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Core Commitments for Children in Humanitarian Action
Updated Third Version
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Updated CCCs introduced through Ex. Dir. CF/EXD/2010-02, all available on intranet – printed and French, Spanish version available
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UNICEF’s core humanitarian policy to uphold the rights of children affected by humanitarian crisis
Promote predictable, effective and timely collective humanitarian action
A framework based on norms and standards, around which UNICEF seeks to engage with partners
What are the CCCs?
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CCCs: Core Commitments for Children
1. Humanitarian Action vs. emergency reflect globally accepted framework of preparedness-
response phases and early recovery approach
What is new – Humanitarian Action
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Preparedness is part of every Programme and Operational Commitment
The first Programme Commitment is to sort out coordination
Monitoring done by EWEA; Preparedness activities need to go into
AWPs
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Preparedness
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2. Humanitarian reform has changed the way we work as humanitarian agencies:Cluster approachFinancingHumanitarian leadershipPartnerships
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What is new – Humanitarian Reform
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3. Results-oriented, with clear Strategic Results, Commitments and Benchmarks for each sectorStrategic results articulate goals aligned to
global standards to which UNICEF contributes.
Commitments and Benchmarks are defined as results based on recent evidence and best practices.
Fulfillment depends on many factors, including availability of partners and resources, both human and financial
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What is new – Results orientation
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Ensure the situation of children and women is monitored
Respond in defined programme sectors where resources and partners allow
Advocate with governments and other partners to ensure that the benchmarks are achieved
Ensure minimum preparedness in defined programme sectors and within UNICEF
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What is UNICEF committing to?
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UNICEF’s role varies depending on context and who has comparative advantage. May include:promoting CCCs through advocacy, leadership, cluster roles (lead and/or member), Role of UNICEF within humanitarian country
teams, etc.
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What is UNICEF’s role?
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Ensure effective leadership and interagency coordination
Always on preparedness (clarify UNICEF and partners cluster responsibility)
Articulated under 1st commitment for Nutrition, Health, WASH, Child Protection and Education
UNICEF’s role in country often mirrors global role, but varies according to capacity and context
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What are UNICEF’s cluster commitments?
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In all countries on: Preparedness Situation monitoring of women and children
In both rapid onset, slow onset and protracted humanitarian situations
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When are the CCCs used?
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CCCs: Core Commitments for Children Strategic Result
Commitments – the first commitment in each sector refers to coordination or cluster lead (when relevant) aligning UNICEF’s commitments in humanitarian reform with the CCCs.
Benchmarks – aligned with globally accepted standards including SPHERE and INEE
Content: Hierarchy of Results
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Content: Technical Justification and Programme Actions
Technical Justification
Programme Actions: UNICEF has identified key preparedness, response and early recovery actions to contribute to each sectoral commitment, based on evidence available and best practice, recognizing that partners will employ diverse strategies to work towards global benchmarks for children in humanitarian action.
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Content: Operational Commitments
Operational commitments now also include defined
preparedness and
response actions
Some operational commitments also include early recovery actions
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What are the Cross-cutting commitments? (detailed in Chapter 1)
Normative: Humanitarian PrinciplesHuman Rights-Based ApproachGender Equality‘Do No Harm’
Programme Processes:Contextual analysisMonitoring, analysis and assessmentRisk management and assessment
Programme Areas:
HIV and AIDSAdvocacyCommunication for Development
Coordinated Approach:Integrated programme approach
(including DRR)Partnerships Inter-agency
These apply to all programmes and are mainstreamed in each sector response
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To support the CO in managing performance in humanitarian action in line with the revised CCCs In coordination with operational partners In support of coordination across humanitarian
system, especially clustersWhere possible linking to/ building up national
monitoring and reporting systems To reinforce accountability for CCCs at UNICEF
CO, RO and HQ levels.
Objective of CCC Performance Monitoring
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The CCC PM system is to be adapted to each country context
The CCC PM system is a logically connected: results framework aligned to CCC benchmarksa set of data collection methods and tools
• feeding into key planning and management processes
• framed in an M&E planprocessed for managers and decision-makers thru
‘dashboards’ pulling in data from different systems (latter not yet developed)
What is the CCC PM system?
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Reprogram Regular Resources within the country programme budget, or reprogram Other Resources;
Request internal loan – Emergency Programme Fund
Apply to CERF Appeals – IND, Flash CAP (inter-agency) and HAR (UNICEF)
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How does UNICEF fund the CCCs in response
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Guided by the humanitarian principle of humanity, basing assistance on need;
By ensuring that the needs of the most vulnerable are highlighted by needs assessments
By ensuring that vulnerable populations impacted by humanitarian emergencies receive a package of high impact, evidence based interventions
By employing service delivery modes (e.g., mass campaigns, support to community health workers) that have been proven to reach the most vulnerable
By ensuring monitoring of coverage of these interventions through the CCC PM
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How do the CCCs contribute to UNICEF’s equity agenda?
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♦ EMOPS leading, but shared responsibility across HQ, ROs and COs
♦ Strategy emphasizes different needs for different audiences (within UNICEF, with partners)
♦ Aim: Orientation for all staff and humanitarian partners♦ Support:
♦ Regional Emergency Advisers♦ Regional Meetings♦ DROPS meetings♦ Sectoral and Operation: Regional and Headquarters advisers♦ Cross-cutting issues: EMOPS
♦ Tools (all online):♦ Presentations (internal and external)♦ Q&A♦ Pamphlet♦ e-learning (under development)
CCCs Rollout
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Your feedback is welcome, especially suggestions for the roll-out
Thank You