Emergency Relief Coordinator

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The Emergency Relief Coordinator is the senior United Nations official responsible for coordinating international humanitarian response efforts in major emergencies and crises.

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Emergency Relief Coordinator canonical 8

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United Nations position
humanitarian coordination role
senior UN official
abbreviation ERC
alsoKnownAs ERC
Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator
appointedBy United Nations Secretary-General
associatedWith Central Emergency Response Fund
UN humanitarian reform
cluster coordination approach
canActivate Inter-Agency Standing Committee humanitarian system-wide scale-up
canRequest international assistance for disaster response
chairs Inter-Agency Standing Committee
confirmedBy United Nations General Assembly
country United States of America
createdFor coordination of major emergencies and crises
fieldOfWork disaster response
emergency relief
humanitarian affairs
protection of civilians in emergencies
hasTitle Emergency Relief Coordinator
Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs
headOf United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
inception 1991
jurisdiction United Nations system
legalBasis United Nations General Assembly resolutions on humanitarian assistance
memberOf United Nations Senior Management Group
officeLocation New York City
partOf United Nations
United Nations Secretariat
rank Under-Secretary-General
replaced United Nations Disaster Relief Coordinator
reportsTo United Nations Secretary-General
represents United Nations humanitarian system in global forums
responsibleFor advocacy for people affected by crises
chairing key inter-agency humanitarian forums
coordination of emergency relief operations
coordination of international humanitarian response
mobilization of international humanitarian assistance
oversight of UN humanitarian coordination mechanisms
policy leadership on humanitarian issues
scope global
worksWith UN agencies
affected states
donor governments
international organizations
non-governmental organizations

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Central Emergency Response Fund managedBy Emergency Relief Coordinator
Humanitarian Response Plan approvedBy Emergency Relief Coordinator
CERF decisionMaker Emergency Relief Coordinator
CERF administeredBy Emergency Relief Coordinator
Emergency Relief Coordinator hasTitle Emergency Relief Coordinator
Inter-Agency Standing Committee chairedBy Emergency Relief Coordinator