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Global Clusters 

Camp Coordination 

and Camp 

Management 

(CCCM)

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Global Cluster

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Who is the global lead for this cluster?

UNHCR for conflict-induced displaced

IOM for those displaced by natural disaster

Unified Cluster to avoid duplication and 

fragmentation

Camp Coordination & Camp Management Cluster

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Global Cluster

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What is the difference between CCCM 

& the Emergency Shelter cluster?

‘SOFTWARE’

CCCM deals with the know how, the people and 
organizational aspects of establishing, running and 
closing of camps

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‘HARDWARE’

Technical standards and guidelines are not part of 
CCCM

Shelter provides technical guidelines to CCCM and 
reconstruction projects (as wat/san, health, etc.)

Camp Coordination & Camp Management Cluster

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Global Cluster

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What are IOM’s primary activities & 

involvement in this global cluster? 

Camp Coordination & Camp Management Cluster

IOM is Global Cluster Lead and is responsible for

Standards and Policy-Setting

Building Response Capacity

Technical  Support

Partnerships and overseeing the CCCM Secretariat 

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Global Cluster

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What is the CCCM Framework and 

where does IOM fit in?

Three Main Components:

Three Main Components:

Camp Administration

Camp Administration

Camp Coordination  (in natural disasters 

Camp Coordination  (in natural disasters 

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–

IOM would take the lead) 

IOM would take the lead) 

Camp Management

Camp Management

Camp Coordination & Camp Management Cluster

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Global Cluster

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What are 3-5 main response gaps or priority 

activities addressed by this cluster in the field?

Improve living conditions, assistance to and protection of 
IDPs living in camps.

Advocate for durable solutions to be found as quickly as 
possible.

Effective common policy framework guiding humanitarian 
actors.

Consistency and common standards applied in all camps.

Secure humanitarian space and unhindered access for 
delivery of humanitarian services. 

Ensure involvement of residents in camp governance 
structures.

Mainstreaming of cross-cutting issues.

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Key Things To Know

CCCM Cluster does not promote camps but sees camps as a 
last resort.  

CCCM is a “new concept” to provide better protection and 
assistance to camp (camp-based) populations 

Camps, sites, settlements, transitional shelters, collective 
centres all fall under CCCM. And the cluster can be called 
anything as long as the principles are applied. 

CCCM supports finding durable solutions

Camp Coordination & Camp Management Cluster

South Africa 

Pakistan

(earthquake and 

floods

)

Uganda
Chad
DRC 

The Philippines

Darfur

Mozambique
Ethiopia
Timor Leste
Bolivia
Nepal
Haiti*