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The Typical R.A.C.N. Team Deputy Provincial Director Social Welfare OCHA Field Adviser

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The Typical R.A.C.N. Team Deputy Provincial Director Social Welfare OCHA Field Adviser

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  1. During 2002 the humanitarian crisis in Angola was regarded by the United Nations as one of the worst in the World. A larger percentage of the population was at risk, or acutely vulnerable than virtually any other African country. When hostilities finally ended with the signing of the MoU on 4th April 2002 between the Angolan Armed Forces (FAA) and National Union for Total Independence of Angola (UNITA) many Angolans expected a rapid improvement in the humanitarian situation. Instead the devasting impact of guerrilla and counter-insurgency warefare, combined with years of under-investment in the social services, created crisis conditions affecting one quarter of the country’s entire population.Consolidated Inter-Agency Appeal 2003 – p.2

  2. The Typical R.A.C.N. Team Deputy Provincial Director Social Welfare OCHA Field Adviser UNSECOORD Area Field Security Officer FAA Liaison Officer WFP Provincial Sub-Office Manager UNICEF Provincial Sub-Office Manager Technician from Department of Water Technician from Department of Health Local represntative of Demining NGO Local representaive of Health NGO Representative of Agricultural NGO Local Area Administrator Local Area Teacher Local Policeman

  3. Case Study – Huila Province RACN (Rapid Assessment of Critical Needs) ISMT (Inter Sectoral Mobile Team) UNITA Gathering Areas Notes: 35,000 people in Gathering areas. 230,000 people in IDP camps

  4. “Recent assessments confirm that more than 2 million Angolans are highly vulnerable and completely depend on outside aid to survive.” (CAP 2003 – p18)

  5. Provincial Emergency Plan of Action for Resettlement and Return(PEPARR) On 3rd and 4th June 2002 OCHA arranged a conference in Luanda for Government, UN and NGO partners. The reason for the event was to standardise the national methodolgy for writing a ‘PEPARR’. After the conference provincial teams studied all the assessments that had been done since the peace agreement. The teams also considered ongoing and probable IDP migrations as well as the expected movements of demobilised UNITA soldiers leaving the gathering areas. As a result of a highly inclusive process each Provincial Governor submitted their PEPARR to Luanda for approval. The completed and approved PEPARRs were circulated to NGOs and the donor community in Luanda. In Huila the PEPARR team decided that Chipindo, Kuvango, Caconda, Calequembe, Chicomba and Dongo were priority locations.

  6. Confirmed PEPARR Priorities PEPARR location

  7. Upgrading Safety and Basic Services in Priority LocationsExamples of NGO/UN contributions PEPARR priority Mine Action Teams from NPA, MgM and interSOS Water and sanitation from ZOA, CARE and ADESPOV Health and nutrition teams from ACF, MSF, ICRC, WFP and UNICEF, OIKOS Education from NRC, interSOS, ZOA and UNICEF

  8. From Emergency to Transition • In July 2003 Provincial Transition Teams where requested to identify locationsthat fell into one or more of the criteria listed below. • Communities with a high number of war-affected returnees • Communities not in compliance with the pre-conditions and social targets established in the Norms and regularmento. • Communities not already covered by ongoing relief operations • Communities with a high degree of disintegration or social conflict • Communities that numbered more than 500 people. • Result: • 185 Integrated Community Transition Plans

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