Emergency Preparedness and Response Evaluations 2003-2008 - UNICEF Middle East and North Africa Regional Office (MENARO)

Between 2003 and 2008, the Middle East and North Africa Regional Office (MENARO) has conducted evaluations of a number of emergency responses, both natural and man- made, in the region. Building on this comprehensive body of work, the UNICEF Regional Office (RO) has now led this ?Summary Review? of lessons learned and recommendations to inform future humanitarian preparedness and response actions at Regional Office, Country Office (CO) and Headquarters (HQ) level.

The specific objective of the Review has been to systematically capture conclusions, lessons and recommendations from recent evaluations and reviews of UNICEF humanitarian response in the Middle East and North Africa Region, highlighting common issues and distinguishing different levels at which issues need to be addressed (CO, RO, HQ), and presenting all of this in a structured, easily digestible format that can be used as a basis for prioritization and planning exercises that follow, including possible adjustment/adaptation of CO and RO level EPR planning processes and accountabilities.