THEMATIC AREA
Architecture of the humanitarian system
In humanitarian crises, a complex machinery takes shape. This section explains how the architecture of the humanitarian system is organised: its actors, how they coordinate, how the response is financed and what security strategies are applied in high-risk contexts.
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Numerous humanitarian actors cooperate with each other in emergency response. We are talking about thousands of local or international organisations, large or small, more or less specialised, that have emerged and evolved over time.
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Humanitarian actors need a predefined way of working in a coordinated manner; one that everyone knows and respects from the outset of an emergency, so they can communicate and combine efforts towards a common goal.
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When a disaster strikes, an emergency suddenly erupts, a conflict breaks out, or an existing humanitarian crisis deteriorates substantially and acutely, the humanitarian system must act quickly and in a coordinated manner.
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The way humanitarian action is financed — where it comes from, where it goes and how it gets there — largely determines the scale of the response that can be provided in crises and emergencies. Yet it always falls well short of covering all needs.
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Every year, more than 150 humanitarian workers are killed in emergencies and conflicts. To protect them and reduce risks, humanitarian organisations define security strategies tailored to their mandate, capacity and vulnerabilities.
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