Independent Review of the Value Added of the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) in Colombia
One of a number of country studies for the OCHA administered Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF); evaluating the use of the Fund against the criteria set by the Fund's Performance and Evaluation Framework (PAF).
Colombia is a highly complex context for humanitarian operations and, consequently, for the application of the CERF. Humanitarian needs in Colombia fall into two categories; those primarily related to conflict and those resulting from natural disasters; and each has a distinct set of political sensitivities with central government and separate national response systems. As a single and ostensibly coordinated international system works to respond to both sets of need, the ‘normal’ issues in implementing humanitarian reform are especially challenging.
Suggested Citation
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Glyn, T. (2011). Independent Review of the Value Added of the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) in Colombia. United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), CERF, July.