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ACCOUNTABILITY TO AFFECTED PEOPLE
H O W I T C A N I M P R O V E C O O R D I N AT I O N
K A T E B U R N S – O C H AA L N A P
5 M A R C H 2 0 1 3
A L N A P 2 0 1 3 - O C H A A N D A A P
AAP OVERVIEW1. IASC Commitments
2. OCHA efforts on AAP
3. Focus on information for coordination
4. Your views
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IASC TRANSFORMATIVE AGENDA"The IASC Principals are committed
to the ultimate objective of accountability to beneficiaries by ensuring that the humanitarian
response delivers life-saving assistance to those in need as the
result of effective and timely decision-making and planning.”
ALNAP 2013 - OCHA AND AAP 3
A L N A P 2 0 1 3 - O C H A A N D A A P
IASC COMMITMENTS1. Leadership and Governance
2. Transparency
3. Feedback and Complaints
4. Participation
5. Design, Monitoring and Evaluation
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A L N A P 2 0 1 3 - O C H A A N D A A P
UNDERSTANDING AAP• Accountability is a legal, practical and
moral obligation for humanitarians
• Taking account of others ideas (needs assessment)
• Accounting for our actions (monitoring & evaluation)
• All segments: women, girls, boys, men of all ages, disabled etc.
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A L N A P 2 0 1 3 - O C H A A N D A A P
Information improves coordination
AAP can help !!!
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A L N A P 2 0 1 3 - O C H A A N D A A P
WHAT DO WE KNOW?
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• 65% were not consulted• 55% could not
complain• 70% were not asked
about inputs Survey Page 48Data not disaggregated by sex, age or diversity
A L N A P 2 0 1 3 - O C H A A N D A A P
COORDINATION REQUIRES INFORMATION:- 3Ws (Who, What, Where)- Quantitative outputs (How
many x)- Mainly collected by clusters - Government and other
agencies contribute
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A L N A P 2 0 1 3 - O C H A A N D A A P
BEFORE IT GETS TO OCHA, INFORMATION...• Gets filtered through several
layers• Possibility of bias• Is often about agency output • May not include ALL voices • May not be reality on the
ground
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A L N A P 2 0 1 3 - O C H A A N D A A P
COORDINATION IS.....
“Humanitarian coordination seeks to improve the effectiveness of
humanitarian response by ensuring greater predictability,
accountability and partnership”
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A L N A P 2 0 1 3 - O C H A A N D A A P
HOW CAN AAP PRINCIPLES HELP?
• System wide leadership by the IASC• Increased transparency by all• Feedback/reporting: to OCHA• Feedback information: to people• Participation year round• AAP throughout the Programme
Cycle
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A L N A P 2 0 1 3 - O C H A A N D A A P
RISKS AND CHALLENGES
• Doing too much...?• Putting pressure on clusters...?• Not broke, don’t fix...?• Seen as not trusting clusters?
Policing?
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A L N A P 2 0 1 3 - O C H A A N D A A P
YOUR VIEWS PLEASE....How can AAP principles help us to better coordinate, so that a more effective humanitarian
response is planned, implemented, monitored and
evaluated?
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