Our Work
In the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt), as elsewhere around the world, humanitarian aid is delivered by multiple actors. At OCHA oPt, we contribute to a principled and effective humanitarian response by fulfilling our global core functions: coordination, advocacy, policy, information management and humanitarian financing.
Coordination
We coordinate humanitarian action in Gaza and the West Bank to expand its reach, improve prioritization and reduce duplication, ensuring that aid and protection are accessed by those who need them most.
Humanitarian Financing
We mobilize and engage a range of financing instruments to ensure that humanitarian needs are met, humanitarian leadership and coordination mechanisms are promoted, and financing mechanisms are complementary among themselves and coherent with development funding.
Policy
We lead the development of humanitarian policy to help set humanitarian agendas to improve effectiveness, new frameworks, and increased capacities of the national government and local actors.
Advocacy
Through our public and private advocacy, we raise awareness of humanitarian crises and the needs of affected people. We advocate for the protection of civilians and respect for international humanitarian law.
Information Management
OCHA provides information management services to the humanitarian community to inform a rapid, effective and principled response. It gathers, shares and uses data and information, underpinning coordination, decision-making and advocacy.