Emergency Preparedness at UNICEF

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As emergencies become more frequent, and resources invested in humanitarian action grow, expectations for UNICEF to deliver on the Core Commitments for Children in Humanitarian Action (CCCs) in a timely and effective manner increase. Emergency preparedness significantly enhances UNICEF’s ability to meet these expectations, not only saving lives, but making our emergency operations faster, greener and more cost-efficient. Emergency preparedness at UNICEF is being increasingly mainstreamed as everyone’s responsibility, beyond specific functions or typical emergency contexts. Preparedness also helps COs and partners strengthen the humanitarian-development nexus. 

UNICEF has made preparedness planning mandatory and adopted new and more systemic ways promoting it across the organization and in its work with partners. Preparedness is a core aspect of the overall planning process and is integrated throughout the planning cycle. The mandatory Procedure on Preparedness for Emergency Response ensures that preparedness is mainstreamed across UNICEF. It includes mandatory Minimum Preparedness Actions and Minimum Preparedness Standards for Country Offices (COs), Regional Offices (ROs) and Headquarters (HQ).