Project Summary
This Project seeks to build on previous accomplishments and strengthen national and international humanitarian coordination through a Humanitarian Advisory Team that provides direct support to, and advises the Government, United Nations agencies, the Resident Coordinator in their Humanitarian Coordinator function, the Disaster Management Team, non-governmental organizations, faith-based organizations, and other partners in Papua New Guinea.

Project Objectives
The project is responsible for bringing together humanitarian entities to ensure a coherent response to emergencies. It will ensure there is a framework within which each entity can contribute to overall response efforts. It will support the mobilization and coordination of effective and principled humanitarian action, with attention to vulnerable and marginalized persons, in partnership with national and international entities to alleviate human suffering in disasters and emergencies. It will advocate for the rights of people in need, promotes preparedness and prevention, and facilitates sustainable solutions.

Project Outcomes
The Project will be achieved through the implementation of two key project components.

• Output 1 – Readiness of the Disaster Management Team members and the National Disaster Centre to prepare and respond to disasters enhanced
• Output 2 – Updating the National Disaster Management Act

Expected Results

• Ensure the annual adoption, review, and evaluation of a terms of reference, including a member compact upholding the centrality of protection, addressing gender-based violence, accountability to affected people, and protection from sexual exploitation and abuse by aid workers.
• Ensure regular meetings of the Disaster Management Team.
• Support semi-annual joint meetings of the DMT and National Disaster Committee.
• Deliver quarterly planning meetings of the Inter-Cluster Coordination Group.
• Deliver monitoring, analysis and reporting of humanitarian situations.
• Support coordination of international humanitarian response, including needs assessment and humanitarian financing.
• Review and revise contingency plans and planning efforts.
• Establish DMT working groups for community engagement and humanitarian cash and voucher assistance programming
• Deliver training including at least one national workshop on needs assessment or contingency planning.
• Provide technical assistance to updating the National Disaster

Status: Active

Timeframe: 
Project Start Date: 01 January 2020
Project End Date: 31 December 2022

Location:
Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea

Focal Area
Peace and Resilience 

Beneficiaries:
Government of Papua New Guinea

Partners:
National Disaster Centre

Donor(s):
Australian Government (DFAT)

Budget:
USD 1.5 million 

Project Duration:
2020 - 2022

Contact: 
Richard Higgins
Humanitarian Coordination Specialist 
email:richard.higgins@undp.org