is auxiliary to the

Government and has been given a specific

mandate.

The International Federation is decentralised:

secretariat in Geneva, 5 Zone’s, regional offices

and in-country delegations.

International Federation
of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies

Pacific Humanitarian Team, 2-4 Dec 09, Fiji

International Federation
of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies

Pacific Humanitarian Team, 2-4 Dec 09, Fiji

The Seoul 2005 General Assembly Decision on

Emergency Shelter

The International Federation’s Global Shelter

Programme

The role of IFRC as the global lead for emergency

shelter in natural disasters

International Federation
of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies

Global Programme
Shelter

Pacific Humanitarian Team, 2-4 Dec 09, Fiji

International Federation
of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies

A road map for shelter….

A collaborative process with National Societies,

Delegations, Region / Zone and Geneva Secretariat
Building on Red Cross Red Crescent mandate,

experiences & capacities
Delivering on the General Assembly decision on

shelter

Pacific Humanitarian Team, 2-4 Dec 09, Fiji

International Federation
of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies

Internal - Building Federation capacity

1. WHAT – Best practices and policy
2. WHO - Capacities and preparedness
3. HOW - Operational support

External – Support for shelter sector

4. COORDINATION - preparedness & coordination
5. NETWORKING – Interagency collaboration

5 expected results….

Pacific Humanitarian Team, 2-4 Dec 09, Fiji

International Federation
of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies

Shelter should be seen as a process: “sheltering”
The International Federation is one of the largest

humanitarian shelter providers – National Societies
implement a wide range of emergency, transitional

and permanent housing

Context….

Pacific Humanitarian Team, 2-4 Dec 09, Fiji

International Federation
of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies

Pacific Humanitarian Team, 2-4 Dec 09, Fiji

“the provision of basic and immediate shelter needs

necessary to ensure the survival of disaster

affected persons, including “rapid response”
solutions such as tents, insulation materials, other

temporary emergency shelter solutions, and shelter

related non-food items.”
Adequate shelter should provide safety, privacy,

protection from the climate, reduce risks and

vulnerabilities and support for livelihood
opportunities.

Definition of Shelter (MoU UNOCHA)

International Federation
of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies

Pacific Humanitarian Team, 2-4 Dec 09, Fiji

Cluster name

Global Cluster Lead

Natural Disaster

Conflict

1. Agriculture

FAO

2. Camp Coordination and Camp Management

(CCCM)

IOM

UNHCR

3. Early Recovery

UNDP

4. Education

UNICEF / Save the Children

5. Health

WHO

6. Logistics

WFP

7. Nutrition

UNICEF

8. Protection

UNICEF/ UNHCR

UNHCR

9. Shelter

IFRC (convenor)

UNHCR

10. Telecommunications

OCHA / UNICEF / WFP

11. Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH)

UNICEF

International Federation
of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies

Pacific Humanitarian Team, 2-4 Dec 09, Fiji

Commitment of the International Federation to UN

OCHA under the Memorandum of Understanding?

The International Federation has made a commitment to:

a) supporting enhanced preparedness in emergency

shelter at a global level

b) scaling up the operational capacity of the International

Federation in emergency shelter

c) coordinating the provision of emergency shelter

assistance at country level after natural disasters.

International Federation
of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies

Pacific Humanitarian Team, 2-4 Dec 09, Fiji

What this means at Zone/Regional level

Convening the cluster and the coordination of an

International response is a Secretariat responsibility

Support deployment of shelter cluster coordination team:

Coordinator, Information Manager, Technical coord.

Optional; early recovery, environmental

Cluster-based country level contingency planning

Awareness raising: workshops, trainings etc.

International Federation
of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies

Pacific Humanitarian Team, 2-4 Dec 09, Fiji

The International Federation is the “convener” of the

emergency shelter cluster

In accordance with the IASC Guidance Note on the Use of

the Cluster Approach, the definition of “Lead Agency”

includes conditions (provider of last resort) which are not in

accordance with the 7 principle’s of the RCRC movement.

In practice, the term “convener” also reflects the role of the

International Federation Shelter Coordination Team in

facilitating interagency collaboration by the cluster partners

to address shelter-related issues in the emergency response.

International Federation
of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies

Pacific Humanitarian Team, 2-4 Dec 09, Fiji

Activation of the cluster approach, according the

IASC Guidance Note

The Humanitarian Coordinator /Resident Coordinator should

consult all relevant partners at country level and propose

cluster/sector leads.

Following consultation with the HC/RC, the Emergency Relief

Coordinator consults global cluster leads on the designation

of country-level cluster leads for the emergency.

This should include consideration of the need for the cluster

approach and the specific sectors.