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This Group consists
of senior program/technical personnel from UN
Agencies in Zambia. UNICEF heads it with the Secretariat
being the Resident Coordinator’s Office. |
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Key member include WFP, FAO,
UNICEF, WHO,RCO,UNFPA and UNDP. |
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The Group was formed at the
height of the 2002-4 humanitarian crisis in Zambia
and the sub-region. |
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It provides a platform for
UN agencies to exchange information, experiences
and challenges related to humanitarian issues. |
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Although it used to meet weekly
during the crisis, the group currently meets on
an ad-hoc basis. |
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The group transforms into an
“Expanded Humanitarian Working Group”
when collaborating with partners from government
and NGOs are also invited.The partners usually
include the Disaster Management and Mitigation
Unit of Government (DMMU), CARE, CRS,WV, Programme
Against Malnutrition (PAM),Africare, Evangelical
Fellowship of Zambia, Adventist Relief Agency
(ADRA) and FEWSNET. |
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Contact Person: Robert
Tabana UNRC Office robert.tabana@undp.org |
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Sectoral
working groups
The main processes of
technical co-ordination occur through a series
of technical working groups which are headed
either by a UN agency or a government institution.
These groups encompass all of the key participants
(UN, NGOs and government) in humanitarian delivery
and recovery strategies. The main working groups
are described in the following table below.
The essential groups are in food aid, nutrition,
HIV, health, agriculture, education, refugees
and child protection. Some have their own sub-groups.
A major aspect of the working groups is the
monitoring of changes and trends in the country
as well as program developments and their impact.
| Working
Group |
Sector |
Frequency
of meeting |
| Humanitarian Working Group |
Various (Emergency/Humanitarian Focused) |
Currently ADHOC |
| Expanded Humanitarian
Working Group |
Various(Emergency/Humanitarian
Focused) |
Currently ADHOC |
| Food Security and HIV/AIDS Working Group |
HIV/AIDS |
Monthly |
| Governance Working Group |
Governance |
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| HIV/AIDS Working Group |
HIV/AIDS |
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| Disaster Management
Consultative Forum |
Various (Emergency/Humanitarian
Focused) |
Monthly |
| WATSAN Forum |
Water and Sanitation |
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| Expanded
HIV/AIDS Theme Group |
HIV/AIDS |
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| Country Coordination Mechanism
(CCM) |
HIV/AIDS |
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For more information
on other meetings contact: Robert Tabana, UNDP
ZambiaTel: (260) 1 255 813/4 or email: robert.tabana@undp.org
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Vulnerability
Assessment Committee (VAC) |
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The Zambia Vulnerability
Assessment is headed by the DMMU and consists
of the UN(RCO, WFP, UNICEF, FAO),Government (CSO,
Meteorology Department, Early Warning Unit of
the Ministry of Agriculture, Water Department
of the Ministry of local Government and housing,
Ministry of Health), NGOs (CRS, CARE, Oxfam, Concern
Worldwide, FEWSNET, WV, PAM ) |
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Contact Person: Chembo Mbula VAC
Chairperson
cfmbula@dmmu-ovp.gov.zm
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