Locations
Papua New Guinea
Humanitarian Advisory Team
Project Summary
The Humanitarian Advisory Team (UN HAT) and Disaster Risk Management Project ensures the continuation of critical humanitarian coordination and support services to the United Nations in Papua New Guinea. The Project also ensures the continuation of critical disaster risk management (DRM) components in cooperation with the government of Papua New Guinea, in support of the Corporate Plan and priorities of the National Disaster Center (NDC).
The UN HAT closely works with, directly supports and advises the Government, the United Nations agencies, the Resident Coordinator in his Humanitarian Coordinator function, the Disaster Management Team, non-governmental organizations, faith-based organizations, and other partners in Papua New Guinea. The team further supports the mobilisation and coordination of effective and principled humanitarian action in partnership with national and international entities to alleviate human suffering in disasters and emergencies.
In parallel, organically separate from the humanitarian component, the project continues key DRM support to the government aligning with corporate NDC priorities.
Project Objectives
The UN HAT is responsible for bringing together humanitarian entities to enable a coherent response to emergencies. It also ensures, following the IASC cluster and sector model, that there is a framework within which each entity can contribute to overall response efforts. It also supports, particularly through information management services, the mobilization and coordination of effective and principled humanitarian action, with attention to vulnerable and marginalized persons, in partnership with national and international entities to alleviate human suffering in disasters and emergencies. Finally, the HAT advocates for the rights of people in need, promotes preparedness and prevention, and facilitates sustainable solutions in liaison with all partners.
The Project Team is also responsible for supporting the RCO and UNDP with the transition of the Humanitarian Coordination services from UNDP to the UNRCO.
In parallel, the project ensures the continuation of critical DRM engagement in support of the government and sustained DRM programming in alignment with national priorities.
Project Outcomes
The Project has two key components with three outputs under each component:
a) UN Humanitarian Advisory Team (UN HAT) component;
1) Humanitarian Coordination
2) Humanitarian Information Management
3) Support to Humanitarian Advocacy & Financing.
b) Disaster Risk Management (DRM) component;
1) Support with Disaster Risk Governance Frameworks
2) Climate-related Hazard Information Management Support
3) Capacity Building Support to selected government entities.
Expected Results
- The national humanitarian coordination structure is efficient, fit-for-purpose and capable of timely preparedness for and response to disasters.
- GEDSI-sensitive considerations are incorporated into Coordination mechanisms.
- Enhanced humanitarian information management capabilities to guide inter-sector and inter-agency disaster response.
- Regular monitoring, analysis and reporting of humanitarian concerns.
- Technical support for the updating of the 1984 National Disaster Management Act.
- Improved Government-led risk hazard mapping information management capacity.
- Improved National-Provincial level DRM coordination and capacity building support to selected provinces.
Status: Active
Timeframe:
Project Start Date: 01 January 2020
Project End Date: 31 December 2025
Location:
Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
Focal Area
Peace and Resilience
Beneficiaries:
Government of Papua New Guinea
Partners:
National Disaster Centre
Donor(s):
Australian Government (DFAT)
Budget:
USD 1.7 million – Phase IV
Project Duration:
2020 - 2025
Contact:
Máté Bagossy
Humanitarian Coordination Specialist & Humanitarian Advisor
Email: mate.bagossy@undp.org; mate.bagossy@un.org
Kirana Yoko
Humanitarian Coordination Support Officer
Email: kirana.yoko@undp.org; kirana.yoko@un.org
