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March 2021
Humanitarian Leadership Snapshot: March 2021
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Contents
HUMANITARIAN LEADERSHIP SNAPSHOTP.3 – Monthly feature on humanitarian leadershipP.4 – MapP. 5/7 – HC listP.8 - HC CharacteristicsP.9 - DSRSG/RC/HC CharacteristicsP.10 – HC Characteristics – TrendsP.11 - HC Pool MembershipP.12 - HC Pool Composition
CHANGES IN HC ASSIGNMENTS IN FEBRUARY 2021MALI: Mr. Abdou Dieng has taken up his assignment as DHC.
SUDAN: Ms. Khardiata Lo N’Diaye has been designated as HC.
VENEZUELA: Mr. Peter Grohman has completed his assignment as RC/HC.
YEMEN: Mr. David Gressly has taken up his assignment as RC/HC.
Acronyms
DHC Deputy Humanitarian Coordinator
DHC a.i. Deputy Humanitarian Coordinator ad interim
DRHC Deputy Regional Humanitarian Coordinator
DSC Deputy Special Coordinator
DSRSG Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General
HC Humanitarian Coordinator
HC a.i. Humanitarian Coordinator ad interim
RC Resident Coordinator
RHC Regional Humanitarian Coordinator
Credits
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Humanitarian Leadership Strengthening Section (HLSS).
The report is circulated on a monthly basis. For an updated list
of Humanitarian Coordinators, please go to
https://www.humanitarianresponse.info/coordination/
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Monthly feature on humanitarian leadership
Update #1: Designated Leadership Arrangements
Normative framework for HC designations The practice of designating HCs dates to the early 1990s and is grounded in normative UN documents developed in consultation with the IASC. General Assembly resolution 46/182 from 1991 refers to “the Resident Coordinator [who] should normally coordinate the humanitarian assistance of the United Nations system at country level”. The first specific mention of a humanitarian coordination position in UN resolutions appears in Security Council resolution 733 from 1992, whereby the Security Council requested the UN Secretary-General to increase the provision of humanitarian assistance by the UN and its partners in Somalia “in liaison with the other international humanitarian organizations and to this end to appoint a coordinator to oversee the effective delivery of this assistance”. Following this precedent, the ERC appointed HCs for Angola and Mozambique in 1993 “on behalf of the Secretary-General after consultations with the Inter-Agency Standing Committee”.
After the appointment of the first HC in 1992, the designation of HC positions in response to humanitarian emergencies quickly evolved into standard practice. By 1994, the IASC had codified the basic parameters of the designation process, including the ERC’s competence to take the final decision and make use of the roster of experienced humanitarian managers (now called the HC Pool). Since then, the process has remained largely unchanged, although efforts to diversify the membership of the HC Pool continue.
Designating leadership positions Where the impacts of a humanitarian crisis require the designation of an HC, and where the RC in place has the right profile to serve as HC, the ERC, following consultations with the IASC, will confirm his/her designation. In a limited number of situations where the RC is not considered to have the necessary humanitarian profile, the ERC may, following consultations with the IASC, choose to appoint an HC outside the RC system. In instances where one operational UN agency or NGO is providing most of the humanitarian assistance, the ERC may consider designating that agency or NGO representative as HC, acting under the authority of and reporting to the ERC.
In situations where there is a need to designate regional coordinators for crises that go beyond national borders, the ERC may consider assigning such functions to a Regional HC working with RCs and HCs in several countries.
The ERC, in consultation with the IASC, may also choose to designate a Deputy HC (DHC) to support the RC or HC in carrying out humanitarian coordination functions, either across the country or for a specific geographical area. Deployment of a DHC has become increasingly common, particularly in situations where multiple or large-scale crises require dedicated coordination capacity under the HC’s leadership to enable effective delivery of aid in a safe manner.
For more information, please consult the Leadership in Humanitarian Action: Handbook for the Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator.
The boundaries and names shown and the designations used on this map do not imply
official endorsement or acceptance by the UnitedNations.
