IAFF 6101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: World Food Programme, United Nations Office For The Coordination Of Humanitarian Affairs
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Staf of 6474 (5306 in the ield, 1168 in hq) 2000 staf (870 in the ield, 1130 at paris hq) Focus: access to educaion, build intercultural understanding, pursue scieniic cooperaion, protect freedom of expression. Budget: mostly staf ime as they develop educaion programs and systems. Oice for the coordinaion of humanitarian assistance (ocha) The only agency completely funded by mandatory contribuions from member states. Marked by a black un logo (the blue logo is for humanitarian, sot operaions/programs) Countries are obliged to work with unhcr regarding refugees, but they are not obliged with regards to. Increasing countries that are willing to invite unhcr to care for idps. Donors are more concerned with idps and willing to give more for their care than for refugees as they consider refugees to be the responsibility of the receiving country.