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OCHA Field activities, Pakistan

Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) involvement in Pakistan began in 1987, when an office was set up in Peshawar to support the organization’s Afghanistan operations. This office was moved to Afghanistan in 2003. In 2005, an office was officially established in Pakistan to respond to the devastating earthquake in the north. OCHA’s presence was scaled back in the ensuing years, but the organization re-established an office in 2009 to assist over 3 million people displaced by insecurity in the north-west. OCHA provides comprehensive support to the humanitarian community in activities related to coordinating emergency preparedness planning, humanitarian response, disaster risk reductionand resilience. OCHA also ensures coordination with national and international NGOs through their umbrella groups. These include the Pakistan Humanitarian Forum, which is an alliance of 57 INGOs, and the National Humanitarian Network, which is a consortium of more than 180 national NGOs. Through knowledge sharing and training, OCHA also helps strengthen the capacity of national and international stakeholders to respond to emergencies. Given the likely recurrence of natural disasters and crises in Pakistan, OCHA continues to work closely with the government and humanitarian partners to ensure an effective response to future crises.