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Country PresenceRC/HC, HC a.i., RHC or DRHCDSRSG/RC/HC, ASG/RC/HC or DSC/RC/HC
DSRSG/RC/HCAfghanistanCentral African RepublicHaitiIraqLibyaSomaliaSudanSouth Sudan
DSRSG/RC/HC + DHCDemocratic Republic of the CongoMali
RC/HCBurkina FasoCameroonChadColombiaEritreaJordanMozambiqueMyanmarNigerPakistanPhilippinesSyriaUkraineYemenZimbabwe
RC/HC + DHCEthiopiaNigeriaVenezuela
DSC/RC/HCLebanonoccupied Palestinian territory
RHCSyria Crisis
DRHCSyria Crisis
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List of Humanitarian Coordinators
Humanitarian Coordinators
COUNTRY DUTY STATION FULL NAME POSITION
1 Afghanistan Kabul Ramiz Alakbarov DSRSG/RC/HC
2 Burkina Faso Ouagadougou Metsi Makhetha RC/HC
3 Cameroon Yaoundé Matthias Naab RC/HC
4 Central African Republic Bangui Denise Brown DSRSG/RC/HC
5 Chad N'Djamena Violet Kakyomya RC/HC
6 Colombia Bogota Josef Merkx HC a.i.
7 Democratic Republic of the Congo
Kinshasa David Mclachlan-Karr DSRSG/RC/HC
8 Eritrea Asmara Susan Namondo Ngongi RC/HC
9 Ethiopia Addis Ababa Catherine Sozi RC/HC
10 Haiti Port Au Prince Bruno Lemarquis DSRSG/RC/HC
11 Iraq Baghdad Irena Vojackova-Sollorano DSRSG/RC/HC
12 Jordan Amman Anders Pedersen RC/HC
13 Lebanon Beirut Najat Rochdi DSC/RC/HC
14 Libya Tripoli Georgette Gagnon ASG/RC/HC
15 Mali Bamako Mbaranga Gasarabwe DSRSG/RC/HC
16 Mozambique Maputo Myrta Kaulard RC/HC
17 Myanmar Yangon Ola Almgren RC/HC
18 Niger Niamey Louise Aubin RC/HC
19 Nigeria Abuja Edward Kallon RC/HC
20 oPt Jerusalem Lynn Hastings DSC/RC/HC
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21 Pakistan Islamabad Julien Harneis RC/HC
22 Philippines Manila Gustavo Gonzalez RC/HC
23 Somalia Mogadishu Adam Abdelmoula DSRSG/RC/HC
24 South Sudan Juba Alain Noudéhou DSRSG/RC/HC
25 Sudan Khartoum Khardiata Lo N’Diaye DSRSG/RC/HC
26 Syrian Arab Republic Damascus Imran Riza RC/HC
27 Ukraine Kyiv Osnat Lubrani RC/HC
28 Venezuela Caracas Jan Harfst RC/HC OiC
29 Yemen Sana'a David Gressly RC/HC
30 Zimbabwe Harare Maria do Valle Ribeiro RC/HC
Regional Humanitarian Coordinator
COUNTRY DUTY STATION FULL NAME POSITION
31 Syrian Arab Republic Amman Muhannad Hadi RHC
Deputy Regional Humanitarian Coordinator
COUNTRY DUTY STATION FULL NAME POSITION
32 Syrian Arab Republic Gaziantep Mark Cutts DRHC
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Deputy Humanitarian Coordinators
COUNTRY DUTY STATION FULL NAME POSITION
33 Democratic Republic of the Congo
Goma Diego Zorrilla DHC
34 Ethiopia Addis Ababa Wafaa Saeed DHC
35 Mali Mopti Abdou Dieng DHC
36 Nigeria Maiduguri Vincent Lelei DHC
37 Venezuela Caracas Samir Elhawary DHC
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1 These charts include DSRSG/RC/HCs, RC/HCs, RHCs, DRHCs, DHCs, HCs and ad interim HCs designated by the ERC. Colombia and Venezuela are not part of this analysis.
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756%
Male
44%
Female
35Total
Humanitarian Coordinator Characteristics
By Country of Origin
49%
WEOG
51%
Non-WEOG
35Total
By Agency of Origin
D1
D2
ASG
By Grade and Gender
Female
Male
D1
D2
ASG
By Grade and Geography
Non-WEOG
WEOG
Out of 35 sitting HCs, 19 are men
and 16 are women. Out of 18
newly designated HCs since early
2020, 10 (55%) were women
contributing to bringing the
percentage of women up from
37% at the beginning of 2020 to
44% as of today.
