Som de første, der beskæftigede sig med udfordringerne i at lede nødhjælpsarbejde fra Mogadishu, skabte OCHA rammerne for alle humanitære hjælpeorganisationer, der i dag opererer i Somalia, siger organisationens leder i Somalia, Justin Brady i et interview.
MOGADISHU, 28 November 2012: OCHA is the part of the United Nations Secretariat responsible for bringing together humanitarian actors to ensure a coherent response to emergencies.
OCHA had the responsibility to take calculated risks and provide our partners an enabling environment. With the transition and the creation of a new Government in Somalia, it was essential for OCHA to be present at high-level political discussions and engage with all counterparts in Somalia to keep the humanitarian issues high on everybody’s agenda, says Justin Brady, the head of OCHA’s office in Somalia.
Justin Brady moved from Nairobi in Kenya to the Somali capital, Mogadishu, nearly six months ago in May 2012. Since the move, Somalia has seen the establishment of its first formal parliament in twenty years and the economy is improving, but nearly four million people still need urgent life-saving support, and there is continued conflict in some regions.
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