Project description

The United Nations Humanitarian Advisory Team (UN HAT) Project ensures the continuation of critical crisis preparedness, coordination and response activities in Papua New Guinea. The project supports the United Nations Resident Coordinator (and all UN agencies), the National Disaster Centre (NDC), I/NGOs, community-based organizations, civil society organizations, faith-based organizations, and donor governments to strengthen preparedness for and response to disasters, conflicts and public health emergencies. Led by the Humanitarian Advisor, the team facilitates coherent and principled humanitarian action, supports government-led response efforts, promotes localization and inclusion, and enhances coordination among humanitarian actors to alleviate humanitarian impacts during crises.

Project outputs

1.    Humanitarian Coordination

• Support crisis preparedness, coordination and response mechanisms.
• Serve as Secretariat to the Disaster Management Team (DMT).
• Support facilitation of humanitarian access and civil-military coordination.
• Strengthen participation of local and national actors in humanitarian coordination.

2.    Humanitarian Information Management

• Monitor, analyse and report on humanitarian situations and emerging risks.
• Support evidence-based preparedness and response planning.
• Maintain humanitarian information management tools, datasets and information products.
• Strengthen information-sharing among humanitarian partners and government authorities.

3.    Advocacy

• Advocate for humanitarian principles, protection, localization, accountability and inclusive humanitarian action.
• Promote the inclusion of women-led organizations, persons with disabilities and vulnerable populations in humanitarian processes.
• Strengthen alignment with international humanitarian standards and best practices.

4.    Humanitarian Financing 

• Support access to humanitarian financing mechanisms. 
• Advise humanitarian partners on funding opportunities, including pooled funds and CERF. 
• Promote localization through improved access to humanitarian funding for national actors.

Expected outcomes

• Enhanced crisis coordination supporting UN and government-led preparedness and response. 
• Enhanced information management capabilities to guide inter-agency disaster response and support government-led coordination. 
• Improved advocacy and alignment of crisis coordination platforms with international best practices. 
• Improved access to humanitarian financing for Papua New Guinea-based humanitarian actors. 
• Increased participation of local actors, women-led organizations and vulnerable groups in humanitarian preparedness and response processes

Location: Papua New Guinea (national coverage), with the project team based in Port Moresby.

Focus area: Peace and Resilience

Partners: Papua New Guinea National Disaster Center (NDC), Sub-national Governments, DMT member-agencies (community-based organizations, faith-based organizations, civil society organizations, I/NGOs, UN agencies, and donor governments involved in humanitarian affairs)

Donor: Australia Government (DFAT)

Budget: USD $4.0 million (3-year project)

Project duration: 2026 – 2028

Contacts:

Mate Bagossy
Humanitarian Affairs Specialist
Email: mate.bagossy@undp.org; mate.bagossy@un.org

Mark Maulit 
Information Management Specialist
Email: mark.maulit@undp.org; mark.maulit@un.org