Out of 35 sitting HCs, 18 are from
underrepresented non-WEOG countries.
Out of 18 newly designated HCs since
2020, 11 (61%) came from non-Western
countries that were historically
underrepresented contributing to
bringing the percentage of HCs that are
from non-Western countries up from
41% at the beginning of 2020 to 51% as
of today.
Gender balance is stronger for ASG
- level HCs.
Geographic diversity is also
stronger at ASG - level.
By Gender
5 4 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 9 6 1
UNDP OCHA WFP UNICEF OHCHR UNHCR UNW UNFPA IOM FAO DPKO DPA UN Aids
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2 These charts include DSRSG/RC/HCs and DSC/RC/HCs and ad interim DSRSG/RC/HCs and DSC/RC/HCs designated by the ERC.
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Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General/Resident Coordinator/Humanitarian Coordinator Characteristics
12Total
By Agency of Origin
D2
ASG
By Grade and Gender
Female
Male
D2
ASG
By Grade and Geography
Non- WEOG
WEOG
Out of 12 sitting
DSRSG/RC/HCs and
DSC/RC/HCs, 7 are female
and 5 are male. Out of 5
newly designated ‘triple
hats’ in 2020, 4 were
women.
Out of 12 sitting
DSRSG/RC/HCs and
DSC/RC/HCs, half came from
historically
underrepresented non-
WEOG countries.
The proportion of women
performing as DSRSG/RC/HCs
or DSC/RC/HCs reached 60%.
By Gender
45%
Male
55%
Female
12Total
50%
WEOG
50%
Non-WEOG
2 1 1 1 5 2
UNDP OCHA OHCHR IOM UNFPA WFP
By Country of Origin
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3 Data included in this chart includes designations of RC/HC, DSRSG/RC/HCs, DSC/RC/HCs, RHCs, DHCs as well as ad interim designations by the ERC and appointments since 1992.
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HC Characteristics – Trends
By Gender since 1992
By Geography since 1992
Towards a more gender inclusive and
diverse humanitarian field leadership
In line with the Secretary-General’s human resources strategy and the system-wide strategy on gender parity, and through investments in talent scouting and talent management over the years within the humanitarian system, the cadre of humanitarian field leaders is not only recognized for high performance, but also increasingly diverse.
Over the past year, the humanitarian system witnessed significant progress, particularly on geographical diversity. Out of eighteen newly designated HCs since early 2020, ten (55%) were women and eleven (61%) came from non-Western countries that were historically underrepresented. This contributed to bringing the percentage of HCs that are from non-Western countries up from 41% at the beginning of 2020 to 51% today, and the percentage of women from 37% at the beginning of 2020 to 44% today.
However, as reflected in the graphs on the left which go
back to the early 1990’s, there is still some way to go to
achieve gender, geographical and UN/non-UN balance
among Humanitarian Coordinators (HCs). Throught talent
management and talent scouting, the Humanitarian
Leadership Strengthening Section (HLSS) continues to
prioritize a broadening and deepening of the pool of
humanitarian senior leaders to enable a more inclusive
and effective international humanitarian system.
% Male
% Female
% WEOG
% Non-WEOG
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Humanitarian Coordinator Pool Membership
HC Pool Status
63%
Yes
37%
No
35Total
DSRSG/RC/HC Pool Status
67%
Yes
33%
No
12Total
ASG-Level HCs in HC Pool
64%
Yes
36%
No
14Total
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D1
D2
ASG
Humanitarian Coordinator Pool Composition
By Gender By Country of Origin
65%
Male 35%
Female 115Total
66% WEOG
34%
Non-WEOG
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By Agency of Origin
By Grade and Gender
Female
Male
By Grade and Geography
Non-WEOG
WEOG
UN DCO
UNHCR Government
OCHA UNDP Collective
HC Pool Members by Age Group
4 The term «Collective» refers to pool members who are currently holding a collective leadership role such as RC or HC. In the “Agency of origin” chart, the “other” category” includes pool members on official retirement, those working for an organization whose representation in the pool is equal to 1 or candidate whose status is currently unknown.
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9 (8%) Under 50 years old
31 (27%) 60–69 years old
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WFP NGOs and Red
Cross
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P5
D1
D2
ASG
13 5 4 4 4 4 4 2 30
UNICEF
Other
75 (65%) 50–59 years old
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