Review of OCHA's Humanitarian Advocacy Work

Author(s)
Riches, W.
Publication language
English
Pages
29pp
Date published
08 Jun 2004
Type
Programme/project reviews
Keywords
Protection, human rights & security

There are disparate views among both internal and external audiences as to how the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) should interpret its advocacy mandate; how effective OCHA is at advocacy; and what the appropriate roles and responsibilities across OCHA (for advocacy) should be.
An analysis of OCHA’s humanitarian work reveals evidence that the amount and probably the impact of OCHA’s advocacy is increasing, but there are areas for improvement and action steps that could be taken to enhance performance and generate greater impact.